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Windpower from Scratch

By The World ⋅ November 16, 2009 ⋅ Email This Post ⋅

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After dropping out of school as a teenager because of poverty and drought, William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of discarded materials in his village. Kamkwamba tells anchor Marco Werman how the windmill brought electricity to his tiny village in Malawi.

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2 comments for “Windpower from Scratch”

In fact I am impressed….I downloaded the mp3. I listen to it everyday.

Posted by Haruna Mohammed | November 26, 2009, 8:36 am
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AMAZING, and truly inspiring.

Posted by Medha | December 13, 2009, 4:29 pm
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