KAMKWAMBA. THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND.

At the age of 14, William Kamkwamba, born into poverty and famine in Malawi, built his family a windmill armed with nothing more than a book. He began collecting various materials such as plastic pipes, bicycle parts, from a scrapyard to build his wind machine. The town, including his mother, thought he was crazy. He now powers his entire village with electricity and supplies the people with water eliminating the drought problem that claimed the lives of so many.

Watch the videos below in sequence because it's incredible to see his progress over the years.