Oprah Winfrey is rightfully considered to be one of the most influential people of this age. She created the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation in order to help those in need by offering assistance and education. The foundation built the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. The organization also funded education and provided scholarships for students in need. Winfrey spoke about protecting abused children, which resulted in the creation of a registry of child abusers, unofficially titled the “Oprah Bill.”