One cookie at a time, The Cookie Project is making a difference for people with a disability.
The social enterprise gives people the chance to bake cookies and build their self-worth while getting paid a good wage.
Baker Caleb said he wanted to prove his abilities to people.
“I can be hardworking regardless whether disability or not … I can be me and valued and bake delicious cookies while I'm at it,” he said.
But, the business found itself without a home earlier this year after the Covid-19 lockdown.
“We thought it was the end of The Cookie Project,” co-founder Eric Chuah said.
Then Auckland's Eden Park came to the rescue. It only took The Cookie Project 10 days to find a new home.
Eden Park Stadium CEO Nick Sautner said it was a no-brainer because he had the facilities.
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