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William was born on August 5 1987 in Dowa, Malawi. He lives with his mother, father, and six sisters in Wimbe. He was also fond of engineering and energy.

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I wish to be an engineer when i grow up and learning about this 14 year old kid inspired me and made me believe that I really can be who I want to be when I grow up

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William had read the book "Using Energy" as a basis on how to build his wind turbine.

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William was simply one person in the world and yet he, a teenager, managed to solve an issue like electricity with other possible solutions to more problems within his village. The potential in William is huge and his story is a reminder that you can always defy the odds and make something out of nothing.

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In 2001 a severe famine struck and William was unable to continue his schooling. So as a freshman he dropped out of school for the next five years. While unable to go to school he frequented the library and read the books there.

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The windmill that William Kamkwamba created was made up of blue gum trees, scraps picked up from the salvage yard, and bicycle parts. This windmill powered four lights and two radios in his family home.

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William Kamkwamba is known as the boy who harnessed the wind because of his incredible feat in creating a windmill in the area where he was, at the age he was, with the tools and materials he had.

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The story of "The boy who harnessed the wind" opened up my eyes to a young teenager who used engineering to solve a problem, and made me realize I want to be like him.

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William Kamkwamba: How I built a windmill

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When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.

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The windmill worked wonderfully and William stated this his real goal is to eventually be able to provide irrigation for his village using a larger windmill.

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William saw a problem and created a solution. He knew his family needed electricity in their homes and instead of being discouraged he powered through and came out on top