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Mr and Ms PRIDE us figures throughout time that dy our PRIDE values. amba, 1987-Now arnessed the wind”. out of school at the age of fourteen, because of his family’s financial problems, Kamkwamba continued ducation whilst working on farm land in Malawi. <strong>The</strong> local library provided numerous resources and ecame enthralled by technology and science books. One book, ‘Using Energy’, sparked his imagination o experiment with materials to make a wind turbine. By using an old tractor fan, a bicycle frame, bits of n array of reclaimed and recycled material, Kamkwamba managed to build a wooden generator. After it succeeded in powering a light bulb. From there, he scaled it up to provide electricity for his family’s th just one windmill, Kamkwamba has built others to provide his village with power. He has also built a water pump that now supplies drinking water and is continuing to innovate through cheap and efficient ng comfort to the lives of those in poverty. 939 – 2016 untain woman”. le four feet and ten inches, Junk Tabei, despite being on the short side, has scaled greater heights than imagine. As the first woman to climb the Seven Summits (the highest points in each of the continents), rous records, breaking social barriers with every ascent. Japan, Tabei was immersed in traditional practices, and the notion that a woman could achieve side of married life was greatly ridiculed. However, at ten Tabei’s school teacher organised a hike up a , and the mountaineering spirit took hold of the youngster. mountain climbing clubs, Tabei joined several men’s clubs and faced the wrath of members – many had only joined to find herself a husband. In reaction, she formed the Joshi-Tohan climbing club for ith the motto: “Let’s go on an overseas expedition by ourselves”. <strong>The</strong> team managed to trek up the viving the inhospitable conditions – it was so cold that film inside their cameras froze and snapped. nd most difficult, challenge was Everest. An avalanche crushed Tabei and her team, burying them under aving fallen unconscious, Tabei was dug out and rescued by nearby Sherpa people. Yet, rather than continued and twelve days later reached the summit. figures exemplify the entrepreneurial drive that underpins our PRIDE values - not content with their , they spearheaded their own campaigns to great success.
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