After nearly 20 years of running a flagship girls' boarding school in South Africa, Oprah Winfrey has revealed intentions to replace the institution with a statewide scholarship scheme that would benefit more students across the country.
The media entrepreneur and philanthropist announced that the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) will no longer operate as a residential school in its current structure by the end of 2027.
In its stead, a scholarship program would subsidize the education of academically gifted women at top institutions across South Africa.
The decision represents a dramatic shift in Winfrey's long-standing dedication to increasing educational possibilities for underprivileged young women.
Rather than focusing on a single campus, the new approach aims to assist a far broader number of people.
