Comments on: MALAWI YOUTH BUILDS WINDMILL TO POWER VILLAGE http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: sudhirdesignhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-195140 sudhirdesign Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:12:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-195140 This is inspiring, can light up many houses, with some changes, modifications and association with experts. Any further progress William? Kindly update. We would be interested to join hands to make this a complete system, you can contact us. Sudhir Kumar, Industrial Designer, sudhirdesign@hotmail.com This is inspiring, can light up many houses, with some changes, modifications and association with experts. Any further progress William? Kindly update. We would be interested to join hands to make this a complete system, you can contact us. Sudhir Kumar, Industrial Designer, sudhirdesign@hotmail.com

]]> By: usmanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-83088 usman Fri, 30 May 2008 11:08:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-83088 if every person think like that then our world will have a greener and safer tomorrow if every person think like that then our world will have a greener and safer tomorrow

]]> By: usmanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-83086 usman Fri, 30 May 2008 11:05:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-83086 if every man think like that we will save our world if every man think like that we will save our world

]]> By: Onjefuhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-73140 Onjefu Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:08:07 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-73140 As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. There are some pretty ingenious folks all over Africa. I hope this kid gets the support he needs to shine. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. There are some pretty ingenious folks all over Africa. I hope this kid gets the support he needs to shine.

]]> By: Tommy Petershttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-61269 Tommy Peters Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:01:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-61269 Why is Rielly under the radar? Tom is where William is coming from. He should be celebrated as well. Now the ball is in the court of the Malawi government. They and corporate sponsors would provide the necessary traction. Why is Rielly under the radar? Tom is where William is coming from. He should be celebrated as well. Now the ball is in the court of the Malawi government. They and corporate sponsors would provide the necessary traction.

]]> By: Adhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-56719 Ad Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:34:58 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-56719 What an act of good-will gesture!Not only he's helping others in times of trouble, he went that extra mile with a really wise solution :- power with a natural windmill, no pollution, environmentally friendly! Now, helping others does not have to be at the expense of another's suffering! Really well done! What an act of good-will gesture!

Not only he’s helping others in times of trouble, he went that extra mile with a really wise solution :- power with a natural windmill, no pollution, environmentally friendly! Now, helping others does not have to be at the expense of another’s suffering! Really well done!

]]> By: A Man and his Windmill | Barley Huthttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-54658 A Man and his Windmill | Barley Hut Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:10:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-54658 [...] Read the inspiring story of William Kamkwamba, a young man who, despite no formal training, built a ... You hear this so often it’s easy to dismiss the advice, and it goes something like, if you have a dream then go after it. Nike wrapped this sentiment in three words, Just Do It, which is so characteristically American that it’s hard not to love, but like I said, it’s easy to dismiss the importance of this notion. There is nothing quite being precise and surgical in your pursuit of a desire. On a related noted, I always thought Go Be It worked better on a spiritual- evolutionary level, but that’s why I’m sitting here stuffing my face with Doritos, and Nike is posed to take over the world. [...] [...] Read the inspiring story of William Kamkwamba, a young man who, despite no formal training, built a … You hear this so often it’s easy to dismiss the advice, and it goes something like, if you have a dream then go after it. Nike wrapped this sentiment in three words, Just Do It, which is so characteristically American that it’s hard not to love, but like I said, it’s easy to dismiss the importance of this notion. There is nothing quite being precise and surgical in your pursuit of a desire. On a related noted, I always thought Go Be It worked better on a spiritual- evolutionary level, but that’s why I’m sitting here stuffing my face with Doritos, and Nike is posed to take over the world. [...]

]]> By: William Whitehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-50893 William White Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:08:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-50893 Is it possible to send this guy some money? People like this deserve support. Is it possible to send this guy some money? People like this deserve support.

