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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Sara Critchfield

Apr 13, 2012

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