William created a windmill that generated enough power for his home in Wimbe Village, Kasungu, Malawi and now plans to create power to irrigate the village's crops.
August 20 was William Kamkwamba's first day at his new school ABCCA (African Bible College Christian Academy). He was previously forced to drop out of school but that did not stop him from learning. With access to the library, he persevered until he had created his windmill which generated enough power for several light bulbs and a couple radios.
- William now lives in Lilongwe the capital city of Malawi because that’s where his school is. He’s secure in the knowledge that his family now has steady power stored in batteries from the windmill he created.
- In Lilongwe, the power cuts out frequently and they are then forced to use candles and flashlights. He wants to build a new windmill for Gerry Douglas, founder of Baobab Health Partnership ,his wife Thuy, a doctor and their six year old son who are now sharing their home with him.
He also wants to create enough power to irrigate his village’s crops and with the support of others, I believe he will do it.
Here is a YouTube video of 19-year-old Williamand his interview with Chris Anderson, curator of the TED Conference at TED Global 2007.
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