28 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The winds of change…

When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.

This is a very inspirational talk, his creative mind and driven personality are an example of what we believe here in Gawana. Enjoy it

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07 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Can photography change the world?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the eyes are the windows to the soul. So imagine the power of pictures of womens’ eyes the size of the roof on a house. With one image, in an instant, we get one thousand words about the soul of the stranger from another part of the world. The images are so large that they can be seen from space.  Windows to the soul for aliens? I don’t think so, windows to the soul for the rest us, perhaps, to get a fleeting insight into the lives of others that share this planet.

Kenya - eyes from space [...]

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