Oct 2009 09
At 14, a knowledge-thirsty William Kamkwamba managed to build his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book on his own.
He later added a windmill-powered irrigation system to his accomplishments. William’s truly inspired story, his initiative and ingenuity is best described and fully apparent in this speech he gave…
Find out more at his website.
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