'Cyber-bullying and wellness in the digital age are the least of our problems': Colombians living in former Cartel strongholds are left bewildered after Harry and Meghan's quasi-royal tour
Locals in Colombia have been left baffled after Harry and Meghan's quasi-royal tour as they said that cyber-bullying and wellness in the digital age are the least of their problems.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent four days visiting the country in their second tour after flying to Nigeria earlier this year.
But with little name recognition in the South American country, many locals did not even know who the couple were until their arrival.
And others were left bemused after the couple spent much of the visit enjoying local culture and discussing digital issues such as cyber-bullying and mental health online.
The country is facing economic and social issues with high levels of crime - and the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel in much of the nation.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13757385/Cyber-bullying-digital-age-problems-Colombians-bewildered-Harry-Meghans-royal-tour.html
Locals in Colombia have been left baffled after Harry and Meghan's quasi-royal tour as they said that cyber-bullying and wellness in the digital age are the least of their problems.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent four days visiting the country in their second tour after flying to Nigeria earlier this year.
But with little name recognition in the South American country, many locals did not even know who the couple were until their arrival.
And others were left bemused after the couple spent much of the visit enjoying local culture and discussing digital issues such as cyber-bullying and mental health online.
The country is facing economic and social issues with high levels of crime - and the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel in much of the nation.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13757385/Cyber-bullying-digital-age-problems-Colombians-bewildered-Harry-Meghans-royal-tour.html
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00:00Good afternoon. I would like to start in Spanish.
00:10Because we are in your country, my husband and I,
00:15and I can feel this hug from Colombia.
00:20It's incredible.
00:23So thank you, thank you very much,
00:26the culture, the history, everything was like a dream, this trip.
00:34And sorry if my Spanish is not perfect,
00:38because I learned 20 years ago in Argentina.
00:42But I'm trying, because here I can feel this community.
00:49And this is the feeling that is the best in the world now.
00:56So thank you, Vice President, my friend, thank you very much.
01:09And well, now in English.
01:19I was very fortunate at a young age to feel as though my voice was being heard.
01:27And I think that is a luxury that a lot of young girls and women aren't often afforded.
01:33I was 11 years old, and you may know this story.
01:35I had seen a commercial that I felt was sexist,
01:37and I wrote a letter, several letters about it.
01:40And the commercial was changed.
01:42When you're 11 years old, and you realize very quickly
01:45that your small voice can have a very large impact,
01:48I think it creates the framework to feel empowered to use your voice
01:53because you know you're being listened to.
01:55Does it ever feel good to use your voice and no one hears you?
02:00That's not ideal.
02:02So for us, and the work that we do with the R12 Foundation,
02:05certainly the work that we do as parents, as I do as a mother,
02:09is ensuring that young girls feel as though their voices are being heard,
02:14and also that young boys are being raised to listen and to hear those young women as well.
02:20And the same goes for adult women and men.
02:23This isn't something that can be solely responsible and in the hands of just women.
02:28Yes, we work incredibly well together as a team,
02:32but as my husband is great testament to,
02:34the role of men in this, of empowering women,
02:38of allowing them to know that their voices are heard,
02:41starting at a young age all the way through adulthood is key.