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Oprah Winfrey continued with her humanitarian quest to change the world today, as she presented the new school she spent 40-million dollars USD to build for 152 lucky South African girls.
Winfrey said this wasn't a mere accidental donation--unlike her "everybody-in-the-audience-wins... " announcements during her daily talk show.
"This is the fulfilment of a lifetime destiny for me," Winfrey said during the opening gala.
The gala was attended by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, Mary J. Blige and Sidney Poitier, among others. All the guests were asked to bring books to contribute to the library!
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa will eventually invite 450 students to join.
She also mentioned that it was important for the young women to be surrounded by beauty, reminding the audience that the public South African schools are surrounded by gang violence and its cities and towns plagued by HIV/AIDS.
It is therefore TOTALLY befiting to have 28 building filled with laboratories, computers, a library with fireplace, a 600-seat auditorium theatre, a wellness centre and a beauty salon.
"These girls deserve to be surrounded by beauty, and beauty does inspire," she told Newsweek.
Oprah for (U.S.) President!
Oprah Winfrey continued with her humanitarian quest to change the world today, as she presented the new school she spent 40-million dollars USD to build for 152 lucky South African girls.
Winfrey said this wasn't a mere accidental donation--unlike her "everybody-in-the-audience-wins... " announcements during her daily talk show.
"This is the fulfilment of a lifetime destiny for me," Winfrey said during the opening gala.
The gala was attended by anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, Mary J. Blige and Sidney Poitier, among others. All the guests were asked to bring books to contribute to the library!
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa will eventually invite 450 students to join.
She also mentioned that it was important for the young women to be surrounded by beauty, reminding the audience that the public South African schools are surrounded by gang violence and its cities and towns plagued by HIV/AIDS.
It is therefore TOTALLY befiting to have 28 building filled with laboratories, computers, a library with fireplace, a 600-seat auditorium theatre, a wellness centre and a beauty salon.
"These girls deserve to be surrounded by beauty, and beauty does inspire," she told Newsweek.
Oprah for (U.S.) President!
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