William Kamkwamba’s Streak of Genius

September 17, 2009

Tom Rielly, partnership director of TED (Technology, Education, Design) Conferences introduced BlackWeb20.com to this amazing young man, William Kamkwamba. William is barely 20 years old, a former school dropout from a small village in Malawi, Africa, and proof positive that technology knows few boundaries. Watch this video about William and note that his next endeavor has a little, ahem, something to do with Internet access.

Category: Africa 2.0, Getting Things Done, web 2.0 | Tags: Design, Entertainment, Technology, TED Conferences, Tom Rielly, William Kamkwamba, Windmills in Malawi

Frederic Tapé

Hello, Got to meet this amazing guy at the http://makerfaireafrica.com in Accra a couple of weeks ago. What a truly inspiring story so far..I left energized and confident in the bright future of this economic markett.It is only a matter of years[ 8-10] for the world to witness the awakening of the last giant..