Friday, April 3, 2009

OPRAH OPENS A GIRL'S SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA

Former South African President Nelson Mandela joined Oprah Winfrey in celebrating the opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, a private learning and residential environment for grades 7-12 that engenders high standards of academic achievement and service leadership for girls who show outstanding promise despite heir social circumstances.
During the opening ceremony at the beginning of January, Winfrey raised the Leadership Academy's flag along with the first 152 students who were selected from all nine South African provinces. It is her vision that the Leadership Academy will help develop the future women leaders of South Africa.

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