Moving Windmills

Moving Windmills

By: William Kamkwamba

Malawi

MalawiRegion: Southern Africa

West of Lake Malawi

Mostly plateau

Climate Zone: Sub-Tropical

Rainy Season (Nov. – May)

Dry Seasons (May – Nov.)

Natural Resources:

Fertile Soil which allows people to grow: tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava, sorghum, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts, cattle, goats

Mining uranium, coal, and bauxite (aluminum ore)

Current EconomyWhat Malawians are Doing Now to Make a Living

Subsistence Farming - farming crops for their families

Cash Crops – Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products and cement

Mining – Uranium, coal and bauxite (aluminum ore)

Economy

AgriculturalMining

What Moving Windmills Can Do

Malawians are trying to develop their country’s manufacturing capabilities, but there is an unreliable supply of electricity.

Therefore, we at Moving Windmills are planning to create a series of windmills that can help produce the electricity that Malawi needs in order to expand their industry.

By increasing their manufacturing capabilities Malawi could then export what their industries produce, diversifying their economy.

Works Cited

“Economy & Industry.” Our Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2014. <http:// www.our-africa.org/malawi/economy-industry>.

K, William. “Moving Windmills.” N.p., 2011. Web. <movingwindmills.org>.