VIDEO: Deaf News: Deaf Cafe Fingertalk - A first-of-its-kind cafe hires and empowers the Deaf in Jakarta, Indonesia.

JAKARTA -- Deaf Cafe Fingertalk: Frisca Carolina Loho, 25, possesses skills in cooking, sewing, computer design, home repairs and Balinese traditional dancing. However, the woman, who previously lived in Denpasar, Bali, and Cimahi, West Java, said that finding a stable job was a challenge due to fierce competition.





“I have learned a variety of skills so I can take on different jobs. But there are a lot of people without disabilities who can also do such jobs,” she told The Jakarta Post via an interpreter at her new workplace, the Fingertalk Cafe and Workshop, on Jl. Pinang 37, East Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten province.



She was able to secure a steady job after Singapore-based Dissa Syakina Ahdanisa, a 25-year-old social entrepreneur, and hearing impaired activist Pat Sulistiowati, 65, opened the cafe and recruited hearing impaired workers.



Frisca, who has an academic background in cooking and fashion, was among the few recruits with extensive skills, therefore she also plays a role in training the younger and less-experienced employees. ... Read the full story: HERE.



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