Chain Reaction #2: Fanta, the collector of lost objects

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The colliding lives of four strangers and the encounters that bind them together. Our Chain Reaction series continues with Fanta Keïta who found a toy tiger on the streets of Paris. The tiger belonged to Amina Sotaeva and after Fanta found it and gave it back to Amina they became close friends. Fanta has collected discarded objects ever since her mother left her when she was a small child growing up in Guinea. Fanta was brought up by a loving grandmother but felt that the trauma of early maternal separation never left her. Fanta moved to Paris in her mid-20s and feared that her own separation from her two young sons was history repeating itself. But settling into life in France, Fanta made sure her sons never felt the sense of abandonment she experienced. She also began an extraordinary process to feel whole again. In the next episode of Chain Reaction on Outlook we’ll hear from the surgeon who helped Fanta achieve this. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Jo Impey Translator: Genevieve Sagno Has your life ever been touched by a stranger? If you have a story please get in touch! Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Fanta Keïta. Credit: Fanta Keïta)