Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are doing things a little differently with Instagram.
If you’re one of the 9 million plus followers of the ever-growing Sussex Royal account, you may have noticed they’re currently following ZERO people!
That’s because of a new idea in which they keep their follow count super low — but change up who they follow every month!
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For August, they’re giving all their followers a chance to promote their favorite accounts. As they wrote in the latest post:
“For the month of August we look to you for help. We want to know who YOUR Force for Change is…. Each month, we change the accounts we follow to highlight various causes, people or organisations doing amazing things for their communities and the world at large.
Over the next few days please add your suggestions into the comments section: someone you look up to, the organisation doing amazing work that we should all be following, an account that inspires you to be and do better (or that simply makes you feel good), or the handle that brims with optimism for a brighter tomorrow.
We will choose 15 accounts and follow them next Monday, as we spend the month of August acknowledging the Forces for Change in all of our lives.”
What a fun idea! If they just followed 200 accounts all the time, none would ever really get much attention.
This is an interesting way to shine a light on some good causes without them having to share the stage with a bunch of naked celebs.
We thought it would be fun to highlight some great IG pages ourselves — and who knows, maybe the Duke and Duchess will actually follow our lead and follow one or two!
So which accounts are we suggesting??
In July, reflecting the record-breaking heat waves hitting the world this Summer, Meghan and Harry focused on the environment; we figured this month they could turn their attention from Mother Earth to the daughters of the world.
Yep, August is all about girl power!
@GurlsTalk
Gurls Talk is an online community specifically for young women to discuss issues like health, relationships, depression, and more in a completely safe environment — you know, the opposite of the rest of the Internet.
This one is kind of an easy call for Meghan, who put Gurls Talk’s founder, model Adwoa Aboah on her British Vogue cover!
Oh, there’s also a podcast which gets some pretty big guests!
@AmyPoehlerSmartGirls
Smart Girls is an organization dedicated to helping young girls grow into their authentic selves, emphasizing innate curiosity and imagination over the outside pressures to fit in. They highlight impressive women whose accomplishments serve as inspiration to girls everywhere!
They also try to keep it entertaining and funny — they were cofounded by Amy Poehler after all!
@fly_sci
Dr. Knatokie Ford is a biomedical researcher who served as Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology — back during the Obama years, when science and women were still respected there.
On her IG page, Dr. Ford celebrates science and encourages young girls to get into STEM careers. She’s also something of a celebrity scientist, something very rare these days!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj98-f5ne1p/
Oh, did we mention she’s also a style icon?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvtLHmBe0V/
@She_Innovates
She Innovates is a global program celebrating female innovators and entrepreneurs — fantastic role models for young girls everywhere!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKuG7rn1gQ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxxpd2fHf5F/
@GirlsNotBrides_
Unfortunately all over the world, millions of girls considered too young to legally give consent here in the United States are still being married off to older men.
Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of organizations aiming to end child marriage for good. Their IG page is full of inspirational stories of girls who are fighting for their freedom.
[Image via WENN/Instagram.]
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