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S4.E1 ∙ Tanzania: Adventure Dream

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Nyarugusu is one of the largest refugee camps in the world. It was created in 1996 by the Tanzanian government with a view to sheltering Congolese people fleeing a bloody civil war. Some of them are afraid to go home to this day. It was Nyarugus that Kulczyk Foundation, run by Dominika Kulczyk, reached out to, so as to help provide access to clean water. To this aim, Kulczyk Foundation supported the TWESA organization, which manages the camp. Kulczyk Foundation contributed to a water project implemented there, which can be of benefit to up to 130,000 people.

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S4.E2 ∙ Brazil: School - Do not shoot!

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Rio de Janeiro is a city divided into poverty and wealth. It is facing the problem of large social inequalities. Every fifth inhabitant of this metropolis lives in poor neighborhoods called favelas. Some of them are under gang control. Violence is ubiquitous there, it is everyday life. One of the most dangerous favelas is Maré, located in the northern part of the city. It is in this favela that Yvonne Bezerra de Mello has been running her school, Projeto Uerê, since 1998. This favela is a real symbol of social exclusion. Dominika Kulczyk decided to support a school operating in such difficult conditions.

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S4.E3 ∙ Poland: Yellow Plate

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The problem of child malnutrition is present not only in developing countries, but also in Poland. In many schools, teachers and educators notice that their students have a problem with access to nutritious food. This is often the result of not only poverty, but also neglect on the part of parents. For this reason, Kulczyk Foundation launched the Yellow Plate program, which provides food for the youngest in several hundred schools and care facilities throughout Poland. About 15,000 kids benefit from the program.

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S4.E4 ∙ Malawi: In the Shadow of El Nino

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Dominika Kulczyk, with her aid project, reaches out to one of the poorest countries in the world - Malawi. It is a country haunted by drought and floods that destroy crops, and a country with one of the poorest access to medical care in the world. Over 6.5 million Malawians need food assistance. In this episode, Dominika Kulczyk visits the Neno district, where one of the best NGOs in the world - Partners In Health, runs a hospital. A health care system for over 150,000 residents has been operating there since 2007, including food and social assistance.

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S4.E5 ∙ Colombia: Teenage Mothers

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Pregnant girls at the age of 13 or grandmother at the age of 26 are of no surprise in Colombian slums. In the poorest sections of society, violence against women takes particularly vivid forms: rape, sexual abuse or sex trafficking among minors. Colombia is a country that has suffered over 50 years of brutal civil war and ruthless drug cartels. Colombian women, who are additionally exposed to domestic violence and discrimination resulting from the Latin American machismo culture, are in the worst situation. Dominika Kulczyk, president of the Kulczyk Foundation, together with Catalina Escobar, reaches out to the most needy slum dwellers to offer them a chance to change their fate. Catalina is a wise, strong, and beautiful woman who fights to free teenage mothers from the hell of violence and poverty. For over 10 years, the Juanfe Foundation, which she runs, has been helping 350 teenage mothers each year.

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S4.E6 ∙ East Timor: Difficult Freedom

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

East Timor is one of the youngest countries in the world. After many years of foreign occupation, there are wounds that are still wide open. Social wounds. One of them is domestic violence against women and, consequently, against children. Dominika Kulczyk, together with her foundation, reaches out to East Timor. There, she meets Bella Galhos, a heroic woman who once fought for independence, and now fights against poverty that humiliates people. Drawing on her own experience, she helps women in East Timor understand that they do not have to give in to aggression at home. In the town of Maubisse, she runs a social enterprise and the Leublora Green School. The school teaches organic farming to the local population, which gives them hope and a chance to overcome poverty.

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S4.E7 ∙ Benin: Accused of Witchcraft

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In many African countries, thousands of children who are considered sorcerers are abandoned, tortured, and even murdered. The Bariba ethnic group inhabiting the northern part of Benin are extremely cruel in that matter. Members of this ethnic group believe that "wrongly born" children - for instance, those born in the breech position, with their head down or with tooth buds ¬- are witches having evil magic powers. Bariba people do not believe that such a child can be "healed" - the tradition is merciless: they must die. One of such children was Djamila, now a grown-up woman, who was miraculously saved by her aunt and Catholic priest. Dominika Kulczyk meets them, and she also visits the SOS Children's Village, where Djamila and other children who managed to escape death sentence grow up. Kulczyk Foundation supports the nutrition of children in Benin.

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S4.E8 ∙ Vietnam: The Promise

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Vietnam is one of the fastest developing countries in Southeast Asia, but not everyone benefits from this development. Every year, thousands of families from poor Vietnamese villages migrate to cities in the hope of a better future. Most of them go to the slums, joining the ranks of the urban poor. It is in Vietnam that Dominika Kulczyk supports those who are the last resort for poor people. The Kulczyk Foundation has donated funds to the Christina Noble Children's Foundation, financing child nutrition and access to healthcare.

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