Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story

William Kamkwamba was born August 5, 1987, in Malawi, Africa, a country plagued by AIDS and poverty. Like most people in his village, his family of nine subsisted on the meager crops they could grow, living without the luxuries—considered necessities in the West—of electricity or running water. Already living on the edge, the situation became [...]

Malawi’s genius farmer

Malawi’s genius farmer 26/03/2010 / MALAWI Frederick Miska is a farmer from north Malawi. Despite having left school at ten, he’s got a better understanding of creative science than most university students. Amongst his homemade inventions; a mobile phone charger, a fan, and even… electricity. Frederick was discovered earlier this year by science researcher and [...]

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