The documentary ‘Fighting for Mercy’ premieres tomorrow on CNN International. It is a co-production of CNN and Dominika Kulczyk and the fifth jointly produced documentary. —The story of Mercy Esther is a symbol of female strength, the fight for our rights, a symbol of rebirth — says Dominika Kulczyk, the President of Kulczyk Foundation. The film was made as part of the ‘CNN Freedom Project’, which raised over $24 million to fight modern slavery and publicised over 1,000 stories from five continents.
We have learnt the assumptions of the first menstruation act in the history of Poland. The project has been launched by the Periodic Coalition. MPs from the Civic Coalition, PSL and the Left support it. – We are from different options, but we all support this initiative. We will do everything to make this project come into force. We are with you, said MP Marzena Okła- Drewnowicz . The act is to introduce free hygiene sanitary products and education on menstrual health in all Polish schools.
The Polish-Ukrainian Sisterhood has settled the 2nd Edition of the Grant Programme. Almost 1 million zlotys of funding will be provided to 16 organizations. - We moved from ideas and words to deeds and specifics - said Dominika Kulczyk at the Sisterhood meeting. The winning projects are to involve over 2,000 people. - Having one life, you can have a second chance - argued Julia Bogusławska, coordinator of the project "Ukrainian woman in Poland". Funds for grants are collected at the "Hi Girls!" Fund. One million zlotys was donated to the Fund by the President of the Kulczyk Foundation.
At the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, the ceremony of awarding the Jan Kulczyk Scholarships took place. Scholarships were awarded to students from Poland and Ukraine. The event was attended by Dominika Kulczyk, President of the Kulczyk Foundation.