Comments on: Christmas at TED? http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William Kamkwamba: Inventor @ Young Africa http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-2588983 William Kamkwamba: Inventor @ Young Africa Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:21:14 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-2588983 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...] [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...]

]]> By: The Bluevine Collective » Follow the Leader http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-2211802 The Bluevine Collective » Follow the Leader Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-2211802 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...] [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...]

]]> By: William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind – The Culturalite kids / inspiration pinboard http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-2033643 William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind – The Culturalite kids / inspiration pinboard Mon, 10 May 2010 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-2033643 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...]

]]> By: Education Breeds Innovation « My Blog http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-1752336 Education Breeds Innovation « My Blog Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:24:56 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-1752336 [...] and two radios in his family home….Following Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...] [...] and two radios in his family home….Following Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his [...]

]]> By: Cheetah blog » The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-1736890 Cheetah blog » The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:42:09 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-1736890 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...] [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...]

]]> By: Meet the attendees (4): William Deed, Tom Reilly & William Kamkwamba « BarCamp Africa http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-1230074 Meet the attendees (4): William Deed, Tom Reilly & William Kamkwamba « BarCamp Africa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:39:52 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-1230074 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...] [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...]

]]> By: Bill Ammells http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-880881 Bill Ammells Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:05:38 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-880881 My name is Bill Ammells, I saw the video of William Kamkwamba and the wind mill that he built.I want to send him money for his schooling and for more wind mills to be built.Please give me the address to send the money,it will not use my credit card over the internet.I will join the TED community as a free member.I would like TED to have a million members.If you had 1 million members and each member gave $10 dollars that would be $10 million dollars, that TED could raise for different causes.We could raise 10 million dollars monthly.Of course beside money TED needs volunteers. Sincerely, Bill Ammells My name is Bill Ammells, I saw the video of William Kamkwamba and the wind mill that he built.I want to send him money for his schooling and for more wind mills to be built.Please give me the address to send the money,it will not use my credit card over the internet.I will join the TED community as a free member.I would like TED to have a million members.If you had 1 million members and each member gave $10 dollars that would be $10 million dollars, that TED could raise for different causes.We could raise 10 million dollars monthly.Of course beside money TED needs volunteers.

Sincerely,

Bill Ammells

]]> By: Vered’s Blog » Blog Archive » TED - A World Leadership group http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-499125 Vered’s Blog » Blog Archive » TED - A World Leadership group Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:18:04 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-499125 [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...] [...] Kamkwamba’s moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his modest but hugely promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Malagasy bloggers rally for Madagascar's children http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-494766 Global Voices Online » Malagasy bloggers rally for Madagascar's children Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:51:58 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-494766 [...] hearing about the windmill engineered by Malawian teenager William Kamkwamba, a group of TED members have volunteered to support William and his family in a constructive manner. Harinjaka wrote: “William, if you read this entry, just [...] [...] hearing about the windmill engineered by Malawian teenager William Kamkwamba, a group of TED members have volunteered to support William and his family in a constructive manner. Harinjaka wrote: “William, if you read this entry, just [...]

]]> By: Giladon-line » Blog Archive » Africa in our Eyes http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/07/christmas-at-ted/comment-page-1/#comment-394156 Giladon-line » Blog Archive » Africa in our Eyes Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:19:58 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1490#comment-394156 [...] 1. TED Africa: the recent TED conference which took place in Arusha, Tanzania, June 4-7, 2007 I observed so many connections and conversations at the conference that felt like they were changing lives. Like William Kamkwamba, the kid who built his family a windmill. Tom Rielly showed him the Internet for the first time. He’d never seen it. Tom typed his name and “windmill” and said, “Look, this is all the information that’s on the web about *you*.” (As Ethan Zuckerman reports, the TEDGlobal community is getting together to help Kamkwamba get further education.) [...] [...] 1. TED Africa: the recent TED conference which took place in Arusha, Tanzania, June 4-7, 2007 I observed so many connections and conversations at the conference that felt like they were changing lives. Like William Kamkwamba, the kid who built his family a windmill. Tom Rielly showed him the Internet for the first time. He’d never seen it. Tom typed his name and “windmill” and said, “Look, this is all the information that’s on the web about *you*.” (As Ethan Zuckerman reports, the TEDGlobal community is getting together to help Kamkwamba get further education.) [...]

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