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.
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The charities include
@chivaprojects, which 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. http://www.chiva.org.uk pic.twitter.com/BvnZjmzPOl
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@crisis_uk has also been chosen by the couple. 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. http://www.crisis.org.uk pic.twitter.com/DTPsARVdc9
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@MynaMahila, which empowers women in Mumbai's slums by providing them with a trusted network, stable employment & the chance to grow as individuals & businesswomen, and breaks taboos around menstrual hygiene. https://mynamahila.com/ pic.twitter.com/eIG3GP6bW7
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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. Ms. Markle visited
@MynaMahila in January last year & wrote about it in@TIME: http://time.com/4694568/meghan-markle-period-stigma/ …Show this thread -
The couple have also chosen
@CorporalScotty, a charity that offers vital support and activities to children who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces, helping them to smile again. http://scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk/ pic.twitter.com/G6CISr2TvU
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Also selected is
@StreetGames, a charity which uses sport to empower young people to kick-start a cycle of positive change in their own lives. Prince Harry and Ms. Markle visited one of the charity's projects together in Cardiff earlier this year. http://www.streetgames.org pic.twitter.com/0XQJOL6iNj
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Why do people keep referring to her as an escort or prostitute? Please cite sources. Actress is not someone who has sex for money.
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