Our PIKU project was awarded gold by the international jury of The Stevie® Awards

2022 – The storybook about the PIKU character, written by Panna Balázsy, describes the everyday life of a child with PKU, a rare metabolic disease, through everyday situations. The stories not only help children to learn about diet, but also how to cope with exclusion, accepting themselves and the “otherness” of their condition. As part of the project, we have organised online family matinees, filmed a children’s cooking show, produced a podcast series and published a cookbook about PIKU’s kitchen adventures, so that children newly diagnosed with the condition can become part of a supportive community through their little plushie.