As a young boy, William Kamkwamba built a windmill using a bicycle parts. This windmill generate electricity and for the first time in his family's life, they had electric light in their home. His book, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," is available in the MHS library.
These are separate TedTalks on sustainable clean energy.
Non-governmental organizations
These non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promote clean and sustainable energy.
Renewable World - scroll down to see stories of energy initiatives that are helping people climb out of poverty.
SELF - Solar Electric Light Fund - This link take you to an interview with a young girl who raised funds to support a SELF project. Click on the SELF header at the top of the webpage to go to the main page for the organization.
Earth Hour - Give up one hour of electricity a year for sake of the planet. Navigate the website by the menus at the top of the page.
Local organizations
(Work in progress. If you know of a NGO working in Egypt working on this goal, please contact jfitzgerald@cacegypt.org.)
Collection of articles, policies and events collected by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Be sure to look at the Generation 2030 tab for youth initiatives.
This webpage includes quick facts, maps and charts about access to fuel for cooking around the world. There is also more information about other aspects of SDG 7 on separate tabs of the page.
Click on the infographic to visit a page with more infographics about clean energy.
