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| Meghan and Harry meet surfing mentors on Cape Town youth project | Meghan and Harry meet surfing mentors on Cape Town youth project |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited a beach in Cape Town to learn about a project helping vulnerable young people with their mental health. | The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited a beach in Cape Town to learn about a project helping vulnerable young people with their mental health. |
| The couple met surfing mentors at Monwabisi Beach to hear about the work of the NGO Waves for Change. | The couple met surfing mentors at Monwabisi Beach to hear about the work of the NGO Waves for Change. |
| Harry and Meghan also learned about the non-profit Lunchbox Fund, which benefited from public donations after the birth of their son Archie. | Harry and Meghan also learned about the non-profit Lunchbox Fund, which benefited from public donations after the birth of their son Archie. |
| The baby is with his parents in South Africa for his first official tour. | |
| Asked about the key issues in tackling the stigma around mental health, Meghan said: "It's just getting people to talk about it and talk to each other, right? | |
| "And you see that no matter where you are in the world, if you're a small community or a township, if you're in a big city - it's that everyone is dealing with a different version of the same thing." | |
| Waves for Change offers a mix of mind and body therapy as part of a child-friendly mental health service for vulnerable young people. | Waves for Change offers a mix of mind and body therapy as part of a child-friendly mental health service for vulnerable young people. |
| The Lunchbox Fund provides nearly 30,000 meals a day to schools and children on the Waves for Change programme. | |
| Harry will travel by boat to Seal Island and Kalk Bay, to learn about efforts in combating poaching of the rare sea snail abalone. | |
| Stocks of abalone - which are highly prized by restaurants in China - are critically low. | Stocks of abalone - which are highly prized by restaurants in China - are critically low. |
| The duke and duchess will also meet faith leaders on a visit the country's oldest mosque, the Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. | |
| They will end the day meeting young people and community leaders at the city's residence of the British High Commissioner. | |
| The royal couple are on the second day of their 10-day tour of southern Africa. | |
| Their first day involved meeting teenage girls in the deprived Nyanga township and they spoke out about violence against women and children. | Their first day involved meeting teenage girls in the deprived Nyanga township and they spoke out about violence against women and children. |