VIDEO: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Global economic development should be a process by which local people are empowered to change their own lives — not an intervention of rich countries who come to "save." Here, William Kamkwamba shares the moving tale of how he used technology and knowledge to change his own circumstances.
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Global economic development should be a process by which local people are empowered to change their own lives — not an intervention of rich countries who come to "save." Here, William Kamkwamba shares the moving tale of how he used technology and knowledge to change his own circumstances.

ORIGINAL: Found on globalismfilms' YouTube channel. William Kamkwamba is the author of "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind."
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