FeaturedLatin AmericaVideo

Argentine Down Syndrome Cooks

BUENOS AIRES — After years of facing social and work-related discrimination, four friends with Down’s syndrome started their own pizza company in Buenos Aires in 2016. Los Perejiles now has 24 employees and caters for parties across the Argentine capital, supporting people with Down’s syndrome to overcome social stigma.

This video was shot and produced for The Guardian in December 2016. It was released on February 13, 2017. Click here to watch it.

Kamilia Lahrichi

Kamilia Lahrichi is a foreign correspondent and a freelance multimedia journalist. She's covered current affairs on five continents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.

Related Articles

Check Also
Close
Back to top button