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William Kamkwamba: Hvordan jeg høstede vinden

Filmed Jul 2009 • Posted Sep 2009TEDGlobal 2009
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I en alder af 14 år, under fattigdom og hungersnød, byggede en dreng fra Malawi en vindmølle til at lave strøm til familiens hjem. Nu som 22-årig, holder William Kamkwamba en tale på TED, her, for anden gang, deler han med sine egne ord den bevægende historie om opfindelsen, der ændrede hans liv.

To power his family's home, young William Kamkwamba built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap -- starting him on a journey detailed in the book "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" and the new film, "William and the Windmill." Full bio »

Translated into Danish by Martin John Pedersen
Reviewed by Louise Frilund
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