Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to establish community relief centre in Dominica
Meghan and Harry are financing four "community relief centres" for non-profits, which will begin as service kitchens in emergencies before a possible transition to schools, clinics and community centres.
Monday, 28th December 2020
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have a new partner in the Archwell Foundation: World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organisation founded by celebrity chef Jose Andrés, who helps deliver food to communities around the world, especially in the wake of natural disasters.
Meghan and Harry are financing four "community relief centres" for non-profits, which will begin as service kitchens in emergencies before a possible transition to schools, clinics and community centres. The first centres will open in Caribbean island Dominica and Puerto Rico, both of which suffered significant damage due to hurricanes Irma and Maria.Founded in 2010, World Central Kitchen has provided 50 million meals in 17 countries to date.
This year, according to their website, the nonprofit restaurant paid to provide food for their communities during the Coronavirus epidemic, distribute food on the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia after Hurricane Iota, undertake rescue missions and hurricanes Delivered food after Eta distributes food to firefighters and locals among the bushes in Honduras and Guatemala, Australia, and provides food for those awaiting elections during US presidential elections and Senate runoff.
"The health of our communities depends on our ability to connect with our shared humanity," Meghan and Harry said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg."When we think of Chef Andrés and his incredible team at World Central Kitchen, we are reminded that even during a year of unimaginable hardship, there are so many wonderful people ready and willing to support each other—working tirelessly. The World Kitchen inspires. Through compassion in action. "
Sussex told Bloomberg that they hope to bring more partners to the World Central Kitchen, allowing non-profits to build more community relief centres. He also said that he would visit the centres prepared in the future after the COVID-19 epidemic subsided.
Andres, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, told Bloomberg, "We are more active than ever to continue this important work."
He continued, "We are proud that it will join hands with the Archwell Foundation and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I know both of them well and believe that their values would have been directly aligned with ours Is. World Central Kitchen. "
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