The royal wedding is just around the corner and this week Prince Harry and Meghan Markle asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider donating to charity instead.
The couple say they are incredibly grateful for all the goodwill shown to them since their engagement was announced and they have selected 7, mostly small, charities that reflect their values and which they would like to support.
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Donating online is a fast, easy and more secure way to support Prince Harry and Meghan’s chosen charities at any time, whether you are watching the wedding from your sofa or in the front row!
The charities represent the couple’s wide range of interests and concerns:
CHIVA
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Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) is a small charity supporting children who are growing up with HIV in the UK and Ireland. Currently, the charity supports 1,000 young people to enhance their wellbeing, give them a more hopeful future and ensure they achieve their potential.
Crisis
Crisis is the UK’s national charity for homeless people. It supports people with housing, employment, education and well-being services. The charity has 11 centres across England, Scotland and Wales and also campaigns for changes in policy and law to help homeless people.
Myna Mahila Foundation
Myna Mahila Foundation is an Indian charity that provides menstrual hygiene education to more than 10,000 women every month in the urban slums of Mumbai. It also employs women in these areas to manufacture and distribute affordable sanitary pads, creating stable employment opportunities.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers
Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports children who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces. The charity currently supports hundreds of bereaved children around the UK with holiday breaks, group events, personal development assistance and bereavement counselling.
StreetGames
StreetGames uses sport to change lives across the UK. The charity helps people and communities become healthier, safer and more successful. It uses sport to empower young people to kick-start a cycle of positive change in their own lives that resonates across their communities.
Surfers Against Sewage
Surfers Against Sewage is a national marine conservation and campaigning charity “dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife”. Founded to address the issue of raw sewage in our seas, the charity is also focused on tackling plastic pollution.
The Wilderness Foundation UK
The Wilderness Foundation works “to keep people healthy and our planet wild”. The charity protects the wilderness by promoting the benefits and enjoyment of wild nature. It builds resilience in vulnerable teenagers and introduces urban youth to rural employment opportunities.
Please take the time to visit each of these fantastic charities’ sites to understand more about their important work.