Harry and Meghan announce plan to donate $1 million to American women in need through Archewell Foundation – in project ‘inspired by Duchess’ Archetypes podcast’
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s foundation has given $1 million to VING
The project awards $1,000 grants to women in need throughout the United States
Harry and Meghan’s involvement is inspired by Meghan’s podcast Archetypes
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will help women in need across the US with a $1 million fund in a charity project inspired by Meghan’s podcast.
Harry and Meghan’s charity Archewell Foundation has teamed up with The VING Project to provide $1,000 grants to women across the US who have been nominated by teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 to inspire others.
The drive is inspired by Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes, which each week invites a female guest for a chat. During the discussion, they talk about how they have been stereotyped according to their gender, race and background and how they have managed to overcome such stereotypes.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured in Windsor in September) have announced a $1 million fund to help up to 1,000 women in the US who have inspired young people and overcome adversity
Harry and Meghan (pictured in Düsseldorf at an Invictus Games event in September) announced their first charity partnership since the Queen’s death
The project will be inspired by Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes, where she invites famous women to discuss how they have been held back by stereotypes about their gender, race and background
Speaking about the initiative, Meghan said: ‘Two things that bring me great joy are supporting women and the spirit of giving.
‘With the return of Archetypes, the Archewell Foundation and VING have joined forces to create the perfect combination of these loves.
‘By donating $1 million in grants to women in need, our hope is not only to provide support where it can be felt most deeply, but also to empower young adults to accept the gift of giving at an early age.
‘I am very proud of this partnership and the good we hope to see come from it.’
The Archewell Foundation will donate $1 million to the VING project so it can carry out its work.
Nominees for a $1,000 grant must be US citizens and cannot be immediate or extended family members of the nominee.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (pictured at the Queen’s funeral last month) made their first major announcement since the Queen’s death
Since stepping down as senior members of the royal family in early 2020 and moving to California, the couple have embarked on several charitable initiatives through the Archewell Foundation.
The drive is the first charity announcement the Duke and Duchess have made since the Queen’s state funeral on 19 September.
The couple, who had been in Britain when the Queen died on September 8 at Balmoral, remained at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor during the mourning period and attended the funeral at Westminster Abbey, followed by the committal service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Two days after the Queen’s death, royal fans were delighted to see Harry and Meghan step out in Windsor with the Prince and Princess of Wales to thank well-wishers for their tributes to her late majesty.
King Charles also allowed Harry to wear his military uniform, despite no longer being a working royal, to attend a Vigil of Princes with his brother and his cousins at Westminster Hall, where the Queen’s coffin lay in state.
Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex flew back to the United States, it seems that they have settled into their California life, where they run the Archewell Foundation from home.
In an interview with The cut in August, Harry and Meghan revealed that they sit back to back in their home office while working on the foundation.
The Duke told the publication that working with his wife felt “natural and normal”.