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Welcome all! We are Global Dragons, coming from various unique backgrounds across the globe, with a purpose and a goal. Having a passion in the field of engineering, our objective is to utilize the skills and knowledge obtained to design a project that will have a beneficial impact on a developing country. As such, this project aims to implement a wind turbine in a small village in Tanzania, specifically in Makambako, (a small town located between the city of Njombe and Iringa) that will have a monumental impact on the community by supplying a surplus of energy. However, to construct a turbine and have it work as intended, multiple factors should be taken into consideration. What should the blades be composed of? How far away from the village should the wind turbines be set up? What is the budget of this project?  Nevertheless in the end, the group hopes to make a difference in the world by continuing to find better ways to assist communities.

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