Canadians with family living in parts of the world where poverty is a daily struggle are working extra jobs and pinching pennies to continue financially supporting their loved ones.
"It is tough. It is very hard," Ibrahim said, of inflation. "But I know that however hard life is here, they have it worse."'They need help from us'
Dagim Almaw, left, says his uncle and cousins now live in a shelter after their farm was destroyed in the civil war in Ethiopia. 'If we don't support them, they won't have any money from anywhere,' he says. "We're struggling but we are sharing what we have. The price increase has affected us greatly, but the point is, we're doing what we can," Wondrad said.
Mikyla Pragashpathy, basic needs co-ordinator at LUSO Community Services, helps operate a mobile food bank, emergency food cupboard and supports for low income families in Northeast London.
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