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"Where will i . ,}3 «Q, ‘ est risk ofmalnutrition. find water?" i v if? “Q.” , Hunger is responsible for the In the Canadian context. the , l ', "’ iii ‘ deaths of six million children in . » _ ‘ é‘aflifi-s “w . . answers to these questions are 15555“ C1 developingcountries each year. simplc But for a refugee living in .__,. ”hag.“ . The guide says that in some unimaginable conditions fl visi- ‘V" "’ i parts of the world, people have tors to the mock camp struggled to " been forced to live in camps for conic up with the answers. 43. years, and rely on aid provided by "We just want people to be l 9 . agencies such as Doctors “Without aware.” said Wendy Rhymcr, the Jayden Stewart, 3 14-yearâ€"old Baden Public school student, struggles to lift a 20â€"litre log of water last Friday at Borders to save their lives. And project coordinator at the Refugee Waterloo public square. 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