Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Sangu Delle: U čast makrofinanciranju u Africi. Da, makro-financiranju!
Sangu Delle is an entrepreneur and clean water activist. A TED Fellow who hails from Ghana, he sees incredible potential in the African economy. Full bio
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in Africa are not working very well.
u Africi nisu baš djelotvorne.
in African development-related aid
uloženo u razvoj Afrike
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
manji je danas no što je bio u 1970-ima.
the IMF and the World Bank --
MMF i Svjetska banka,
umjesto potpora,
shows little empirical evidence
na malo iskustvenih dokaza
k ekonomskom napretku.
silver bullet is microcredit.
je tzv. mikro-kredit.
on this romanticized idea
od romantične predodžbe
is an entrepreneur.
seljak u Africi - poduzetnik.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
više od 40 zemalja diljem Afrike
want jobs instead.
umjesto toga želi posao.
Zaboravite mikro-poduzetnike!
pan-African titans
panafričkih divova,
poduzetnika Moa Ibrahima.
he founded Celtel International in '98
Celtel International 1998. godine
cellular provider
across 14 African countries by 2004.
14 afričkih država do 2004. godine.
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
uobičajenog poduzetničkog modela
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
širenje i dijeljenje znanja.
leads to growth through competition.
brojnih sudionika i malih tvrtki.
to each of 500 banana farmers
od 500 uzgajivača banana,
their surplus bananas
višak svojih banana
at the local market.
na lokalnom tržištu.
to one savvy entrepreneur
vještom poduzetniku,
that yields 40 percent additional income
koja donosi 40 posto više prihoda
and creates 50 additional jobs.
i stvara 50 dodatnih radnih mjesta.
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
poduzetnika Erica Muthomija
factory called Stawi
poljoprivrednih proizvoda, Stawi,
banana-based flour and baby food.
bananinog brašna i dječje hrane.
to create value for not only its owners
stvaranju vrijednosti ne samo za vlasnike,
an ownership in the business.
u vlasništvu tvrtke.
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
da postane Mo Ibrahim,
local and global partnerships,
lokalna i globalna partnerstva,
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
berlinske konferencije 1884. -
were not exactly consulted --
nitko se zapravo nije posavjetovao -
(Pljesak)
with small populations:
s malobrojnim stanovništvom:
Cape Verde, 500,000.
Zelenortski otoci, 500 000.
with trade barriers and other impediments,
i s ostalim zaprekama.
across the continent
diljem kontinenta
povukli crte oko nas.
outweigh the challenges,
daleko nadmašuju osporavanja,
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
proširujemo tržište, od Kenije
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
gdje god će ljudi kupovati našu hranu.
empower farmers, create jobs,
osnažiti posljoprivrednike, stvoriti radna mjesta,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
a nadamo se pritom i obogatiti.
mogući pristup,
achieve the same feel-good
jednako dobar osjećaj
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
da kupi kozu na kiva.org,
higher-impact entrepreneurs
broja utjecajnih poduzetnika
that scale pan-Africa
koja će obujmiti Panafriku,
for which our forebearers fought
su se naši preci borili
ekonomske slobode.
for economic freedom
borbi za ekonomsku slobodu
so desperately need,
koja toliko očajnički trebamo,
pomoći u postizanju - ovog.
this is strong rhetoric.
between microcredit
između mikrokreditiranja
and growing regular investment.
a role for microcredit at all?
uopće može biti od koristi?
innovative way
bilo odličan, inovativan način
to the bottom of the pyramid.
pristupe financijskim sredstvima.
se u Africi suočavamo,
at the Marshall Plan
rascijepljene Europe,
u doniranju ovaca.
nam netko da 200 dolara.
and we need jobs.
i trebamo radna mjesta.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sangu Delle - EntrepreneurSangu Delle is an entrepreneur and clean water activist. A TED Fellow who hails from Ghana, he sees incredible potential in the African economy.
Why you should listen
Born in Ghana, Sangu Delle's childhood home was a refuge for victims of torture and violence from neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. Delle graduated from Harvard College with highest honors in African Studies and Economics. He was awarded the Soros Fellowship and pursued a Juris Doctor of Law and MBA at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School, respectively.
At Harvard, enrolling in the Social Engagement Initiative program that bridged the academic study and practical service gap, Delle co-founded cleanacwa (formerly the African Development Initiative) in 2007, which today is currently working to bring clean water and sanitation to over 200,000 people in 160 villages in the Ayensuano, Suhum and Nandom districts in Ghana. Delle is also passionate about mental health and wellness, and was a founding member of Harvard University’s Mental Health Alumni Special Interest Group.
Delle has previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Valiant Capital Partners. Convinced that the real needs of communities can best be met through entrepreneurship, in 2008 he founded an investment holding company, Golden Palm Investments(GPI) to fund promising start-ups that can have social impact and generate jobs. GPI has backed technology startups such as Andela, Flutterwave and mPharma. GPI has also built a portfolio of greenfield companies in healthcare, agriculture and financial services. Delle serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GPI.
Delle has received several international accolades including being named a 2016 finalist for “Young CEO of the Year” by the Africa CEO Forum, Africa’s “Young Person of the Year” in 2014 by the Future Africa Awards, selected as a 2014 TEDGlobal Fellow, Forbes’ top 30 most promising entrepreneurs in Africa and Euromoney’s “Africa’s Rising Stars” award. Institut Choiseul and Forbes Afrique named Delle as one of the top “100 Economic Leaders in Africa” in 2015. Mic named Delle as one of 9 entrepreneurs in the millennial generation making a difference.
Delle is a Trustee of the Peddie School in NJ and serves on the Advisory Board and chairs the Leadership Council of Harvard University’s Center for African Studies. He also serves on the inaugural West Africa Advisory Group of the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University.
Delle loves the outdoors and trekked Mount Everest in 2013 and summited Kilimanjaro during the summer of 2015.
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