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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex went to a beach in Cape Town to learn about a project to help vulnerable youth with their mental health.
The couple met with surf mentors on Monwabisi Beach to hear about the work of the NGO Waves for Change.
Harry and Meghan also heard about the non-profit Lunchbox fund, which received public donations after the birth of their son Archie.
The baby is with his parents in South Africa for his first official tour.
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Prince Harry praised the pleasure and positivity of young people facing adversity
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The duchess joined the NGO for a session on the beach of Monwabisi
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Prince Harry and Meghan have met with surf mentors and some of the young people that they help
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Meghan kissed a member of the organization
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Meghan and Harry have heard mentors talk about the type of work they do.
Waves for Change offers a blend of body and mind therapy as part of a child-friendly mental health service aimed at vulnerable youth.
The Lunchbox Fund provides nearly 30,000 meals a day to children participating in the program, as well as to schools.
Asked about the major issue of tackling the stigma associated with mental health, Meghan said, "It's just about getting people to talk about it and talk to each other, right?
"And you see that no matter where you are in the world, whether you are a small community or a city, if you live in a big city, it's that everyone is dealing with a different version of the same thing."
Prince Harry added, "Everyone has been traumatized or is likely to be traumatic at some point in their lives.
"We must try, not eradicate it, but learn from previous generations so that there is no perpetual cycle."
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Members of the Royal Family also heard about the work of the Lunchbox Fund
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The benefactors entered the spirit of things before the arrival of the couple
He said that an opportunity was now being offered to a whole generation of children with "no role models".
Monwabisi Beach is located on the outskirts of Khayelitsha, one of the largest townships in South Africa.
Referring to the slums, the duke said: "It is amazing to think that on the other side of the street, you have tin huts with all these children without anything … by bringing them together a good meal hot provided by Lunchbox Fund, and the sea they were terrified most of their lives.
"Now they can swim, they can surf."
The Duke and Duchess will also meet religious leaders during a visit to the country's oldest mosque, the Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.
They will end their day by meeting with youth and community leaders at the British High Commissioner's residence in the city.
The royal couple are on the second day of their ten-day tour of Southern Africa.
On their first day, they met teenagers in the poor suburb of Nyanga and talked about violence against women and children.
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