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" Clean water and power is our right as humans on this earth, and for too long, our governments in Africa have failed to provide these things. "

William Kamkwamba

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" One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters. "

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" Me and my cousin, most of the time we worked on radios and fixed them. I guess we started because I was curious to understand how radios work. When I was little, I used to think there were small people inside. Most of the time, I was just trying to see the people who are speaking in the radio. "

William Kamkwamba

" Sometimes you can fail in an experiment. But if you fail, you still don't stop observing that thing, looking for a better way. "

William Kamkwamba

" People in my village had this mindset that in big cities like New York, if you are lost or without directions, no one will help you. The first time I came here, I tried to make sure not to walk by myself, because it would be difficult for me if I got lost. But people will help you. "

William Kamkwamba

" Climate change is important to Malawi, but many people see alternative energy more as a means to skip the government and get electricity and power. Deforestation is a huge problem in Malawi, which only adds to the problem. People cut down trees because they have no power to run electric stoves, etc. So they use firewood. "

William Kamkwamba

" I will always be looking back at the things I've gone through, thinking of the struggling people I've seen. "

William Kamkwamba

" I want to build a machine that can drill wells for water. With this problem of water in many places in Africa, we need to find a solution for how you can dig wells so you can be pumping water from deeper places. "

William Kamkwamba

" I want to bring clean water to people who do not have it. What I'm trying to do now is think of ways to build a well-drilling machine that is low-cost so people in rural areas can afford it. "

William Kamkwamba