Full feedThe boy who built a windmill
Some of you will remember the story of William Kamkwamba, the boy who at 14 built a 12-watt windmill from improvised materials for his famine-stricken home in Africa.
He built the thing from plans he found in a library book while he was out of school because his family couldn't afford the 50 Euro annual fee. Malawi was in the midst of drought and famine, and he thought a windmill to pump water and generate electricity could help his family survive starvation.
Built of Gum-tree sticks, it included bits from an old bicycle, discarded pipes, a ball point pen spring, and a circuit breaker fashioned from the magnet from an old speaker.
He told his story on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show the other night:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Comments
if there's somebody like him in my place, maybe life in here will be better.
Posted by: Dita Nurviasari | October 19, 2009 3:55 PM
In selfish or unselfish ways? ,
Posted by: John13 | October 22, 2009 12:12 PM