The Kid Who Harnessed the Wind

When William Kamkwamba was fourteen years old, a terrible drought and famine hit his village in Malawi. His family could no longer afford to send him to school, but William refused to stop learning. In an old library book, he discovered how wind could be used to create electricity. Using scraps of metal, bicycle parts, and pieces he found around his village, William built a windmill that could power his family’s home. His invention would eventually inspire people around the world and even become a bestselling book and a Netflix movie. This is the true story of William Kamkwamba, the boy who harnessed the wind.