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THE Hamilton and Alexandra College student, Fay Harjanto ate the same food rations as Syrian refugees for three days as part of the Syrian Ration Challenge. Photo: TASH FRANKO.
Campbell Kirwan

A YEAR 9 student from the Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAC) completed the three-day Syrian Ration Challenge last month, eating the same food rations Syrian refugees eat in urban refugee camps in Jordan.

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