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new10 ways Canadian aid money is being spent in East Africa
Care Canada: $ 3.75 million to reach severely malnourished children under five and pregnant or lactating women, including in the Dadaab refugee camp. Also providing drinking water and physical security for the camp. Action Contre La Faim: $ 2.35 million …
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Malnutrition ravaging Somali refugees in Ethiopia
Mohamed Ibrahim, a refugee from Somalia, carries the body of his 18-month-old daughter Sahro Mohamed, who died of acute severe malnutrition and dehydration, as he prepares for her burial at the Kobe refugee camp 60 km away from Dolo Ado near the …
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East Africa famine relief draws M from Canadians
Care Canada’s Kevin McCort said more than 50 per cent of the arrivals at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya are younger than 11. Tens of thousands of Somalis have fled to the camp that was already home to 300000 people. “It is an unfortunate reality that …
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Local voluneers help pack 100000 meals for Somalia
Parents are walking miles to one large refugee camp in the hope of saving their children. Hosterman was so upset, she said, “I went and pounded on my neighbor Sherri Leal’s door.” Leal runs the local chapter of Kids Against Hunger. …
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UN: Palestinians flee refugee camp in Syria
Click here UN: Palestinians flee refugee camp in Syria Originally published: August 15, 2011 3:47 AM Updated: August 15, 2011 1:41 PM By The Associated Press ZEINA KARAM (Associated Press) (AP) — More than 5000 Palestinian refugees have fled a camp in …
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