{"id":1632,"date":"2023-04-24T04:41:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T04:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aekay.ca\/?page_id=1632"},"modified":"2023-05-18T05:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T05:37:48","slug":"humanitarian-and-compassionate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aekay.ca\/humanitarian-and-compassionate\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarian and Compassionate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1632\" class=\"elementor elementor-1632\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce6f06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ce6f06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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