Moving Windmills

Introduction

William Kamkwmamba born and raised in Malawi. He sees a photograph of a windmill in a

book and on his own figures out how to build one for his village.

Internet Resources

http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=47        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arD374MFk4w

http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com  

http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/files/architecture_of_invention.pdf

http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/20/a-new-wind-blowing-in-africa/ 

http://timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/2006/11/windmill-fabricator.html

Challenges

1. What is the story all about?
2. Where is Mastala, Malawi? (Google Earth)
3. What is the aim of AMD's 50x15 initiative?
4. What is the OLPC project?
5. What will be the positive and negative impacts of his windmill for the future of his village, his family and himself?
6. The Green Machine OLPC Project.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4445060.stm  http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child.html

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project  - Namibia The Green Machine http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/41        http://allafrica.com/stories/200511220243.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6246989.stm

People opening the Green Machine.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZL77PrtqAI

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U1rC0HtFAxs

Dear Mandela, Short film about ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO living in vast shanty towns just outside the city of Durban.

http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=40  http://sleepinggiantfilms.wordpress.com/