Oprah's Next Chapter — Season 1, Episode 5: Sean Penn in Haiti

Episode synopsis

Two years after one of the worst natural disasters in history, Oprah travels to Haiti. There, she visits a tent camp run by actor and humanitarian Sean Penn and discovers both heartache and hope among the Haitian people in the wake of a devastating earthquake. Sean Penn arrived in Haiti just days after the earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left another 1.5 million homeless. He started a nongovernmental organization called J/P HRO and is now running a tent camp that houses 20,000 internally displaced Haitians. During her visit, Sean Penn opens up to Oprah about why he came to Haiti, how he feels personally responsible for the people living in his camp and how the experience has helped him cope with his divorce.

About Oprah's Next Chapter

Oprah's Next Chapter is an American primetime television show hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey, airing on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The series premiered on Sunday January 1, 2012 at 9/8c, with a two-part episode featuring Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Steven Tyler
• E2Pastor Joel Osteen
• E3Governor Chris Christie
• E4George Lucas
• E6Hope in Haiti
• E7America's Hidden Culture, Part 1
• E8America's Hidden Culture, Part 2
• E9Tony Robbins
• E10Paula Deen
• E11Worldwide Exclusive: Oprah Talks to Whitney Houston's Daughter and Family
• E12Lady Gaga and Her Mother, Cynthia
• E13America's Most Unusual Town