I’m very proud of Oprah Winfrey for contributing $40 million to build a school in Johannesburg, South Africa in the tiny town of Henley-on-Klip. I am reading in the papers and I have heard criticism towards Oprah saying things like, “Why she did not build this school in America?”
I applaud her efforts. She is working in a positive manner to erase poverty. Her funds are going into building a school. These funds will not dwindle away in administrative fees or to 3rd parties who are trying to decide what to do with the funds earmarked for a poverty region. We all know what Oprah is doing with this 40 million – it is going into building a leadership school in South Africa.
I applaud Oprah for making and keeping a promise to help people who need it the most. Six years ago she promised Mandela she would build a school in South Africa. She is keeping this promise.