San Antonio's First Lady Erika Prosper and District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo also participated in bread making with Afghan women.
It's our privilege to produce journalism that fosters democracy this election year, but we can't do it alone. Will you contribute today to helpPrince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited San Antonio over the weekend to see how their foundation is having an impact on women who have resettled in San Antonio. efforts to address social isolation among Afghan women through the nonprofit Harry and Meghan created, the Archewell Foundation.
Meghan gave remarks about how impactful local programs are to Afghan women who experience social isolation after being displaced. San Antonio’s First Lady Erika Prosper and District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo also participated in the bread making with Afghan women and Meghan on Friday, which happened to be International Women’s Day.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, sits next to Nader Mehdawi, chief operating officer of Culturingua, during his visit with Afghan refugees at the Neighborhood Place community center on the West Side of San Antonio last week.The group of about 19 Afghan women in the sewing program gifted Meghan and her daughter a hand-sewn dress from theAfter conversations about supporting refugee women’s wellbeing, Harry and Meghan left and the guests dug into the meal.
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