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The Miraculous Device That Saved My Farm — and Changed My Life | Josephine Waweru | TED

Exhausted from carrying water up a hill to keep her small farm in Kenya thriving, Josephine Waweru received an unexpected call that offered a nearly unbelievable solution. She shares how one simple device allowed her crops (and her dreams) to flourish — and offers a glimmer of hope in the face of growing climate uncertainty.…

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Exhausted from carrying water up a hill to keep her small farm in Kenya thriving, Josephine Waweru received an unexpected call that offered a nearly unbelievable solution. She shares how one simple device allowed her crops (and her dreams) to flourish — and offers a glimmer of hope in the face of growing climate uncertainty. (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 16, 2025)

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29 Comments

  1. @Yeatonnyreenen

    August 1, 2025 at 11:02 am

    I laughed so loud my boyfriend thought I was watching our wedding video. Almost💖

  2. @MW-fw8ch

    August 1, 2025 at 11:07 am

    That’s awesome

  3. @ennearact

    August 1, 2025 at 11:08 am

    Hmm yes new TED video released

  4. @willandres

    August 1, 2025 at 11:11 am

    This is beautifully inspiring! ❤🎉

  5. @maje9448

    August 1, 2025 at 11:16 am

    Shewascatching

  6. @fairygodmomma2313

    August 1, 2025 at 11:18 am

    It’s easy to love this woman. God bless you!

  7. @subheeshsubi88

    August 1, 2025 at 11:19 am

    ❤…

  8. @cynthiawilson8294

    August 1, 2025 at 11:28 am

    She is amazing!

  9. @billykid5562

    August 1, 2025 at 11:29 am

    A Kenyan on TED talk… remarkable! Such a resilient and innovative woman…sharing insights that will echo through generations.

  10. @nothingbutchappy

    August 1, 2025 at 11:53 am

    Solar powered water pump… saved you the time.

    • @niokola89

      August 1, 2025 at 12:56 pm

      Thank you a lot!

    • @OneOddGoose

      August 1, 2025 at 5:04 pm

      It was still an inspiring talk!

  11. @Journeyman1642

    August 1, 2025 at 11:57 am

    I’m sorry… can you repeat that?

    • @OneOddGoose

      August 1, 2025 at 5:06 pm

      How about you rewatch it with subtitles and read a little. This talk was very inspirational, and the effort through it must have been astounding.

    • @Journeyman1642

      August 1, 2025 at 5:09 pm

      @@OneOddGoose😂😂 ok

    • @steventrafford7763

      August 3, 2025 at 1:34 pm

      She can’t listen you …

  12. @jackcooper4936

    August 1, 2025 at 12:22 pm

    Water isn’t “running out”. There’s the same amount of water on earth that always has been, and always will be. Global warming idiots will say anything to scam you out of money.

  13. @JaiRam-o3x

    August 1, 2025 at 3:14 pm

    Very inspiring and I thank you for sharing your living miracles 💖🙏🏽

  14. @JulioDamiánDíazLópez

    August 1, 2025 at 7:44 pm

    Ejemplo de perseverancia gracias me encanto ❤️

  15. @CHANT3L-ccm33

    August 1, 2025 at 10:01 pm

    So inspiring ❤❤❤❤

  16. @newwwdreamerrr2969

    August 1, 2025 at 10:52 pm

    Help to Gaza !

  17. @Craigbn981

    August 1, 2025 at 11:27 pm

    The lesson is answer telemarketing calls.

  18. @MrJames_1

    August 2, 2025 at 1:23 am

    For so many reasons, this was my favourite TED talk in many years. You’re a wonderful person Josephine. Greetings from me here in Australia. It’s been decades, but I still remember my visit to Kenya with great fondness for the country and its people.

  19. @urbanstrencan

    August 2, 2025 at 1:44 am

    Great to see development of systems like this to help farmers

  20. @scaleneous

    August 2, 2025 at 3:01 am

    Love it! She’s proving that helping people find grace and agency is not a waste of time.

  21. @Aroosawali

    August 2, 2025 at 3:21 am

    So cute woman

  22. @garciavashchino1

    August 2, 2025 at 5:44 am

    I’m very happy for her and her success… We should work together and heal our only planet.

    The Truth is, people with the most power don’t see it that way. I hope people like Josephine Waweru retake power so that it can happen.

  23. @getfuzed1887

    August 2, 2025 at 2:24 pm

    Im so amazed by the people in africa, living under such circumstances, creating so much with such less. Giving me hope that everyone can participate in improving the world

  24. @FelixChisoni841312

    August 2, 2025 at 3:40 pm

    YOu have refreshed my mind!!

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