William Kamkwamba's Massive Project

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William is able to design and build two windmills which brings electricity, running water and eventually food to the village supporting the claim that to make it all one has to do is try. When William Kamkwamba began his massive project he did not have the luxury of power tools and most other tools that someone would desire when constructing a windmill. In fact, William was left with just few nuts and bolts coupled with the neighborhoods junkyard scraps. An nameless disproving neighbor acknowledges this when he states over the crowd, “Ah look the madman has come with his garbage. We’ve been hearing about you” (Kamkwamba/Mealer 182). By referring to William’s equipment as garbage it is apparent that even the underprivileged children of Africa