On October 2, Meghan Markle quietly stepped out to visit Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara. The Duchess of Sussex kept her look business casual, pairing a J.Crew chambray shirt with a pair of white pants.
Meghan was there to support the nonprofit organization’s partnership with #HalfTheStory, a responsible tech advocacy group. The two groups plan to bring their new Social Media U program to students across the country, starting with the central California city.
Her company Archewell is providing financial support for the expanded partnership.
#HalfTheStory’s founder, Larissa May, spoke to Vanity Fair about Meghan’s day with students at Girls Inc. “We did an activity where we talked through a bunch of scenarios, and Meghan talked about being one of the most bullied people in the world,” May said. “We had girls wave these little emoji signs and talk about how each one of these scenarios would have impacted them emotionally.”
Other activities during the screen-free afternoon included making friendship bracelets and coloring.
While Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, are still doing advocacy work together, they each have initiatives of their own as well.
“It’s clear that a twin-track approach is evolving,” one friend of the couple’s told People. “An entrepreneurial and enterprise focus is going to be more the Duchess’s priority and the Duke will continue to champion his not-for-profit patronages. But there will be joint efforts around those cause-driven areas of work.”
In addition to her philanthropic work, Meghan is also launching a lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, as well as a cooking show on Netflix.
