{"id":50206,"date":"2020-07-23T09:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T07:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/child-welfare-hands-out-masks-to-children-20200722-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:00:44","slug":"child-welfare-hands-out-masks-to-children-20200722-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/child-welfare-hands-out-masks-to-children-20200722-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Child welfare hands out masks to children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a52b8d46\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9022\/f88d07c86bb04dcdb874f8e8647bacb7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9022\/e1d0daf23788426380db1eb332e3758f.jpg\" title=\"Staff members from Uitenhage Child and Family Welfare Society gave masks and soup to 100 children on Mandela Day. Seen here are (from left) Simpiwe Kula (social auxilary worker), Lutfiyah Kasmed (social worker), Unita Klaas (social worker) and Michelle Damons (social worker).                                       Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Staff members from Uitenhage Child and Family Welfare Society gave masks and soup to 100 children on Mandela Day. Seen here are (from left) Simpiwe Kula (social auxilary worker), Lutfiyah Kasmed (social worker), Unita Klaas (social worker) and Michelle Damons (social worker).                                       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