Teen Builds Windmill

Submitted by Ray on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 07:00

William Kamkwamba (wikipedia) has accomplished something seemingly impossible. At age 14 and unable to attend school, he used information from a couple library books to build a windmill out of junk to provide electricity for his family's home. He has since built several more windmills, allowing his family to farm better crops. He is now attending school after several venture capitalists pledged to fund his education after his appearance at the 2007 TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania.

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Photos by Tom Rielly

see also
GOOD - African Dynamo
Wired - Teen’s DIY Energy Hacking Gives African Village New Hope

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