The boy who harnessed the wind2/14/2023 ![]() They were running out of food - had nothing to sell - and had months until they would be able to harvest their crop again.įorced to leave school at 14 years old, with no hope of raising the funds to go again, William resorted to borrowing books from the small local library to continue his education. By the end of 2001, after many lean and difficult years, there was no more crop. They were totally reliant on the maize crop. Like the majority of the population, William's family were farmers. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods, followed by the most severe famine in fifty years, brought it to its knees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he bought light to his family and village, and hope to his nation. When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm - they could no longer afford his fees. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX ![]()
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