More Incredible Resourcefulness from Africa

Boy Selling Ice Cream in Ghana

Had to share this article I read in the international issue of Utne Magazine.

This 14 year old from Malawi basically read a U.S. text book and taught himself how to build a windmill using whatever he could find and generated enough power for his family's house that they could stop using "the toxic paraffin candles they previously used". The windmill eventually generated enough power for other electrical appliances too. Imagine if we all had the self-reliance and creativity this boy had.

Read the full article here.