William Kamkwamba's Windmill Journey

What major challenge did William Kwamba and his community face?

• Lack of clean drinking water

• No access to education for children

• A severe drought and lack of electricity

• Poor farming conditions and infertile land

How did William learn about harnessing wind energy to generate electricity?

• He learned from a local engineer

• He experimented on his own until he succeeded

• He found a book about windmills in the local library

• His high school teachers taught him about energy

What kind of materials did William primarily use to build his first windmill?

• New parts purchased from a distant city

• Wood and metal provided by a local factory

• Scrap materials like sticks, metal, and bicycle parts

• Advanced technological components from a foreign country

What was one of the immediate benefits of William's first windmill for his village?

• It provided clean drinking water for the village

• It allowed people in the village to charge their cell phones

• It powered a large-scale irrigation system for all farms

• It created many new jobs in the community