Meghan and Harry Want You to Donate to 7 Charities
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, a little more than one month out from their wedding day, finally got around to sharing their public wedding gift registry. Like Kate Middleton and Prince William, they don't want any presents; just donations to charity. They picked seven, Kensington Palace announced this morning.
"Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle are incredibly grateful for the goodwill they have received since their engagement and have asked that anyone who might wish to mark the occasion of their wedding considers giving to charity, instead of sending a gift," Kensington Palace wrote on Twitter. "The couple have personally chosen 7 charities which represent a range of issues that they are passionate about, including sport for social change, women's empowerment, conservation, the environment, homelessness, HIV and the Armed Forces."
These charities are CHIVA (Children's HIV Association), Crisis, Myna Mahila Foundation, Scotty's Little Soldiers, StreetGames, Surfers Against Sewage, and The Wilderness Foundation UK. The royal Twitter detailed each organization.
CHIVA "supports children growing up with HIV and their families. The charity helps to create a more hopeful and optimistic future for them, ensuring they achieve their greatest potential," the Palace wrote.
"Crisis helps people directly out of homelessness, working side by side with thousands of people each year to help them rebuild their lives and leave homelessness behind for good."
Myna Mahila "empowers women in Mumbai's slums by providing them with a trusted network, stable employment and the chance to grow as individuals and businesswomen, and breaks taboos around menstrual hygiene," the Palace shared. "The charity gives women access to low-cost sanitary pads at their doorstep, which helps mothers in these communities equip their daughters to stay in school." Markle visited the charity in January last year.
Scotty's Little Soldiers "offers vital support and activities to children who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces, helping them to smile again."
StreetGames "uses sport to empower young people to kick-start a cycle of positive change in their own lives."
Surfers Against Sewage is "a national marine conservation & campaigning charity, which inspires, unites & empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves & wildlife."
And finally, the Wilderness Foundation UK "promotes the benefits & enjoyment of wild nature. Through the great outdoors, the charity helps build resilience in vulnerable teenagers & introduces rural employment to urban youth."
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