Paper Cups as a Window to Society

Step Forward Social Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is implementing the “Hand in Hand” project with the financial support of the Izmirlian Foundation. The beneficiaries are 16-year-old young people with autism spectrum disorder who have limited working opportunities due to this neurological disorder. The objective of the project is to empower socially vulnerable groups and social enterprises, as well as to promote environmentally friendly production. Under the project, the NGO acquired equipment for production of paper cups and carried out training in the use of the machines for young people with autism as potential employees.