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This year, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry helped organize some of the biggest events in their creative careers, including this year’s edition of the Invictus Games, and ended with an October panel for World Mental Health Day, which included also the Chief Surgeon. Vivek Murthy. Behind the scenes, their Archewell Foundation is supporting other projects around the globe, and for two years in a row, the foundation is accumulating their achievements internally. an annual reportshare with a video to give viewers a glimpse of their work.
In the video, Meghan and Harry look at women who are part of the Welcome Program, an organization for displaced Afghan women. During a visit in 2021 to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, the couple was introduced to a group of women who are adjusting after moving back to the United States. A donation from Archewell enabled senior-led charity Team Rubicon and refugee-resettlement charity Welcome.US to start a program to connect boys hate resources like winter coats and provide opportunities for them to socialize.
In this year’s report, the foundation said Meghan was inspired to create a program in the Hubb Community Kitchen, an initiative for survivors of the Grenfell fire that she helped support in London. So far, Archewell announced that the Welcome Project has helped 237 women in 11 different locations across the country, with programs “designed to create a sense of belonging through action.” including sewing, art, hiking, swimming, photography, stories, and cooking.”
The video also features footage from other charities from the year, including Meghan’s trip to volunteer at Harvest Home, a Los Angeles-based charity that supports pregnant women and newborns, for the International Women’s Day. in March and her and Harry’s visit to Brooklyn’s Marcy Lab School during their October trip to New York. It also describes the process that went into packing school supplies and menstrual food for 2,500 girls in Nigeria for their partnership and the Geanco Foundation.
The report also details the foundation’s ongoing relationship with a preschool in a town in South Africa that Meghan and Harry visited on their fall 2019 tour. Earlier this year, it was revealed by the foundation of the Inkwenkwezi Early Childhood Development Center in Nyanga was stolen. Funding from Archewell helped the school replace lost items, such as tables, chairs, mattresses, blankets and books.
In a book, the editor is the founder James Holt and Shauna Nep describe the line that connects the different functions of the charity. “We are committed to a simple but profound mission – to show and do good,” he said. “Our work, especially this year, has been affected by improving communities and remaining responsive to those who need help amid the challenges we face in today’s world. A When we see problems that have arisen, we focus on solving the root causes and prioritizing permanent solutions.”
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