Who is William Kamkwamba TED talk?

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. This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED’s editors chose to feature it for you.

What did William Kamkwamba say?

“If you want to make it, all you have to do is try.” “Don’t insult me today just because I’m poor, you don’t know what my future holds!” “BEFORE I DISCOVERED THE miracles of science, magic ruled the world.” “Whatever you want to do, if you do it with all your heart, it will happen.”

Did William Kamkwamba get married?

Now married to a fellow Dartmouth student, living in North Carolina and working with a global nonprofit — Moving Windmills Project — to support rural economic development in Malawi, Kamkwamba on Thursday spoke to three student assemblies for more than three hours.

When did William Kamkwamba go on TED?

When The Daily Times in Blantyre, the commercial capital, wrote a story on Kamkwamba’s wind turbine in November 2006, the story circulated through the blogosphere, and TED conference director Emeka Okafor invited Kamkwamba to talk at TEDGlobal 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania as a guest.

What happens to the chief when he speaks out against the president The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind?

What happened to him? Gilbert’s father the chief. After he spoke the presidents thugs took his away and beat him up.

When you go to the lake you also see the hippos meaning?

“When you go to the lake, you also see the hippos” means… You rarely get something for nothing. Work is harder than it seems at times. Hippos are everywhere and not just at the lake.

How many people are in William Kamkwamba family?

William Kamkwamba was born August 5, 1987 in Dowa, Malawi, and grew up on his family farm in Masitala Village, Wimbe, two and half hours northeast of Malawi’s capital city. The second eldest of Trywell and Agnes Kamkwamba’s seven children, William has six sisters.

Where is William Kamkwamba now 2022?

Currently, William is designing an Innovation Center in Kasungu where young people can find the tools and mentorship to increase crop yields and lead more secure lives.

What problems did William’s family face?

In 2000, William’s family is unable to afford fertilizer for their maize crop. Adding to their problems, the country experiences flooding followed by a prolonged drought. Harvest that year brings in only five bags of maize.

How would you characterize William’s relationship with his father?

I would characterize William’s relationship with his father as very strong. The reasoning behind this would be the fact that his father was very brave. As a result William would look up to him for his bravery and wanted to be like him.

What did William need from his father to complete his windmill?

3. What does William need to create more power from his windmill? William “need something to boost the power — something called a step-up transformer” to create more power from his windmill”(Kamkwamba and Mealer 210).