In recognition of that fact, the poverty reduction and economic growth strategies put in place by the Malawian Government have incorporated youth programmes.

In the light of those challenges, the Malawian Government's goal was to transform the country from a predominantly importing and consuming nation to a predominantly producing and exporting country.

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.

One can only regret that the media seem less interested in this exciting and momentous story, which has the potential to help millions of children, than in Madonna s adoption of a single Malawian infant.

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

In view of the financial resources required for successful implementation of those programmes, the Malawian delegation called upon all development partners to assist UNIDO with resources that would contribute to the successful implementation of the Organization's activities, particularly in the areas of technical cooperation and integrated programmes.

A month before, it seems safe to assume, many of these people had never heard of his native land, a landlocked African nation of about 13 million people bordering Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. Suddenly, David became the world s best known Malawian because it was his good fortune to be adopted by Madonna, the pop star who is to TV cameras what honey is to bears.