The Four Biscuits is an Egyptian initiative that empowers youth with Down syndrome through launching an online local market dedicated to catering delicious biscuits and cookies. The Founder of The Four Biscuits Nada Ahmed speaks to Egyptian Streets and explains the journey behind launching the initiative. “The initial idea behind The Four Biscuits was to start a coffee-shop where youth with Down syndrome would lead the management of it and the production of the biscuits,” says Ahmed “My sister Seba inspired me to initiate The Four Biscuits along with her friends Heidi Adel, Menna Kandil, Sherihan Salem,” says Ahmed. “We chose an idea of a coffee-shop in particular because a Café by default is an open space where people could meet and talk, so it offered an opportunity for them to meet people and communicate with them on a daily basis,” Ahmed adds. Ahmed adds that having them meet and communicate is the basis why they were all motivated to launch the idea. Ahmed says “The local business provides the girls with an opportunity to meet on a weekly basis while working and producing something with their hands.” According to the World Health Organization,…
The Four Biscuits: Egyptian Initiative Empowers Youth with Down Syndrome
August 23, 2017
