MUMBAI: US broadcaster ABC will air the special Building A Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy on 26 Februiary 2007.

In a one-hour special, the talk show queen Winfrey brings to television the five-year journey of the creation the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls -- South Africa. Viewers will see the touching, inside story of how Oprah turned her dream of opening a school for disadvantaged South African girls into a reality, including an up-close look at some of the life-stories of these inspiring students.

Despite hardships, these girls all exhibit that intangible it quality and know that attending this Leadership Academy will forever change their lives, the lives of their families, their communities and the future of their nation.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls South Africa is a 28-building, state-of-the-art independent school that engenders high standards of academic achievement and service leadership for girls.