The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba Interview now available

What began as a book tie-in with a unit on Africa turned into something much more profound for a seventh grade class at Casey Middle School. Written by William Kamkwamba (co-authored by Bryan Mealer), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the true story of Malawian-born Kamkwamba and his dream of building a windmill to provide electricity and running water for his village. Inspired by the story, students at Casey Middle School started a crowdfunding campaign and raised enough money to bring the author to speak in Boulder at their school on Feb. 27, 2015. Inside the Greenhouse was a partner in bringing Kamkwamba to the Boulder school and arranged for an interview by six Casey Middle School students. CU Theatre major, Jake Dorr, recently completed editing the footage gathered at Casey into a video that is 28 minutes and 50 seconds in length. This video shares Kamkwamba's experience in his own words and through the questions of middle school students who had read and been moved by his book.