BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
William Kamkwamba's home country, the Malawi Republic of Africa, was crippled by famine in 2001 and he and his family were on the brink of starvation. Forced to drop out of school, then 14-year-old William turned his attention to building windmills from tree branches and tractor and bicycle parts to bring electricity and irrigation to his village.
The author and subject of the New York Times best seller "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" will share his story with Boise State students and the community at large on Thursday, Aug. 26. He will participate in an interactive fair and be available for media interviews from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday on the Boise State Quad, where students can build electrical circuits like he built, ride an energy bike to better understand energy generation, play an interactive game on the geography of Africa and sample staple foods from Kamkwamba's country.
He also will give a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts that is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; no ticket is required.
Kamkwamba's book is Boise State's 2010 Campus Read. All incoming first-year students received a copy of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" during their orientation this summer and it will be discussed in classes and incorporated into student projects this fall. "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" was released in September 2009 and quickly landed on The New York Times Best Sellers List. Kamkwamba has become an inspiration around the world. He has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and his inventions displayed at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. He's often invited to tell his story, and in 2008 he delivered an address at the World Economic Forum on Africa. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Sharon McGuire, 208/426-4062, sharonmcguire@boisestate.edu; Brian MacDonaldm 208/426-4624, brianmacdonald@boisestate.edu; Sherry Squires, 208/426-1563,
INSPIRATIONAL AUTHOR TO VISIT STUDENTS, GIVE FREE PUBLIC LECTURE AT BOISE STATEBOISE, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
William Kamkwamba's home country, the Malawi Republic of Africa, was crippled by famine in 2001 and he and his family were on the brink of starvation. Forced to drop out of school, then 14-year-old William turned his attention to building windmills from tree branches and tractor and bicycle parts to bring electricity and irrigation to his village.
The author and subject of the New York Times best seller "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" will share his story with Boise State students and the community at large on Thursday, Aug. 26. He will participate in an interactive fair and be available for media interviews from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday on the Boise State Quad, where students can build electrical circuits like he built, ride an energy bike to better understand energy generation, play an interactive game on the geography of Africa and sample staple foods from Kamkwamba's country.
He also will give a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts that is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; no ticket is required.
Kamkwamba's book is Boise State's 2010 Campus Read. All incoming first-year students received a copy of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" during their orientation this summer and it will be discussed in classes and incorporated into student projects this fall. "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" was released in September 2009 and quickly landed on The New York Times Best Sellers List. Kamkwamba has become an inspiration around the world. He has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and his inventions displayed at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. He's often invited to tell his story, and in 2008 he delivered an address at the World Economic Forum on Africa. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Sharon McGuire, 208/426-4062, sharonmcguire@boisestate.edu; Brian MacDonaldm 208/426-4624, brianmacdonald@boisestate.edu; Sherry Squires, 208/426-1563,
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