{"id":42721,"date":"2016-09-23T17:56:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T21:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/uncategorized-en-ca\/40000-lives-brightened"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:07:54","slug":"40000-lives-brightened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/40000-lives-brightened","title":{"rendered":"40,000 Lives\u2026Brightened!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqmgpuBOL8A?feature=oembed\" title=\"BrightLife\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For over 30 years, together with your support, FINCA has helped millions build businesses and earn incomes to improve their lives. 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