The Manjit Wolstenholme Fund

GiveLoveBradford Podcast

Welcome to our second episode of our ‘GiveLoveBradford’ podcast. In this episode we’ll be joined by Luke Wolstenholme, son of Manjit Wolstenholme. Manjit Wolstenholme was born in India and went to school in Wolverhampton. Her life story was one of building the skills and perseverance to break down barriers to succeed in business. Manjit became the youngest woman to head an investment bank in London and went on to become the first woman from an ethnic minority background to chair and lead a FTSE 100 company – Provident Financial based in Bradford.

With support from Provident Financial Group, Manjit’s family established the Manjit Wolstenholme Fund which has distributed £79,634 to 9 groups. The fund was launched to honour Manjit with the aim of supporting children and young people in disadvantaged areas of Bradford to achieve their potential by providing educational and aspirational opportunities. Manjit’s own experiences meant she believed passionately that no-one should be denied the chance to achieve their true potential as a result of their background or where they live.
We were also joined Bradford Community Broadcasting and Keighley Association for Women's and Children's Centre, two organisations supported through the Fund who share the impact of the fund on the young people they support.
A full transcript of the podcast can be found here.
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