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S2.E1 ∙ Bangladesh: Childhood in two shifts

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The first episode of the second series of the "Domina Effect" is devoted to Bangladesh. There, Kulczyk Foundation supported the Spanish NGO, Educo, which for years has been involved in the education of children, including working children. Dominika Kulczyk, together with the TVN team, presents the little heroes and the realities of their lives, introduces the issue of human rights violations, and shows how a project financed by her family foundation is being implemented for the benefit of young and exploited factory workers.

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S2.E2 ∙ Poland: Short Lives

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

For over a dozen years, the Gajusz Foundation has been helping terminally ill children to survive in decent conditions, in too short a time they have left. For many years, the organization has been running home hospices, in which doctors and volunteers look after the patients. It also opened a stationary hospice. This unique place, called the Palace, is located next to a busy intersection. The old mesh surrounding the area did not give the beneficiaries of the Gajusz Foundation and their families a sense of intimacy and peace. It was therefore necessary not only to isolate the building from the hustle and bustle, but also to create a friendly place for the suffering children. This is a task undertaken by volunteers with the financial support of Kulczyk Foundation.

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S2.E3 ∙ Laos: Operation Laos

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Laos, for 10,000 people there are only 2 doctors, and in many areas, especially those mountainous and difficult to access, medical assistance is practically not provided. In one of such places, Kulczyk Foundation financially supported a project enabling several thousand people to access medical care. During a mission undertaken in the province of Phongsali, doctors and nurses provided assistance to over 3,500 people within a few days. The mission was led by the American organization, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation, which was accompanied by Dominika Kulczyk and the TVN team.

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S2.E4 ∙ Romania: The children of Nicolae

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In 1966, the infamous Decree 770 of Nicolae Ceausescu entered into force, by virtue of which women and doctors were imprisoned for termination of pregnancy. This was aimed to rapidly increase the birth rate, but its "side effect" was tens of thousands of unwanted children every year who went to orphanages. Violence, hunger, and poverty are memories of nearly 2 million people that lived in these orphanages. Today, their childhood experiences still hinder their normal lives. Kulczyk Foundation supported the renovation of a Casa Pinocchio children's home in Romania, inhabited by 32 children.

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S2.E5 ∙ Malaysia: Children of the Sea

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The life of the Badjao people living on the coast of Borneo and the nearby Philippines islands is changing drastically and irreversibly. In this episode, Dominika Kulczyk, together with the TVN team, presents the 12-member family of Mahlinan and Sofina, who live on a boat. The episode shows life in slums, to which the last "sea nomads" move, as they no longer can lead a traditional life on the water. Kulczyk Foundation supported the activities of the Malaysian organization PKPKM, financing the construction of floating educational units and the construction of a new school building in Kampung Halo.

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S2.E6 ∙ Poland: Plan B

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

This episode is devoted to presenting the Communities Program - the first and basic project of the Fundacja Pomocy Wzajemnej Barka, which is supported by Kulczyk Foundation. Communities gather people, regardless of age and gender, who came to them in various life crises: evicted families, single mothers, people from orphanages, psychiatric hospitals, people leaving prisons, and many other people affected by homelessness. Community Houses operate on the basis of a long tradition that emphasizes personal development, community and local community development, alcohol abstinence, respect for private property, and non-violence.

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S2.E7 ∙ Ethiopia: Sentenced to Marriage

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In this episode, Dominika Kulczyk and the TVN team are going to Ethiopia, where Kulczyk Foundation supports the organization Yenege Tesfa. The organization helps homeless and orphaned children. The main issue discussed in this episode is forced marriages among young girls, which each year affects 14 million people worldwide. There are currently around 700 million women who were forced to marriage as children. In Ethiopia, child marriages have been illegal for several years; yet, tradition and economic reasons still prevail over the law. Girls often run away from their villages so as to avoid getting married. In this way, they massively hit the street of large cities. However, in the cities, there are many threats waiting for them.

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S2.E8 ∙ Zambia: The new role of Zambia

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The construction of hives in Zambia is an unusual social undertaking, thanks to which the local population gets a chance for a better life. Kulczyk Foundation has supported the organization Community Markets for Conservation, which runs a program of establishing legal farms, giving families a stable everyday life. The hive makes the locals start living differently, better. Animals cease to die and bees begin to be born. Honey produced in such a social enterprise, consisting of many farms, allows to raise funds for further investments. In this episode of the "Domino Effect", we present the stories of such projects.

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