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Syria establishes 1st cafe managed by people with Down Syndrome
The café is called Sucette and this is Syria’s first café that is being managed by 20 people with Down Syndrome, the café is located at the Tishreen park in the capital Damascus.
These waiters and waitresses created a friendly vibe at the cafe, not only by providing good customer service but also by playing music and dancing amid the claps and cheering of the customers.
The idea of Sucette was introduced by the Juzour Association, a local charitable organization that runs several humanitarian projects, one of which is organizing events for people with Down Syndrome.
Last year, the Juzour Association started to try and run a restaurant, which employed people with Down Syndrome, for one month. It came out to be a success, and that is the basis of how Sucette came into being.
Kholoud Rajab, board chairman of the association, told reporters that the project has the objective of creating awareness for the stereotype about people with Down Syndrome and assist these people to intermingle with normal people.
Currently 20 people with Down Syndrome and 10 normal people are working at Sucette, Rajab said, adding that the meaning of the project goes far deeper than merely setting up a cafe.
“Sucette is more than a cafe. It is an idea that will integrate the special group in the society and allow them to accept us as well,” she said.
Being busy taking orders from customers congregating into the cafe, Muhannad Saleh, one of the 20 waiters, told reporters that he was pleased with his new job. Saleh said that he enjoys the idea of working hard to get salary, which makes him prove himself to be of value.
“I am happy to work here and everything is perfect. I serve customers with everything I can,” the young man said.
For Rehab Qattan, a young girl with Down Syndrome, the days of staying home doing nothing and feeling bored are gone.
“I have been fed up with staying at home,” she said, adding that working at Sucette is a source of joy for her.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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