Added February 23, 2012 by TEDxKids@Tokyo
Following William Kamkwamba’s talks, we would like to show another speech from Africa. Here John Kasaona talks about the relationship between man and wildlife in Namibia with vigor and humor that only those who grew up there can have. While this is not a talk on kids, it has a scene that makes us feel the strong bond between father and son. What his father told him in his childhood is so fun and insightful.
[TED2010, Feb 2010| 15:46]
Added February 6, 2012 by TEDxKids@Tokyo
Two years on from his first TED appearance, William Kamkwamba made another speech in TED2009. Here he gave his personal account on his childhood, the famine in his country, and how he came to build a windmill. His widely acclaimed 2007 speech brought him a scholarship and he was studying at Dartmouth College when he made this speech. His voice and expressions shows that he is making the most of this new opportunity.
[TEDGlobal2009, Jul 2009 | 5:59]
Added January 30, 2012 by TEDxKids@Tokyo
At TEDGlobal 2007, William Kamkwamba from Malawi made a short but quite impressive talk. When Malawi was hit by famine and he was forced to leave school, he found a book on wind electricity at a village library. He then self-studied the mechanism of windmill, built one by himself, and generated electricity in his mostly unelectrified village. His simple words “I tried and I made it” really struck my heart.
[TEDGlobal2007, Jun 2007 | 4:15]
