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In some regions of Nepal, a cruel custom of chhaupadi is practiced. It involves a set of strict orders and prohibitions that regulate women's lives during menstruation. Menstruation is perceived there as a curse, and a menstruating woman becomes "unclean". She is excluded from the community and family life for several days every month. Women and girls must then leave the house and sleep in a wicker basket in a cell with goats or in huts located in a remote area, where they are in danger of assault, rape, and even death due to wild animal attacks or cold nights. Days for Girls Nepal helps the discriminated women. Dominika Kulczyk will meet its leader, a local activist - Maya Khaitu, who fights against the chhaupadi custom by organizing trainings for women and men. In addition to education opportunities, the organization provides Nepalkes with sets of hygiene products for use during menstruation.

Children living in the slums of the capital of Cambodia - Phnom Penh, often work beyond their strength, and are additionally frequently addicted to drugs. Yet, they have a chance for a better future thanks to the Tiny Toones center. This place was created by KK - a former gang member, rapper and breakdance dancer born in a refugee camp in Thailand. He was deported to Cambodia from the USA. He decided to use both his life experience and skills to teach children and give them a chance for a better future. This is why in 2005, KK created the Tiny Toones center. Today it is a thriving center attended by hundreds of children every day. Thanks to this organization, children and teenagers can not only learn English, Khmer, and computer skills, but also develop their passions. At the Tiny Toones center, they can forget about their hard life for a moment, focusing on what constitutes the pillars of hip-hop culture: rap, breakdance, or graffiti.

In 2018 there were 1,152 foster care institutions in Poland, including care and education centres for children and young people, regional care and therapy centres, and pre-adoptive intervention centres. At that time, there were over 16,600 people residing in such institutions, with the biggest age group being 14-17 year-olds (7,467 people). Children from orphanages who reach adulthood face the challenge of becoming independent. Many of them then encounter barriers to entry into adult life, which can negatively impact their ability to access education or the labour market. The Fundacja One Day Foundation was established with the aim of supporting children from orphanages and care and education centres in Poland.

About 100,000 boys attending Quranic schools in Senegal (the Talibe) are doomed to terrible living conditions every day. They are forced to beg in the streets for meals for themselves and very often also for money for their Quran teachers. According to the International Labour Organization, such street begging reflects one of the worst forms of child labour. Maison de la Gare is a non-governmental organization that was founded in 2007 and operates in the Senegalese city of Saint-Louis. It provides support to the Talibe, both to those who go out to the streets every day between their Quran lessons to beg for food and / or money, and those who have escaped from their schools and now live on the street. The mission of the organisation is to help children who are forced to beg and are abused by their teachers (marabouts) from illegal Quran schools.

According to some estimates, there are currently around two million Roma living in Romania - a country with a population of over 21 million. Although they are officially full Romanian citizens, on average one in three of them experiences discrimination on grounds of their ethnicity. The Roma are particularly vulnerable to poverty, have problems finding legal advice, and often do not have access to education - nearly 60% of 16 to 24-year-olds do not attend school and do not work. Policy Center for Roma and Minorities is a Romanian NGO founded in 2008. It promotes the social integration of Roma and other ethnic minorities. The aim of the organisation is to empower these groups so that their members become active citizens of the communities in which they live.

Inability to decide about their own life - that's the everyday reality of many women living in India. Usually they become wives long before they come of age. Almost immediately after getting married and the first menstruation, they get pregnant - which is a serious threat to their health. Underage wives also have no chance to continue their education. For the rest of their lives they remain completely dependent on their husbands and in-laws. Approximately 23 percent of Indian girls experience this fate every year. Also one in three women in the world married as a child is Indian. In this episode of "Domino Effect" Dominika Kulczyk meets dr. Ashok Dyalchand. For over 40 years he has been fighting for the right of Indian girls to decide about their own future. He manages the Institute of Health Management Pachod, which deals primarily with medical assistance for young wives and mothers.