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Polish Streamer Raises 250 M zl for Cancer, Record 1.5 M Viewers

4/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

Piotr Garkowski (Latwogang) raised more than 250 million zlotys for the Cancer Fighters Foundation during a nine-day livestream.
The livestream attracted up to 1.5 million concurrent viewers, setting a Polish record for charity events.
Robert Lewandowski and his wife donated around 1 million zlotys.
Companies XTB and Zen.com contributed 6.3 million and 5.6 million zlotys.
The Cancer Fighters Foundation launched a website to track how the funds will be used.

History

Historical Context

In July 1985, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure staged Live Aid, a dual-venue concert at Wembley and JFK that raised roughly £150 million for the Ethiopian famine and reached an estimated 1.9 billion viewers. Inspired by that model, Piotr Garkowski’s nine-day Polish livestream, backed by Robert Lewandowski and sponsors, uses multi-platform broadcasting to mobilize donations for health and education worldwide.

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Story summary

Piotr Garkowski (Latwogang) raised more than 250 million zlotys for the Cancer Fighters Foundation during a nine-day livestream.
The livestream attracted up to 1.5 million concurrent viewers, setting a Polish record for charity events.
Robert Lewandowski and his wife donated around 1 million zlotys.
Companies XTB and Zen.com contributed 6.3 million and 5.6 million zlotys.
The Cancer Fighters Foundation launched a website to track how the funds will be used.

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