Abrazo –Making cakes with Down syndrome kids

Walking into " Abrazo DIY Workshop" in Xinzhuang Sports Park, you will hear the warm shouts of “Welcome!” from Down syndrome kids. Abrazo is a DIY workshop for children with Down syndrome and retarded growth. Each of the six employees has specific duties, with some packaging, and some labeling. There are also baking courses, which provide opportunities for people to interact with the kids and see all the hard work they put in.

In addition to providing job opportunities to people with Down syndrome and learning disabilities, the Down Syndrome Foundation is also actively looking to cooperate with good-hearted local farmers and develop local agriculture. Abrazo uses native Taiwanese wheat and soybeans as raw materials to make baked products and has created a transparent and friendly interactive platform for growers, producers, and consumers.

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走入位在新莊運動公園的「愛不囉嗦手作體驗館」，就會聽到唐寶寶喊著宏亮的「歡迎光臨！」這裡是一間專為唐寶寶和生長遲緩者設立的庇護工場，六位員工每人各司其職，有些人包裝，有些人貼標籤。另外還有手作課程，透過帶領客人做烘焙，在與人互動之中，讓大家看見唐寶寶和生長遲緩者的努力。

除了幫助唐寶寶和其他心智障礙者就業，唐氏症關愛者協會也積極尋找有心經營的在地農業生產者，與他們進行合作，幫助在地農業發展。愛不囉嗦使用台灣本土小麥、大豆為原料，製成烘焙產品，串起生產者、加工者與消費者一個透明、友善的互動服務平台。

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