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About William Kamkwamba
William grew up in the village of Wimbe, Kasungu
District, Malawi.
Kasungu is mostly populated by Chichewa speaking people. It is located about 80 miles to the northwest of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. A very rural area, the main cash crop of this region is tobacco.
Videos about William
- Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story02/14/08 (6:08)
- TED Talk videoJuly 2009 (5:59)
- MIT Technology and Culture Forum(William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer) 10/21/09 (1:17:22)
- Video: A Conversation with William Kamkwamba ’14(Dartmouth Univ.), 01/23/12 (4:19)
- Interview on the The Daily Show with Jon Stewart10/02/09 (7:44)
Articles about William
- Teen’s DIY Energy Hacking Gives African Village New Hope(Wired, 10/02/09)
- Malawian boy uses wind to power hope, electrify village.(CNN.com, 10/05/09)
- Boy’s dream to build windmill transforms lives in Malawi.(Toronto Star, 12/13/09)
- [Original article] Unleashing the Mind: William Kamkwamba, Malawian Genius, and the New Mediaby Steve Sharra, Ph.D. - The Sunday Times
08 July 2007 (via William's blog) - William Kamkwamba: “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” Speaks at MITby Hetal Shah, The Movement, Spring 2010: Volume 2, Issue 1 [Student-run journal at the BU School of Public Health]
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