Comments | yinkawills: A Young African Genius Creates Electricity for His Family and Village On A Shoestring

yinkawills

A Young African Genius Creates Electricity for His Family and Village On A Shoestring

Oct 09, 2009 13:36

I want as many people as possible to know, and understand that 'The Poor' have as many creative, innovative people in their ranks, as anyone else. That if someone is a genius, and born into poverty (or war or catastrophe) that genius doesn't just disappear. The tragedy of it is that mostly, such people won't get to express it, and that is a major ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

melagan October 9 2009, 14:22:36 UTC

Thank you so much for sharing! Do you mind if I link back to this?

yinkawills October 9 2009, 15:52:56 UTC

Yes Please!
I want as many people as possible to read and then spread it. So that others reading can be inspired and some amongst them take practical steps themselves to either improve their own/family's/village's situation or invent or create something that improves the life of others.

Seriously.

I think THATS how we'll get things done. A trillion, tiny, incremental steps. (Whilst politicians are looking the other way, and bickering, and posturing) Before we know it, pouff! World poverty- GONE!!!

PS I like your 'Libertine' 'verse

melagan October 10 2009, 11:48:10 UTC

I think THATS how we'll get things done. A trillion, tiny, incremental steps.

Excellent words of wisdom m'dear.

(I'm glad you like the Libertine 'verse ;)

neevebrody October 10 2009, 01:15:52 UTC

Oh my... I teared up at this. THIS gives me hope and helps confirm my faith in the human spirit and the power of knowledge and determination. What a fascinating and inspiring story. Thank you so much for sharing it.

yinkawills October 10 2009, 20:26:44 UTC

Yay!
Great getting visitors to my blog. Each person reading about this, results in a step forward. Spread it around, please, and some other kid out there- on the internet in the library- will think of a practical step to help her/his village...

Cheers! :)

sgamadison October 10 2009, 01:29:39 UTC

What an amazing story. I am humbled and awed at the same time (as well as fearful, I know how precarious life is in that part of the world for a variety of reasons that we all take for granted should not threaten life). Thank you for sharing this. :-)

yinkawills October 10 2009, 20:28:14 UTC

Oooo!
Another person whose fic I've enjoyed :)
Yup, its time. We are ALL going to do great things.

em_kellesvig October 10 2009, 01:41:08 UTC

What an incredible young man and a fantastic story of ingenuity! Thank you for sharing it.

yinkawills October 10 2009, 20:34:54 UTC

Thanks! :)
I'm so thrilled to have visitors to my blog, I cant tell you.
Please spread the word, and go and look at his site. Also, look at the site for a little charity called Sandema. A UK teacher having retired agreed to visit someone he'd taught in England, in his village in Ghana, was stunned at the poverty, came back and started a tiny charity (individuals on the street with collecting tins). Fast forward 10-15 years later the village has a brick school built and a little library, and a traning centre to give villagers non-agricultural skills.Staffed by locals -empowering them both ways. And the teacher, Patrick, I bumped into one day whilst shopping, jiggling his collecting tin, and got talking and was stunned when he told me what he'd been doing. I think he's turned 70 and has been up a mountain fundraising. Another example of an individual saying 'sod it, I'm going to make a difference!'