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

William Kamkwamba

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" 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. "

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