Africa might just be positioned to cope best in a resoyree-constrainecl world.illiam Kamkwamba became an African entre-preneurship superstar when international media caught on to his exceptional engineering skills. In 2001, only 14 years old and with limited formal sdhooling, he managed to build a fully functioning windipill to provide his family with electricity, basing the construction on pictures foimd in books at the local library and using mainly scrap metal and wood. The Malawi native later drew international attention as a speaker at the inspiring online TED conferences, which led in turn to a coauthored bestselling book on his life and achievements (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind). And he's still not coasting: William continues inventing and fundraising for various projects in his home village.
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