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William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001 and everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village.
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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sustainability is taking root at the forefront of architects' design philosophies. 1. The currents, a ten-storey residential tower and new home to the Great Canadian Theatre Company, is a green development from the partnership of Peter Busby and windmill developments in Ottawa. 2. Engineer Andre Dupras built his house in the Laurentians to accommodate a gymnasium for his wife, a former performer with the Cirque de Soleil. The home features many sustainable...
Author
Publisher
B DE BLOCK
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Now a Netflix film. When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library...? and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.?Lyrically told and gloriously...
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