Joshua Sandy, a 15-year-old entrepreneur living with autism has turned his love for baking into a cookie company called Be My Voice - One Cookie at a Time, a baking initiative of the Nosh for Josh Foundation:
Joshua Sandy, a 15-year-old entrepreneur living with autism has turned his love for baking into a cookie company with the help of his parents, Sandy Pekeur-Sandy and Marc Sandy. The campaign is calledAlso read:
The Nosh for Josh Foundation was created to help spread awareness and education on Autism Spectrum Disorder within the disadvantaged communities of South Africa.was launched on World Autism Day last year, 2022 and the cookies are baked by Joshua with the help of his mother, Sandy. Joshua was born on World Autism Day, 2 April, but was only diagnosed at the age of 2 after his teacher picked up signs of a developmental delay in Joshua.Joshua’s mother, Sandy says the family has had to adapt in every aspect of life in order to accommodate Joshua’s diagnosis. Sandy gave up her job to look after Joshua full time – “Joshua has gained and developed more since I have been at home and I am extremely proud of him”.
Joshua is currently enrolled in Stellenbosch University’s Biokinetics programme called Kinderkinetics – a programme aimed at improving the gross motor skills of children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.contact Sandy Pekeur-Sandy on 27 72 504 5384 or via email at
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