{"id":37735,"date":"2020-05-11T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37735"},"modified":"2020-05-11T05:20:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:20:10","slug":"covid-19-roger-federer-foundation-to-donate-1m-to-provide-meals-for-young-children-and-their-families-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37735","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Roger Federer Foundation to donate $1m to provide meals for young children and their families in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-37734\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Federer Covid 19\" width=\"850\" height=\"346\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Roger_Federer-Covid-19-696x283.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>&nbsp;Roger Federer has announced that his foundation will donate $1m to provide meals for young children and their families in Africa while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The 103-time tour-level titlist took to Twitter to spread the message of the Roger Federer Foundation\u2019s pledge, which will feed 64,000 vulnerable people affected by the crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Covid-19 is a global health and economic crisis. As a humanitarian response, the Roger Federer Foundation has granted one million USD to provide nutritious meals for 64,000 vulnerable young children and their families through our partners in Africa while schools are closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkKvoWzVBB\">pic.twitter.com\/gkKvoWzVBB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roger Federer Fdn (@rogerfedererfdn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerfedererfdn\/status\/1257991019498483712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Foundation is working through its normal local partner organisations in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi to provide the extra meals for the next two months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Roger Federer has announced that his foundation will donate $1m to provide meals for young children and their families in Africa while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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