
So it was here I met 14 year old William Kamkwamba. I got to step
foot in Malawi and see the sense of community, as well as the the plight of poverty.
Life was not always easy. Water was not always clean nor easy to find. Diarrhea
and cholera were sometimes the aftermath due to polluted water and poorly-constructed
latrines. Money and food could be thin at times. Deforestation was at play,
intertwining with the other issues. But despite the environmental issues,
spirit was strong. William led a life of curiosity, stamina, perseverance, and
strength.


And, as often happens with inventors & innovators, William's neighbors thought he was a little nuts… until he made the seemingly impossible
possible!
My spring was sponsored by the inspiration of one William to
another Williams—capturing the mindset of the maker movement in Malawi!
Book image from https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Harnessed-Wind-Electricity/dp/0061730335/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491874352&sr=8-2&keywords=boy+who+harnessed+the+wind ; video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QkNxt7MpWM; windmill pic from https://mannerofspeaking.org/2011/10/22/analysis-of-a-speech-by-william-kamkwamba/; quote from http://quoteaddicts.com/author/william-kamkwamba; quote from http://i.quoteaddicts.com/media/q2/33854.png; galimoto pic from http://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/galimoto.html; galimoto book pic from https://www.amazon.com/Galimoto-Reading-Rainbow-Karen-Williams/dp/0688109918; quote with visuals from https://www.pinterest.com/explore/william-kamkwamba/
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