Martyna Wojciechowska

[2] She presents the television series Kobieta na krańcu świata (Woman at the Edge of the World), and is the editor in chief of National Geographic Poland.

[3] At the age of 19, Wojciechowska began her career as a presenter for the iconic automotive program “Automaniak” for Polish broadcaster TVN.

[4] As a journalist, she worked for magazines including The world of motorbikes (Swiat motocykli), Auto moto, Playboy and Voyage.

Along with introducing the story of the main character, the program reveals the bigger picture of the hosting country and women’s status.

In 2015, one of the episodes of Woman at the edge of the world was made into a longer documentary film, directed by Wojciechowska and Marek Kłosowicz.

The Ghost People (Ludzie duchy) won a Golden Nymph Award in the category Current Affairs Documentary.

Wojciechowska created the special charity ‘Between heaven and earth’ (‘Między niebem, a ziemią’) which collected around 100.000 złoty (USD 26,000) to help Kabula make her dream of becoming a lawyer come true.

In 2004, while filming one of her programmes ‘Mission Martyna’ in Iceland, she had a serious car accident in which her friend and cameraman Rafał Łukaszewicz died and Wojciechowska broke her spine.

[17] In 2018, Mattel announced the creation of a Shero Barbie doll with Wojciechowska's image for her contributions to "breaking stereotypes and inspiring women and girls around the world" to pursue their dreams.