Mongal's Story

Hopefully you've heard the first series of "Hope Within The Mango Trees"; our eight-part documentary which told the full, extraordinary story of Future Hope, the school for street and slum children in Kolkata, India. We're so glad so many of you enjoyed it and discovered the joys of Future Hope!Founded more than 35 years ago,after a sequence of unlikely events involving an English bank manager, a local doctor and a group of streetwise kids, the school has provided a home, an education, a family for thousands of children.Tim Grandage, who started it all in the 1980s, is here to introduce this second series; a collection of revealing interviews with Future Hope alumni.It's time to meet some of the young people who have helped shaped the history of this remarkable organisation, starting with Mongal Hembrom.Mongal combines his expertise in the world of finance with an extremely adventurous side!Now he returns to the place where it all began; Future Hope school, where he meets professional broadcaster Alastair Eykyn.It gets emotional. Enjoy their conversation.Future Hope is looking to expand by moving to a new purpose-built campus at Rajarhat. The new site would provide homes and education for even more children and improve the facilities for students and teachers alike. Your support is vital. For more information please visit www.futurehope.net. Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.