Pink Box Foundation
Ada Klimaszewska (ona/jej)
Member of the Board of the Pink Box
I am an activist, feminist, and educator working for equality, menstrual and sexual health, and combating discrimination; I run the Pink Box Foundation, co-founded Mothers at the Border, and work at the Nomada Association, conducting educational and anti-discrimination activities.
Honored, among others, with the title of Wrocławian of the Year and the international Susan Treadwell Memorial Award, I am educated as a philologist and journalist, and I am currently pursuing postgraduate studies in process psychology.
On a personal note, I am a mother of three children, I love books and digging in the soil.
Natalia Ratyńska (ona/jej)
Member of the board of the Pink Box
In the Pink Box, I mainly deal with social media and communication, talking to you on box communicators. It also happens that I come to you with menstrual workshops.
I dream of better worlds, reversed hierarchies, and equal access to essential basic rights, and I try to turn that dream into active action - for the past few years, I have been working in an organization supporting people with migration and refugee experiences, and today I am involved in climate activism.
I am a co-founder of the hibernating shop-gallery Sklep Galeria Karowa, I enjoy coming up with exhibitions and writing poems about falling in love. I climb, make rings, dance pole dance, scroll a lot, and perform for the phone camera.
Ewa Szymera (ona/jej)
Member of the Board of the Pink Box
I have been advocating for women's rights for years – connecting different communities, securing funding, and implementing international initiatives that have a real impact on our lives. I graduated from the University of Vienna, and I developed my activist path, among others, thanks to Amnesty International programs "Your Voice Matters!" and "Generation Change" of Political Critique.
In Austria, I collaborated with the Institute for Empirical and Social Research and the initiative European Capital of Democracy – together we promoted democratic values in Europe, ensuring that every voice matters.
Professionally, I am also associated with FEDERA, where I fight for equal access to reproductive and sexual rights.
Ewa Masilonis (ona/jej)
Member of the Board of the Pink Box
For several years, I have been working in public administration. I am a graduate of Polish philology as well as journalism and social communication at the University of Wrocław.
For several years, I was a presenter at TVS Television and collaborated with the media in Lower Silesia. At the Foundation, I take care of email communication, conduct menstrual workshops, and joyfully count each new pink box that appears on our pink map.
Martyna Baranowicz (ona/jej)
Board Member
I live and work in Warsaw. I am an artist, feminist, and activist. In the Foundation, I am responsible for feedback, I create educational content, conduct webinars, and hold menstrual workshops. I am the creator of a series of posts dedicated to menstrual art from around the world.
I graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and Gender Studies from the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. In 2024, I began my studies at the Doctoral School of Humanities and Arts at UMCS in Lublin.
I am interested in exploring social norms in art, topics related to experiencing gender, femininity, health, and reproductive rights.
Team Member
I am an activist, artist, and masseuse. At the Pink Box Foundation, I coordinate digital activities – I organize collections, send newsletters, support fundraising, and communication.
I was a volunteer at the London organization Literacy Pirates, helping children learn to write and read. I am studying Textile at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź.
In my work, I address topics of identity, mental health, and the human relationship with nature and one’s inner self. I am interested in how space affects the meaning and perception of a work.
Experts and allies
Aga Szuścik
The author of the book "GinekoLOGICZNIE", a lecturer at GUMed, UAFM, and ASP Kraków, a trainer for Rak’n’Roll, and an expert at SEXEDPL. A TEDx speaker, one of the 50 Bold Women of "Wysokie Obcasy", laureate of the Ofeminin Influence Awards 2023 and Year on TikTok 2024, distinguished in the competition "Leader of Patient-Centricity" of the Ewa Borek Award, a graduate of the Open World program (invited by Congress to learn about patient experience in the USA), one of 100 people supporting sexual education in Poland according to Forbes Women. She educates on social media and in person, maintains the Great List of Gynecologists, conducts monthly live breast self-examinations, and provides training in companies and at events.
Doctor of film arts, a graduate of photography and Polish studies. She realized a famous project "This Does Not Happen" about her illness – cervical cancer. Author and ambassador of spots, guides, podcasts, and campaigns.
Everything she does, also professionally, she does with her husband Maciej Szuścik-Zięba.
Tosia Kopyt
Psychologist, teacher of the subject of Family Life Education, and sexual educator. She works in schools and educates online, directing her content to all interested in sexuality. Author of the book "Where Do Children Come From? But Really!" and reviewer of literature related to sexual education. She supports parents in the conscious development of their children. Member of the ForbesWoman list: 100 people working for sexual education in Poland.
dr n. med. Karolina Rasoul-Pelińska
A psychologist, sexologist, and journalist by education. A court expert, marketer, and an amateur criminologist. Together with the {{Różowa Skrzyneczka}} - an educator in the field of menstruation and puberty.
Marcelina Kurzyk-Olędzka
Sexual and health educator, coordinator of the PONTON Group, consultant for the FEDERA Foundation, and author of educational materials on reproductive health. She graduated in criminology and social prevention and rehabilitation from the University of Warsaw, and is currently studying clinical sexology at the Medical University of Warsaw. She specializes in issues related to contraception, pregnancy, reproductive health, and gynecological diseases – this is her professional passion. On a daily basis, she conducts workshops, answers questions, supports, and educates children, youth, and adults. She gained experience, among others, as a juvenile court curator, which further enriched her perspective on working with young people.
Basia Pietruszczak
Sexual and menstrual educator, cultural anthropologist, journalist, and author of the series "Your Body Positive Puberty". For years, she has been demystifying the topics of puberty, menstruation, and embodiment – with tenderness, humor, and solid knowledge. Her passion lies in the human body and sexuality – their cultural implications, social perceptions, and how we can explore ourselves with openness and empathy. In her work, she promotes education that supports rather than shames. She believes in a bodily existence that does not have to be "perfect" to deserve respect, and in a world where growing up is not a solitary journey, but a process full of understanding and support.
Zuzanna Piontke i Agata Śmiałkowska
(From left) Zuzanna Piontke and Agata Śmiałkowska, the founders of the Bezpestkowe Foundation.
Bezpestkowe is a project established in 2018, aimed not only at actively supporting people with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (congenital absence and/or incomplete development of the uterus and vagina) but also at raising awareness and educating society. The name refers to the seed of the fruit, comparing it to the uterus — stone fruits differ from seedless ones only by having a seed, which does not define anything.
In 2022, Bezpestkowe was formalized and constitutes a Foundation.
