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MALAWI YOUTH BUILDS WINDMILL TO POWER VILLAGE

08/11/2009
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  • wind turbine, high school student, africa, homemade, electricity, green power, social responsibility, malawi, William Kamkwamba
    With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • wind turbine, high school student, africa, homemade, electricity, green power, social responsibility, malawi, William Kamkwamba
    With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Malawi village wind turbine, William Kamkwamba, Wind power in Malawi, Soyapi, African student builds wind turbine, Malawi youth builds wind turbines, Wind Power in Africa, Wind Power in the developing world, wind power in developing countries, Emeka Okafor, TED, Homemade green power, DIY Windmill
    With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • malawiwindmill
    With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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wind turbine, high school student, africa, homemade, electricity, green power, social responsibility, malawi, William Kamkwamba

With all the sobering news lately about global warming and war, it's important to remember all the positive things that are ALSO going on in the world at any given time. Case in point: the story of intrepid Malawi youth William Kamkwamba who, despite having no formal education or training, recently engineered and built a windmill to power his house. It's certainly the most inspiring story we've read this month, and we think you'll agree......

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