Malaysian student with Down Syndrome uses his baking skills for a good cause


Special needs child Alexander enjoys baking bread for charity. Photos: Ashley Pang

Alexander Wilhelm may only be 11 years old but he is slowly carving a name for himself as a budding baker in his Mont Kiara neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur.

Two weeks ago, the young student with Down Syndrome chalked up a personal milestone when he sold loaves of homemade multi-grain bread and raised over RM200 for a Seremban-based non-profit school’s building fund.

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