# How I harnessed the wind

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: William Kamkwamba
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

## Lectures

1. [How I harnessed the wind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind/bcb846b4cfcd), 6 min (TED's player)