by William Kamkwamba | Jul 12, 2007 | General
One of my goals for some time has been to build a more powerful windmill to pump water to irrigate a vegetable garden for my family, and eventually our crops of maize, beans and ground nuts (Americans call them peanuts). Maize (corn) and ground nuts in combination...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 12, 2007 | General
In two earlier posts, I talked about installing metal blades to replace the plastic ones, and replacing the bicycle dynamo with a more powerful treadmill motor. My cousin helped me with this project. Here is the first picture of the new setup: The windmill with the...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 12, 2007 | General
This article from La Reppublica appeared last Friday. If anyone could email me an English translation, I’d post that, too, along with thanks to you. Gratzie! Malawi, ragazzo autocostruisce un impianto eolico-solaredi Tiziano Toniutti William Kamkawamba, un...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 12, 2007 | General
This kind article appeared in Monday’s Sydney Morning Herald: Handle in the wind An African student has found fame as a blogger just two weeks after first experiencing the internet. Elissa Baxter reports. Riding high … William Kamkwamba atop his windmill,...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 12, 2007 | General
I’ve received several requests for photo permissions for images on this blog. In general, they are posted with a Creative Commons license. You can use them for any purpose associated with talking about my story and projects. All I ask is that you send a...
by William Kamkwamba | Jul 6, 2007 | General
A treadmill in operation. Today July 6th is a national holiday in Malawi, commemorating the date in 1964 when Malawi gained independence within the Commonwealth. I took the minibus home from Madisi Secondary School to my home in Wimbe, Kasungu District, and began a...
