I’ve been following AfriGadget for over a year and William Kamkwamba now for as long as they’ve been reporting about him, and he finally gets the recognition he deserves, with a recent writeup in the Wall Street Journal and online video:

It might only power some light bulbs, a radio and a television set, but for a family that had none of those options before (you know, like light after dark), this shows that anything can be hacked and rigged to empower your surroundings and thus your life!