Friday, December 4, 2009

Malawi Windmill Boy






A 14 year old boy from Malawi Africa, made a windmill for his family. William Kamkwamba a school drop out designed a windmill using pictures and information out of a book he got from his local library.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails. The main use is for a grinding mill powered by the wind, reducing a solid or coarse substance into pulp or minute grains by crushing, grinding, or pressing. [1][2] Windmills also provided energy to sawmills and paper making. Other uses of windmill are wind pumps for pumping fresh water from underground, Drainage windmills for dewatering land below sea level, and wind turbines.








This boy had nothing except his family. He was almost starving and he is turning his life right around. He never seen the Internet before now he has his own website. http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba His family was close to starving and he provided them as a 14 year old boy from starvation.

William Kamkwamba converted the energy from his windmills to pump water and electricity for his family and village. He wants more out of his windmills. Not just Malawi but other villages around his.

The story of William Kamkwamba teaches us all never to give up in what we are doing and to not lose hope in what ever we are executing.

http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8257153.stm

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