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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.The baby is with his parents in South Africa for his first official tour.
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. The Lunchbox Fund provides nearly 30,000 meals a day to the children on the programme, as well as schools.
Asked about tackling the stigma around mental health, Meghan said: "It's just getting people to talk about it and talk to each other, right? Asked about the key issue 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.""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."
Prince Harry added: "Everyone has experienced trauma or likely to experience trauma at some point during their lives.Prince Harry added: "Everyone has experienced trauma or likely to experience trauma at some point during their lives.
"We need to try, not eradicate it, but to learn from previous generations so there's not a perpetual cycle.""We need to try, not eradicate it, but to learn from previous generations so there's not a perpetual cycle."
He said a whole generation of children that had "no role models at all" was now being given an opportunity by mental health workers. He said a whole generation of children that had "no role models at all" was now being given an opportunity.
Harry will travel by boat to Seal Island in False Bay, to learn about efforts in combating poaching of the rare sea snail abalone. Monwabisi Beach is on the edge of one of South Africa's biggest townships, Khayelitsha.
Stocks of abalone - which are highly prized by restaurants in China - are critically low. Referring to the slums there, the duke said: "It's amazing to think that just on the other side of here, you've got tin huts with all these kids with nothing... bringing them together a nice hot meal provided by Lunchbox Fund, and the sea of which they've been terrified most of their lives.
"Now they can swim, they can surf."
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.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.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.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.