Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul, philanthropist and a gift giver. So when more than 500 people gathered at Gallagher Convention Centre, the room erupted with excitement as she stepped on stage.
The one-day conference titled “What Happened to You: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Learning, Teaching and Psychological Functioning”, saw those in the education and psychological sectors coming together to learn from Winfrey and experts from Owlag.
Owlag executive director Gugu Ndebele said the academy is a trauma-informed school that recognises everyone has trauma. Founded by Winfrey in 2007, Owlag is a prestigious boarding school in South Africa which aims to provide underprivileged girls with quality education and leadership skills. The academy empowers young women to excel academically, develop character and become change-makers in their communities.
On a Sunday afternoon, the two were sitting in Mandela’s lounge reading the Sunday Times. A particular story caught Mandela’s attention and the conversation turned to poverty and ideas on how to address it.When you take a trauma-informed approach to leadership, to education and seeing the whole person in an effort to make them whole, that becomes your legacy“We were talking about how to overcome poverty and I said I believe education is the way.
“During the first week the girls were reacting in a way strange to me. Bruce said it’s post-traumatic stress disorder . I’d always associated PTSD with war and his response was, 'poverty is war'. I thought education was enough, that was my mistake and a huge learning curve.
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