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S3.E1 ∙ Malawi: The day I wore my best clothes

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Malawi belongs to the first infamous ten countries with the highest mortality rates of AIDS. In this small country, people often don't even know they are infected. And they unknowingly pass on the virus to others. Parents dying of AIDS orphan defenseless children, also often carrying a terminal illness in their bodies. In Malawi, Kulczyk Foundation supported an incredible venture - the Jacaranda Vocational School, run by the Jacaranda Foundation. It's a social enterprise that produces great things - from bread to furniture.

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S3.E2 ∙ Poland: "When a child laughs, the whole world laughs"

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

It is terrible to have no one to believe in us, to whom we would be important. Especially when you are only a few or a dozen years old - It's a terrifying vision. That is why the activities run by SOS Children's Villages are so valuable and require support. Kulczyk Foundation decided to support the Villages around Siedlce. The Foundation financed their renovations, and provided the Villages with what children like the most - modern audiovisual equipment.

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S3.E3 ∙ Nepal: Prisoner without conviction

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In this episode, Dominika Kulczyk and the TVN team travel to Nepal. There, an orphaned child is usually condemned to fight for their lives on the street, if their distant relatives do not show them a bit of heart. Is there anything more terrible? Maybe - the fate of a child whose parents go to prison. Then, the child is left with no opportunities. That is why in Nepal, Kulczyk Foundation has supported organizations that look after children from prisons: Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) and Prisoners Assistance Nepal (PA Nepal). In prisons, what really counts is the help that allows you to survive and change your own life.

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S3.E4 ∙ Poland: Rak'n'Roll

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

What is it like when you have to fight for your own life, and at the same time, you are pregnant? This is the biggest challenge. Every year, about 300 Polish women who are pregnant find out that they have cancer. Kulczyk Foundation, run by Dominika Kulczyk, helped renovate the clinic for people fighting cancer. It supported the Rak'n'Roll Foundation, which does everything to make future mothers enjoy their lives, despite their terrible illness.

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S3.E5 ∙ Thailand: Life for Sale

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

This episode of the "Domino Effect" presents the dark side of Thailand. There, many children are inhumanly exploited by adults. To help such children, Kulczyk Foundation supported the Development and Education Program for Daughters and Communities in the Mekong Delta. It is run by the charismatic Sompop Jantraka, who as a child had to work, and now is a social activist that provides shelter and education to abused and exploited children.

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S3.E6 ∙ Greece: Victims of War

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Thousands of refugees escaping the armed conflict in the Middle East reach the Greek island of Lesbos. There, volunteers help them. Kulczyk Foundation supported the work of the volunteers by financing the purchase of 32,000 emergency blankets for refugees. Each of them weighs less than 100 grams, but can help people regain their strength. A blanket costs only a few zlotys, and yet it can do wonders.

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S3.E7 ∙ Panama: Doctor Ben

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Panama is a country with a very large social stratification. A quarter of the population lives below the poverty line, unable to meet basic needs, and visiting a doctor is an unattainable dream for them. The Floating Doctors organization tries to make such dreams come true by means of reaching out to those most in need. Kulczyk Foundation supported Floating Doctors by financing the renovation and purchase of water ambulances, thanks to which the doctors can reach patients.

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S3.E8 ∙ Ukraine/Poland: I love and understand

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The current balance of the conflict in Ukraine is thousands of victims, tens of thousands wounded and about 2 million people who had to leave their homes. People are coming back from the war, but after such a nightmare, they cannot shape their further life, and widows keep fighting to survive the tragedy. Everyone needs help at many levels. The help is provided by organizations supported by Kulczyk Foundation in both Ukraine and Poland. Pizza Vetarano is a place of work that enables war veterans to return to their normal lives, and the Archdiocesan Charity Center Caritas of the Archdiocese of Warmia in Rybaki shelters about 400 Ukrainians of Polish descent.

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