Chris Anderson: William, hallo. Goed om jou te sien.
Chris Anderson: William, hi. Good to see you.
William Kamkwamba: Thanks.
William Kamkwamba: Dankie.
CA: So, we've got a picture, I think? Where is this?
CA: Ek dink ons het ’n foto? Waar is dit?
WK: This is my home. This is where I live.
WK: Dis my huis. Dis waar ek bly.
CA: Where? What country?
CA: Waar? Watter land?
WK: In Malawi, Kasungu. In Kasungu. Yeah, Mala.
WK: In Malawi, Kasungu. In Kasungu.
CA: OK. Now, you're 19 now?
CA: OK. So, jy's nou 19?
WK: Yeah. I'm 19 years now.
WK: Ja. Ek's nou 19 jaar oud.
CA: Vyf jaar gelede het jy ’n idee gehad. Wat was dit?
CA: Five years ago you had an idea. What was that?
WK: Ek wou ’n windmeul gemaak het.
WK: I wanted to make a windmill.
CA: ’n Windmeul?
CA: A windmill?
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: Vir krag -- vir ligte en so aan?
CA: What, to power -- for lighting and stuff?
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: So wat het jy gedoen? Hoe het jy dit gerealiseer?
CA: So what did you do? How did you realize that?
WK: Na ek skool moes opgee, het ek biblioteek toe gegaan, en ek't ’n boek gelees -- "Using Energy," en ek kry toe inligting om die meul te bou. En ek't probeer en ek't dit gemaak.
WK: After I dropped out of school, I went to library, and I read a book that would -- "Using Energy," and I get information about doing the mill. And I tried, and I made it.
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CA: So jy't nagevolg -- jy't die ontwerp in die boek presies nagevolg.
CA: So you copied -- you exactly copied the design in the book.
WK: A, nee. Ek't net --
WK: Ah, no. I just --
CA: Wat het gebeur?
CA: What happened?
WK: Eintlik het ’n ontwerp van die windmeul wat in die boek was, dit het vier -- a -- drie lemme, en myne het vier lemme.
WK: In fact, a design of the windmill that was in the book, it has got four -- ah -- three blades, and mine has got four blades.
CA: Die boek s'n het drie gehad, joune vier.
CA: The book had three, yours had four.
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: En waaruit het jy dit gemaak?
CA: And you made it out of what?
WK: Ek't vier lemme gemaak, net omdat ek die krag wou vermeerder.
WK: I made four blades, just because I want to increase power.
CA: OK.
CA: OK.
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: Jy't drie getoets en ontdek vier werk beter?
CA: You tested three, and found that four worked better?
WK: Ja. Ek toets.
WK: Yeah. I test.
CA: En waaruit het jy die windmeul gemaak? Watter materiale het jy gebruik?
CA: And what did you make the windmill out of? What materials did you use?
WK: Ek gebruik ’n fietsraam, en ’n katrol, en plastiekpyp, wat dan trek --
WK: I use a bicycle frame, and a pulley, and plastic pipe, what then pulls --
CA: Het ons ’n foto daarvan? Kan ons die volgende skyfie sien?
CA: Do we have a picture of that? Can we have the next slide?
WK: Ja. Die windmeul.
WK: Yeah. The windmill.
CA: En so, daai windmeul, wat -- dit het gewerk?
CA: And so, and that windmill, what -- it worked?
WK: Wanneer die wind waai, draai en genereer dit.
WK: When the wind blows, it rotates and generates.
CA: Hoe baie elektrisiteit?
CA: How much electricity?
WK: 12 watt.
WK: 12 watts.
CA: En so, kon dit ’n lig brand vir die huis? Hoeveel ligte?
CA: And so, that lit a light for the house? How many lights?
WK: Vier gloeilampe en twee radios.
WK: Four bulbs and two radios.
CA: Wow.
CA: Wow.
WK: Yeah.
WK: Ja.
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CA: Volgende skyfie -- So, wie's dit?
so who's that?
WK: Dis my ouers, met die radio.
WK: This is my parents, holding the radio.
CA: So wat dink hulle -- jy was toe 14, 15 -- wat dink hulle hiervan? Was hulle beïndruk?
CA: So what did they make of -- that you were 14, 15 at the time -- what did they make of this? They were impressed?
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: En so wat's jou -- wat gaan jy doen hiermee?
CA: And so what's your -- what are you going to do with this?
WK: Um --
WK: Um --
CA: Wat wil jy -- ek bedoel -- wil jy nog een bou?
CA: What do you -- I mean -- do you want to build another one?
WK: Ja, ek wil nog een bou -- om water te pomp en lande te besproei.
WK: Yeah, I want to build another one -- to pump water and irrigation for crops.
CA: So dit sou groter moes wees?
CA: So this one would have to be bigger?
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: Hoe groot?
CA: How big?
WK: Ek dink dit sal meer as 20 watt produseer.
WK: I think it will produce more than 20 the watts.
CA: So dit sal besproeiing vir die hele dorpie genereer?
CA: So that would produce irrigation for the entire village?
WK: Ja.
WK: Yeah.
CA: Wow. En so jy's besig om met mense hier by TED te gesels om mense te kry wat dalk op ’n manier kan help om hierdie droom waar te maak?
CA: Wow. And so you're talking to people here at TED to get people who might be able to help in some way to realize this dream?
WK: Ja, as hulle my kan help met materiale, ja.
WK: Yeah, if they can help me with materials, yeah.
CA: En as jy dink aan jou lewe vorentoe, jy's nou 19, sien jy jouself voortgaan met hierdie droom van werk met energie?
CA: And as you think of your life going forward, you're 19 now, do you picture continuing with this dream of working in energy?
WK: Ja. Ek dink steeds om te werk met energie.
WK: Yeah. I'm still thinking to work on energy.
CA: Wow. William, dis ’n groot eer om jou by die TED-konferensie te hê. Baie dankie dat jy gekom het.
CA: Wow. William, it's a real honor to have you at the TED conference. Thank you so much for coming.
WK: Dankie.
WK: Thank you.
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