Prince Harry has earned the respect of Africans not because he is a Prince but because he has proven that he believes African children deserved to live. Prince Harry knew even at that tender age used his platform to empower children in Lesotho. He knew that partnering with Africans to bring solutions was essential for the success of the charity. This is what leadership of the 21st century looks like.
The Duke of Sussex first visited Lesotho during his gap year in 2004. He fell in love with the beauty of the ‘Mountain Kingdom’ but was also shocked to see that so many children’s lives had been affected by HIV/AIDS or shattered by the loss of one, or both, parents. It was on that visit, with Prince Seeiso, that he conceived the idea of a charity responding to the needs of the young people he met. Two years later Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso set up Sentebale.
The Princes chose the word ‘Sentebale’ as the name of the charity as it means ‘forget-me-not’ in Sesotho, the official language of Lesotho. The word ‘Sentebale’ represents the continuation of the work that both Princes’ late mothers started, to help children robbed of their childhoods by extreme poverty and the ravages of HIV and AIDS. Sentebale is also a pledge to Lesotho – the plight of its vulnerable children will never be forgotten. Sentebale has been working to change the tide of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa by empowering children and young people with the knowledge to tackle the issues that affect them. In 2016 Sentebale expanded its work into Botswana and, most recently, started a small pilot project in Malawi.
Impact of Sentebale in 2019
- In 2019, Sentebale secured income of £3.93m, compared with the previous year (2018: £3.55m).
- The total expenditure in the year was £4.35m (2018: £3.88m), in line with budgeted expenditure.
Harry and Meghan represent monarchy that believes in coalition building and supporting communities. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are driven by purpose and the need to make impact. They bring value to the world whether working for the monarchy or serving humanity through Sentebale and African Parks.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex bring value which is demonstrated in their work with the Sentebale. Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry are a power couple using their platform for good.
Please donate to Sentebale. Fundraising activities have been hampered by COVID-19.
To H& M titles don’t make them what they are or what they do in accordance to their charitable works & their empathetic hearts towords those that deserve it, & to the people following or lets say in surport of this amazing couple, titles are trivial & nothing, if titles were as important as other Royal watchers, the Brit Media & the Royals themselves think & want the public to believe then the daily news won’t be constantly about the Sussexes but the titled members truth be which is not & i guess that hurts them & evokes envy & jealousy.
Harry is the perfect Prince, the better Prince with a big heart. A wonder man a leader of leaders.