The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

How a Teenager Disrupted his African Village—and Became a Celebrity Innovator

William Kamkwamba’s fellow villagers worried that he was a malevolent wizard. But the African teen was in fact a talented inventor who taught himself how to build windmills from library books. Up against immense hardship—family tragedy, a hostile government, famine, and catastrophic weather—Kamkwamba found a way to better the lives of everyone in his village. Our latest Instaread on THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND delves into his incredible story.

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