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Through the years, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah's Angel Network (1998–2010), [1] [2] the Oprah Winfrey Foundation (established in 1987), [3] [4] and the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation (established in 2010) [5] have donated hours and dollars to numerous non-profit organizations operating in the United States, South Africa, and other countries.
In 2000, Oprah Winfrey met with former South African president Nelson Mandela to discuss building a new school for girls in South Africa. [6] In 2007, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG), a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, opened in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa. [7]
During Trent’s final appearance in May 2011, Winfrey announced a $1.5 million grant from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation to Save the Children to rebuild the Matau Primary School in Zimbabwe.
Winfrey’s foundation gives money, provides education and serves meals to underserved communities in the United States and beyond, while her global outreach programs have made a monumental impact ...
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa (OWLAG) is a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa The school is a project begun by the American entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey in 2002, after discussion with former South African president Nelson Mandela in 2000 ...
Oprah Winfrey has revealed why she left her nearly 10-year post as a WeightWatchers board member last month. Her resignation was motivated by her work on an upcoming TV special on the rise of ...
The company's origins can trace back to 1985 when Oprah appeared in The Color Purple.Winfrey founded her own company in 1986. Oprah Winfrey got her roots in 1988 when Harpo Productions had to acquire her eponymous talk show from ABC O&O WLS-TV in Chicago, and automatically renewed its deal with King World Productions, who held minority interest, which was set to expire in 1991.
The foundation wouldn't say exactly how much Winfrey and Johnson gave in total, but a list of other contributors indicates the bulk came from them. EIF said more than 20,000 individuals and ...