]]> By: William Kamkwamba's Wind Mill - AfroChat Forumshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-50712 William Kamkwamba's Wind Mill - AfroChat Forums Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:30:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-50712 [...] deep discharge battery, which will help improve with the power storage of his house. Full Source: Inhabitat » MALAWI YOUTH BUILDS WINDMILL TO POWER VILLAGE William Kamkwamba’s Wind Mill Blog that details all of the outstanding support he’s been receiving [...]

]]> By: Content Corner 8-5-07 (Version 2.0)http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-50303 Content Corner 8-5-07 (Version 2.0) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:52:31 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-50303 [...] Malawi Youth Builds Windmill to Power Village When was the last time that you built your own power producing windmill from scratch?  Never?  Well, this guy did it just by reading some books and being determined.  Since I am teaching myself (and hopefully you) web page design from scratch I feel a certain connection to William.  In fact, he recently started his own blog so here is a link to it: [...] [...] Malawi Youth Builds Windmill to Power Village When was the last time that you built your own power producing windmill from scratch?  Never?  Well, this guy did it just by reading some books and being determined.  Since I am teaching myself (and hopefully you) web page design from scratch I feel a certain connection to William.  In fact, he recently started his own blog so here is a link to it: [...]

]]> By: claudiohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49971 claudio Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:02:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-49971 Great! Great!

]]> By: David Clarkhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49823 David Clark Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:08:01 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-49823 Simply astounding! Well done! Malawians are some of the most industrious and wonderful people, I really love living here, and this just goes to show what can be done if you apply yourself and go the extra mile. Simply astounding! Well done! Malawians are some of the most industrious and wonderful people, I really love living here, and this just goes to show what can be done if you apply yourself and go the extra mile.

]]> By: It's the only one we have : Malawi youth builds a wind turbine to power his villagehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49493 It's the only one we have : Malawi youth builds a wind turbine to power his village Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:28:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-49493 [...] Full Story digg_url = 'http://robinnixon.com/blog/2007/07/24/malawi-youth-builds-a-wind-turbine-to-power-his-village/'; digg_title = 'Malawi youth builds a wind turbine to power his village'; digg_bodytext = 'After having to drop out of school due to lack of funds, William Kamkwamba from Malawi decided to learn as much as he could from books that had been donated to his primary school’s library. One of the books detailed how to build a windmill that generated enough electricity. With much trial and error, some local [...]'; digg_skin = "compact"; digg_topic = "environment"; ( function() { var ds=typeof digg_skin=='string'?digg_skin:''; var h=80; var w=52; if(ds=='compact') { h=18; w=120; } var u=typeof digg_url=='string'?digg_url:(typeof DIGG_URL=='string'?DIGG_URL:window.location.href); document.write(""); } )() [...] [...] Full Story digg_url = ‘http://robinnixon.com/blog/2007/07/24/malawi-youth-builds-a-wind-turbine-to-power-his-village/’; digg_title = ‘Malawi youth builds a wind turbine to power his village’; digg_bodytext = ‘After having to drop out of school due to lack of funds, William Kamkwamba from Malawi decided to learn as much as he could from books that had been donated to his primary school’s library. One of the books detailed how to build a windmill that generated enough electricity. With much trial and error, some local [...]‘; digg_skin = “compact”; digg_topic = “environment”; ( function() { var ds=typeof digg_skin==’string’?digg_skin:”; var h=80; var w=52; if(ds==’compact’) { h=18; w=120; } var u=typeof digg_url==’string’?digg_url:(typeof DIGG_URL==’string’?DIGG_URL:window.location.href); document.write(”"); } )() [...]

]]> By: Aileenhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49347 Aileen Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:51:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-49347 Great story Great story

]]> By: Aileenhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/comment-page-1/#comment-49346 Aileen Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/11/malawi-youth-builds-windmill-to-power-village/#comment-49346 I agree with Debra, this young man is an asset to his family and his country. We find out quickly that we have to do what we have to to survive. I agree with Debra, this young man is an asset to his family and his country. We find out quickly that we have to do what we have to to survive.

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