here's kimberly brooks with their incredible stories. >> reporter: these are the ogirls. bright young women from some of the poorest neighborhoods in south africa. chosen for the opportunity of a lifetime. >> it's not a given that any and every south african girl can get an education. >> reporter: it was ten years ago this month when oprah opened the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls. >> this is a supreme moment of destiny for me. i've been coming to this day my entire life. >> reporter: these girls had big dreams, but even bigger obstacles. the school was their life line. >> people don't understand, where we come from, what we've gone through. for some of us, this is our way out. >> reporter: five of the women from the very first class are sharing their stories as part of the new fusion documentary, "o girls." >> i wanted to help girls who were like me, girls who really wanted it. they could see the possibility for themselves, if only. you take that girl, you put her in school, you give her an opportunity to walk through the door of higher education, and we have

well well well done. >> for "nightline," i'm kimberly brooks in santa barbara, california. >> thanksmberly there. we should mention o girls is currently airing on fusion across the country. >> she saw the out the opportunity. the reporter did and ended up with open south africa. >> "the mix" is next. we'll be right back. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it's true. if you're 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through the colonial penn program for less than 35 cents a day, just $9.95 a month. there's no medical exam and no health questions. you know, the average cost of a funeral is over $8,300. now that's a big burden to leave your loved ones. as long as you're 50 to 85, you cannot be turned down because

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