A few years ago I brought you the inspiring story of William Kamkwamba, who at the age of 14, used the inquisitive nature of his youth to change the lives of both his family and village. After being forced to drop out of school as his parents had no money,William sought refuge in a tiny local library that (USAID) had built. While there he saw a photo of a windmill in and decided to go home and took what he could find and began to build one.
The windmill took William only 3 months to build from various scraps and items he found, and it was in that moment that William stunned his skeptical village as he ‘harnessed the wind’ to bring his family and village power. Four years later William would find himself in the international spotlight as news of his ambitious and inspiring story to bring an end to dire poverty in his village.
Now 22, William has achieved another amazing feet, he has just published a book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. In the book you can read all about Williams amazing and inspiring story to triumph over poverty and adversity. William is not just an example of how small ideas can produce big and lasting, sustainable change, but that youth really does have the power to drive prosperity.
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