William Kamkwamba, author, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," and Malawi Windmill Maker

My Friend Bryan Mealer And I Are Writing a Book!

This is a picture of my best friend Gilbert Wimbe and Bryan Mealer when he came to visit me in Malawi. He and I are writing a book together about my life. He's a great writer. This is a little bit about him:

"Bryan Mealer was the Associated Press staff correspondent in Kinshasa, Congo, and has reported from locations across the African continent, including Nairobi, Somalia, and Togo. His writing has appeared in Harper’s and Esquire, among others. He was born in Odessa, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin."

I don't know what it will be called yet. I haven't thought of a good title, but I'm very excited about this project. I hope other young people in Africa will read and it will inspire them.

My Friend Dan Shine and the AMD team at World Economic Forum

I first met Dan Shine at TEDGlobal in Arusha, Tanzania in June 2007. He has been incredibly supportive and helpful ever since, kindly donating my first computer (AMD powered, of course!) and providing an OLPC for the young children in my village. Later, OLPC gave us more of them.

Dan Shine from AMD

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Spending the Week in Capetown with Oma Obama, Barack Obama's Kenyan Half-sister

During the World Economic Forum, I spent a lot of my time with Dan Shine's AMD team and their guests,including Auma Obama, Barack Obama's Kenyan half-sister.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Capetown, South Africa

I spoke at a panel moderated by Dan Shine, Vice President of AMD's 50x15 initiative, an effort to connect half the world's population to the Internet by 2015 about Technology in Emerging Countries. Dan showed the short film produced about my story before the panel and then I joined a discussion with the other panelists. (photo courtesy Dan Shine)

Meeting the President of My Country, Bingu wa Mutharika

On June 3, 2008, I dined with the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika and about 20 other people at a private dinner at the World Economic Forum Africa meeting. It was very exciting to meet him, although we didn't have much time to talk one on one. I told him a little bit about my story and he said "That's great!" I hope to meet him again in the future.