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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 organisation, which supports 1,200 children, is based in a collection of shipping containers close to the beach. | |
| The Lunchbox Fund provides nearly 30,000 meals a day to the children on the programme, as well as schools. | The Lunchbox Fund provides nearly 30,000 meals a day to the children on the programme, as well as schools. |
| 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? | 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. | He said a whole generation of children that had "no role models at all" was now being given an opportunity. |
| Monwabisi Beach is on the edge of one of South Africa's biggest townships, Khayelitsha. | Monwabisi Beach is on the edge of one of South Africa's biggest townships, Khayelitsha. |
| 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. | 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." | "Now they can swim, they can surf." |
| During the visit, the couple joined 25 surf mentors in taking part in a welcoming chant. | |
| Later, the duke and duchess met faith leaders when they visited South Africa's oldest mosque - the Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. | |
| The couple were greeted by Imam Sheikh Ismail Londt and Muslim community leader, Mohamed Groenwald. | |
| The visit marks South Africa's Heritage Day - a public holiday celebrating the country's cultures and traditions. | |
| They end the day with a meeting of young people and community leaders at the city's residence of the British High Commissioner. | |
| The couple's four-month-old has not been included in their official schedule for South Africa, but he was photographed as they left Cape Town International Airport. | |
| 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. |