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African children see snow for first time in Canada

SHOWS: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (NOVEMBER 10, 2018) (REBECCA DAVIES/ RIPPLE REFUGEE PROJECT - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY REBECCA DAVIES/ RIPPLE REFUGEE PROJECT/ NO RESALE) 1.

ERITREAN REFUGEE GIRL AND BOY JUMPING, DANCING, SPINNING AROUND AND LAUGHING IN BACKYARD DURING SNOWFALL STORY: Two Eritrean refugee children experienced snow for the first time on Saturday (November 10), after two days in Toronto, Canada.

A video of the boy and girl having fun during a light snowfall was captured and posted online by Rebecca Davies, a member of Toronto-based private refugee sponsorship group "Ripple refugee project".

The family of five will be living in Davies' house at least for one year or until they can take care of themselves.

She will help the mother and four children with integration, education and professional skills.

The refugee family fled their home in Eritrea because of war, group member Claudia Blume told Reuters.

"They arrived with their mum from Sudan last Thursday where they were in a refugee camp for a few years," Blume said.

The project has already settled two Syrian families over the past three years, she said.




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