VILLAGERS in Gogogo near Mutale in Limpopo will soon have a school to which Oprah Winfrey's charity has contributed handsomely.
The US television personality has contributed R5,2 million to the building of a 17-classroom school to cater for the village and surrounding areas.
It will form part of Winfrey's Angels of Hope Network projects that uplift the lives of rural communities.
The school will comprise science, life science and computer laboratories. It will also have a media centre, a new sports field and a nutrition centre.
The building is expected to be fully functional next year.
Winfrey's contribution is aimed at making a difference in the lives of rural communities by advancing teaching and learning.
Principal Samuel Adziliwi Makhado said the new infrastructure would change the lives of the pupils for the better.
He said the school had 461 pupils who squat in other classes during cold and rainy seasons.
On completion the new school would accommodate 640 pupils.
"We did not have facilities and it was disadvantaging our pupils," he said.
Makhado said they would also start a vegetable garden that would benefit the school's feeding scheme.
Edzani Nemutanzhela, 17, a Grade 11 pupil at the school, said: "This is an exciting development in our village. Our school did not have laboratories and computers, but now it does."
Makhado said besides helping pupils in the area, the intervention by Oprah's charity symbolised great innovation of how interest in human development can also reshape the lives of others.
He said they would embark on a transformation campaign that would allow the school to continue educating local communities.
Winfrey's network said the building was designed to maximise light and reduce noise, utilise renewable energy to help power the facilities and even use stored rainwater to flush the toilets.
"At night certain areas of the school will remain open so that adults can learn how to use computers and get skills," the network said in a statement.
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