Princess Charlene of Monaco brings the #strong together campaign to SA

Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”This is especially true as the whole world is facing a storm.
The #strongtogether Celebrity Challenge started on May 26 and will end on June 9. #strongtogether is a symbol of unity encouraged by Monaco’s sovereign Prince Albert II, who contracted and recovered from the coronavirus in March this year.

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Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco has brought this initiative to South Africa through her foundation to bring hope and aid to those impacted by this pandemic.It has started to bring together accomplished celebrities from the arts, culture, music and sport domains to challenge each other to create the most awareness and raise funds for charity.Some of the celebrity ambassadors who will be going for gold include Bryan Habana, Kurt Darren, Jeannie D, Melinda Bam, Gareth Cliff, Terence Parkin, Victor Matfield, Juandre Kruger, Kefilwe Mabote, Margaret Hirsch, Louis Oosthuizen and Angelique Gerber Potgieter, to name a few. The #strongtogether Celebrity Challenge will bring hope to many through the foundation and the celebrity ambassadors will inspire their supporters to drive positive change in their communities while raising funds for their charities of choice, as well as the foundation.

There will also be a lucky draw where participants stand a chance to win a set of tickets to the 2021 Monaco F1 Grand Prix, or a five-day stay at the luxurious five-star Etali Safari Lodge in Madikwe, South Africa. The foundation will donate all proceeds from the ticket sales to charity. As an Olympic medallist and devoted mother, Princess Charlene started the foundation to teach school-age children swimming and water safety skills and train bystanders in rescue and resuscitation.

Every year, approximately 360 000 people lose their lives to drowning. The tragedy is that over 90 per cent of these deaths are in low and middle-income countries, and children under the age of five are at the greatest risk. Each life lost changes a family forever, but many of these deaths are avoidable, said Princess Charlene.

“The foundation’s sport and education programmes also show the power sport has to inspire young people and transform lives. The skills these children learn through the foundation enables them to lead safe and fulfilled lives. Princess Charlene added, My foundation is about children who can become great adults if we collectively show them the way forward with strong sport values and solidarity. ”
Princess Charlene is involved with various organisations worldwide and is the co-patron of The Giving Organisation Trust and ambassador of the Federation International Automobile. Her foundation has now put its weight behind the #strongtogether movement to bring hope and relieve suffering. It is already doing so by raising public awareness about the dangers of water and drowning, teaching children preventative measures to decrease water-related mortality and teaching people how to swim.

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By supporting #strongtogether, the foundation is now creating awareness around Covid-19 and getting hands-on by donating thousands of masks.

In a short period, the foundation has touched the lives of thousands of people in diverse countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Together, we will save lives one person, one family, one community at a time, concluded Princess Charlene.

Follow and take part in the #strongtogether Celebrity Challenge on Facebook, Instagram Twitter and the foundation’s website . Together we can do the impossible. Let’s help save lives, do good, and have heaps of fun doing it! The public can support their celebrity by going to https://pcmfsa.com/ambassadors/ and donate to their chosen campaign, or enter a competition where they stand a chance to join them at the F1 Monaco GP in 2021, or win a five-day stay at the luxurious five-star Etali Safari Lodge in Madikwe, South Africa