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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls Closing and Here Is Why
['Lebo Tleane']
Youth Village
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls Closing and Here Is Why.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls opened its doors in South Africa in 2007.
After two decades running, the school will shut its doors, with the aim to expand into a nationwide scholarship programme.
A Promise KeptThe Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls was founded in 2002 after Oprah Winfrey made a commitment to former President Nelson Mandela to help educate South African girls.
What the School AchievedMore than 1,000 students have graduated from the academy since it opened its doors in 2007.