{"id":23197,"date":"2024-02-29T11:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lluita.org\/repte-aconseguit-tanquem-el-giving-tuesday-amb-16-350-e-per-tractar-lesquistosomiasi\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:43:50","slug":"repte-aconseguit-tanquem-el-giving-tuesday-amb-16-350-e-per-tractar-lesquistosomiasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lluita.org\/en\/repte-aconseguit-tanquem-el-giving-tuesday-amb-16-350-e-per-tractar-lesquistosomiasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge achieved! 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