2014

S5.E1 ∙ Papua New Guinea: The Witch Hunt

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Breathtaking nature and ancient culture. Dominika Kulczyk, together with Kulczyk Foundation, reached out to Papua New Guinea. She came face to face with the natives who admit that in order to follow their customs, they have been murdering people. Accusations of witchcraft are usually cast there on those most vulnerable - women and children. Victims are helped by the network of Human Rights Defenders in Simbu, founded by Monika Paulus, which has several hundred members and continues to grow. Dominika Kulczyk supported her activity in order to save the lives and health of people accused of witchcraft, as well as to provide education that helps fight the terrifying custom of "witch hunts".

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S5.E2 ∙ Swaziland: The Reed Dance

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Can anyone be sentenced to worse in the name of tradition? Dominika Kulczyk does not agree to harm women. In Swaziland (since 2018 - Eswatini), she helps women to support other women. This is not an easy task, because in this country, it is an honor to be one of the many wives of the same man. The state is ruled by an absolute ruler, and the woman becomes the property of her husband at the time of marriage. In Swaziland, Kulczyk Foundation supported an amazing social enterprise where women produce hot pepper sauce - that's why they are called Spice Girls. Such professional activation of women allows them to somehow survive in a community in which HIV is intertwined with domestic violence.

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S5.E3 ∙ Philippines: 1,2,3 Payatas

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

What is it like to live on the landfill site? In the Philippines, thousands of people know the answer. Dominika Kulczyk reaches out to the gigantic garbage dump in the Philippines, which has become the home and workplace for numerous children. There, she supports an amazing initiative - a children's football club, including a girls' football team. Fairplay For All is an educational initiative, social enterprise, and nutrition program for children from poor families. And a group of football talents who want to change their own lives. Dominika Kulczyk and Kulczyk Foundation help them.

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S5.E4 ∙ Colombia: The City of Women

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

El machismo, or male domination. It is like an ax hanging over hundreds of women who, fleeing from the armed conflict in Colombia, came to the slums, where they were greeted by humiliation. Is there any escape from it? There is. Dominika Kulczyk supports Colombian women who have decided to say no to humiliation. Kulczyk Foundation has donated funds to the City of Women - an organization founded by a lawyer, Patricia Guerrero, where victims of forced relocation, rape, physical and psychological violence have found shelter.

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S5.E5 ∙ Rwanda: Hear Me!

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Rwanda. Here, people will never forget that there was a time when human life meant as much as one shot or hit with a machete. It is a country with genocide in the background. A country, in which there still live those who are treated as unnecessary, worse. Here, Dominika Kulczyk helps deaf children. Some of them hear their parents' voices for the first time thanks to their hearing aids. Dominika supports Louis - a teacher by vocation. He decided to change something, and in 2013, he founded his own school for deaf and hearing-impaired children. This is a place where the children not only learn sign language and school knowledge, but also acquire other useful life skills. They get a chance to live as they dream.

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S5.E6 ∙ Bangladesh: Exodus

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Cox's Bazar - Once, the largest tourist center of Bangladesh and the longest continuous beach strip in the world - over 120 km. Now, the largest refugee camp in the world. Here, 880 thousand of Rohingya people have found refuge from genocide. Dominika Kulczyk reached out to Cox's Bazar to support a women's field hospital, and to show the dramatic stories of families escaping death. In this episode of the "Domino Effect", Dominika Kulczyk will visit the HOPE Foundation, which runs one of the largest medical assistance systems for refugees. In the camp, the foundation runs a field hospital for women, which is supported by Kulczyk Foundation, as well as numerous medical points, and it carries out medical transport around the clock.

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S5.E7 ∙ India: The Light in Kalighat

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Indian Calcutta, there live Dalits that are called untouchables - This is not a metaphor. In this country, centuries-old tradition divided people into caste. The Dalits were at the bottom of the social hierarchy that had been in force for thousands of years. Condemned to perform the worst, so called "unclean" professions. It is hard to imagine breaking free from such a stigma. And yet, Dominika Kulczyk reaches out to Calcutta to support a project aimed to help children of prostitutes and of Dalits. Kulczyk Foundation supports the New Light organization led by Urmi Basu - it provides children with shelter, a warm meal, and the opportunity to learn.

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S5.E8 ∙ Guatemala: A School in the Jungle

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From history lessons, we know the stories about the rich Mayan culture. What is happening to them now? This is presented by Dominika Kulczyk in the next episode of the "Domino Effect". This is a story about members of the once powerful community that is now fighting against poverty and malnutrition. The head of the Kulczyk Foundation delivers an aid project in a magical place called Casa Guatemala. This is a boarding school located on the Dulce River. Little Maya Kekchi, who were born in villages surrounded by jungle, can go to school here and, at the same time, cultivate indigenous traditions. In Casa Guatemala, in addition to the Kekchi language, they also learn Spanish and English.

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