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Sep 29, 2009 · The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is an astounding, inspiring story told with natural humor and candidness. William Kamkwamba was born to poor farmers in Malawi, a southeastern African country at the bottom of the Great Rift Valley.
Jun 13, 2016 · William Kamkwamba, the son of a farmer, lives in the dirt-poor African country of Malawi. Despite seeming destined for a fate working in the fields, he has an intense and burning passion to learn. When a drought strikes and food and wealth runs low, he is forced to drop out of school, unable to pay the necessary fees.
Me as a young boy standing with my father in Masitala village. To me, he was the biggest and strongest man in the world. Photographs courtesy of Kamkwamba family That afternoon, my father walked eight kilometers to a place called Masaka where the trader lived. He told the man what had happened, about the herd boys coming by and giving me the ...
Oct 1, 2009 · William Kamkwamba was born in rural Malawi in 1987 and worked on his parents’ farm for much of his childhood. When the 2000-2002 famines hit Malawi, Kamkwamba channeled his scientific mind into creating a wind turbine to give his family’s home electricity. Kamkwamba succeeded in “harnessing the wind” in 2002, gaining the notice of a few ...
Jan 19, 2012 · About The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone’s crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village.
Inspired by a science book, 13-year-old William Kamkwamba builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine. Based on a true story. Watch trailers & learn more.
