Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced a major name change. This is aimed at their foundation established five years ago.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s joint charity, the Archewell Foundation, is to be renamed. This will be called Archewell Philanthropies, marking five years since its launch. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have established the Archewell Foundation, which aims to “do good” after stepping down from their roles as senior members of the Royal Family. Also in 2020, they moved to the USA, according to Mediafax.
The couple has launched a number of projects, shared important messages, produced Netflix content and helped fund several groups since Archewell’s inception. For example, this year the charity advocated for safer digital spaces and the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI).
It also secured financial support for children affected by the conflict in Gaza and Ukraine and supported charities such as Children in Need.
The foundation that wants to do good
The Archewell Foundation takes its name from “arches”, the ancient Greek word meaning “source of action’ and ‘fountain’symbolizing “an abundant source or supply, a place where we go to dig deep.”
“This next chapter allows Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to expand their global philanthropic efforts as a family with significant reach and maximum impact, based on their same values, partnerships and commitment to being present and doing good.”explained a spokeswoman for the couple.
The couple’s latest announcement on the Archewell page praised Australia’s decision to ban under-16s from social media.
“We applaud the decision of Australia’s leadership for seeing and acting on how these tech companies are negatively impacting young people with little or no recourse or accountability and weak efforts by the companies to stop the damage,” writes in the message published online.
Prince Harry and social media
The couple’s statement came after it was confirmed that several social media sites face fines of up to $49.5 million if they do not take steps to disable the accounts of underage users. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the move as “the day Australian families take power away from these big tech companies”.
“This bold action and decisive to protect children at a critical time in their development sends a strong signal that a child’s mind is not a commodity that can be exploited. It buys young people valuable time back in childhood, but doesn’t solve the fundamental problem we all continue to face with social media platforms. The truth is: the ban is an effective measure to stop the impending harm, but ultimately it only works as a band-aid that does not address the wrong content of the technology”stated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
