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William Kamkwamba on Jon Stewart

The shy boy who barely spoke English when I first met him in Arusha two years ago (and had this impromptu on-stage conversation with him http://bit.ly/9Q3l ) gave an amazing interview on Jon Stewart last night. Everyone at TED salutes him.

You can learn more about William and his astonishing story of building a windmill in his home village in Malawi here.   His book is storming the charts at Amazon here http://bit.ly/IDJgf     (A special call-out to TED's Tom Rielly @trielly who urged me to bring him to the stage at Arusha and who has since been supporting his education and much more. Also to @emeka_okafor who brought William to Arusha as a TED Fellow.)

Comments (4)

Oct 08, 2009
Stian said...
Amazing and interesting story! I'm buying this book, that's for sure.
Oct 08, 2009
mulumba said...
Very proud to see William reaching great heights and glad to have met him at TED in Arusha. Thanks again to you Chris and the TED community.
Oct 08, 2009
Alex Cone said...
I watch the second TED appearance William gave any time I am getting down at work. This happens to be almost daily. Thank you for letting his talent be seen by the masses.

Cheers!

Oct 08, 2009
Eve Mitts said...
I'm headed to Malawi in December for a volunteer trip and I just can't wait to be inspired by those who do so much with so little.
Gotta love his sense of humor! Where was this Google??? haha

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