- Meghan visits the Welcome Project in Southern California for ‘cooking and storytelling’
A video has emerged of Meghan Markle cooking traditional Afghan food with a group of 15 women who have settled in the US from Afghanistan.
The Duchess of Sussex created The Welcome Project in 2023 as part of her work for the Archewell Foundation, which she set up with Prince Harry.
Archewell previously revealed how Meghan joined the Southern California Welcome Project on February 10 for an “evening of cooking and storytelling.”
Now a video of the visit has been posted on the Archewell Foundation website, showing the Duchess wearing an apron with her organization’s name on it.
Meghan, 42, was filmed joining a group of women cooking traditional Afghan food, including Ashak and Mantuu, both types of dumplings.
The Duchess of Sussex appears in a video about the Southern California Welcome Project
The video shows Meghan Markle visiting The Welcome Project in California on February 10
Meghan cooks traditional Afghan food with a group of fifteen women in the new video
An Archewell press release said the women then discussed “their personal stories and the support they find from this intergenerational group of women.”
The visit took place in collaboration with Mina’s List, an organization based in New York that has been working with women activists and political leaders in Afghanistan since 2014.
Archewell said that in 2021, Mina’s List helped evacuate and resettle more than 2,000 Afghan women and families “through independent and coalition efforts” — many of whom settled in Southern California.
Mina’s List and Archewell then “joined forces to provide community and support for these remarkable women as they began to rebuild their lives in the US.”
Meghan is said to have been inspired to create the project following her work with the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London in 2017, organized by a group of Grenfell Tower fire survivors.
A photo that Archewell previously published of Meghan at The Welcome Project on February 10
Meghan helped prepare food at The Welcome Project in California on February 10
Meghan is seen at The Welcome Project on February 10 in a photo published by Archewell
Archewell said the project was launched to “create a safe haven and inclusive environment for women who have recently settled in the US from Afghanistan.”
It adds that the project “believes in the power of connection and has a purpose to uplift communities,” and “supports the creation of programs for women recently resettled from Afghanistan.”
There are said to be eleven active Welcome Projects in the US “designed to promote a sense of connection through activities such as sewing, art, walking, swimming, photography, storytelling and cooking.”
Archewell also says, “By facilitating women-based programming, The Welcome Project also provides access to critical resources and opportunities that not only support the women who participate in The Welcome Project, but also improve the lives of those around them – their families and their communities. .’
The video is located in the ‘Programs’ section of the Archewell Foundation website – which is different to the new Sussex.com website launched earlier this month.
