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[Seoul District News] Opening of 'Cafe Nanuda' on the 3rd Floor of Dongdaemun-gu Community Happiness Center at 2 PM on the 15th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] A special cafe "Cafe Nanuda" (Dongdaemun-gu Community Happiness Center, 89 Muhak-ro), operated by young baristas with borderline disorder and senior baristas through generational integration, opened on the 15th.

"Cafe Nanuda" started as a market-type project under the senior job program of Dongdaemun-gu. Ten seniors who obtained barista certificates through the Dongdaemun Women's Human Resources Development Center and one young barista with barista experience collaborate to share experience and wisdom while running the cafe. Although other districts have operated cafes as market-type projects, this is the first time a cafe is operated through collaboration between seniors and youth.

At 2 p.m. on the 15th, the opening ceremony of "Cafe Nanuda" was held, attended by Lee Pil-hyung, mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, staff from Dongdaemun Senior Club (Director Kim Seong-il), a support organization for the senior job project in Dongdaemun-gu, young baristas, and senior baristas to celebrate the cafe's opening.

Lee Pil-hyung, mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "'Cafe Nanuda' is expected to become a space where people can work equally beyond disabilities and age, serving as a good model not only for the local community but nationwide. Dongdaemun-gu and Dongdaemun Senior Club will continue to promote projects that lead community integration," he said.

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