ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sangu Delle - Entrepreneur
Sangu 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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TEDGlobal 2014

Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa

Sangu Dele: U čast makro-finansiranja u Africi

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U ovom kratkom, provokativnom govoru, investitor Sangu Dele pita da li je mikrofinansiranje - male pozajmice malim preduzetnicima - najbolji način za podstrekivanje rasta zemalja u razvoju. ,,Čini se da smo se vezali za ovu romantičarsku ideju da je svaki siromašni stanovnik Afrike preduzetnik", kaže on. ,,Ipak, moj rad me je naučio da većina ljudi želi posao". Dele, kolega iz TED-a, u svom govoru podržava velika preduzeća i fabrike, i odbacuje sve prepreke koje sputavaju trgovinu u pan-Africi.
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Traditional prescriptions for growth
in Africa are not working very well.
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Tradicionalni recepti za razvoj Afrike
ne uspijevaju baš najbolje.
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After one trillion dollars
in African development-related aid
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Nakon jednog biliona dolara koji su
u posljednjih 60 godina dodijeljeni Africi
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in the last 60 years,
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kao pomoć u njenom razvoju,
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real per capita income today
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
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realni dohodak po glavi stanovnika
danas je niži nego 1970-e.
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Aid is not doing too well.
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Pomoć nije bila od velike koristi.
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In response,
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Kao odgovor na to,
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the Bretton Woods institutions --
the IMF and the World Bank --
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institucije Breton Vudsa - Međunarodni
monetarni fond i Svjetska banka,
00:38
pushed for free trade not aid,
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zauzimali su se za slobodnu trgovinu,
a ne za pomoć,
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yet the historical record
shows little empirical evidence
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uprkos tome što istorijski podaci
ne daju puno opipljivih dokaza
00:46
that free trade leads to economic growth.
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da slobodna trgovina vodi do
rasta ekonomije.
00:50
The newly prescribed
silver bullet is microcredit.
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Taj novi prepisani ,,lijek" je
mikrokredit.
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We seem to be fixated
on this romanticized idea
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Čini se da smo čvrsto vezani
za ovu romantičarsku ideju
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that every poor peasant in Africa
is an entrepreneur.
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da je svaki siromašni stanovnik Afrike
preduzetnik.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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Yet my work and travel
in 40-plus countries across Africa
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Ipak, moj rad i putovanje
kroz preko 40 afričkih zemalja
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have taught me that most people
want jobs instead.
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naučili su me da većina ljudi, u stvari,
želi posao.
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My solution: Forget micro-entrepreneurs.
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Moje rješenje:
zaboravimo male preduzednike.
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Let's invest in building
pan-African titans
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Hajde da ulažemo u izgradnju
pan-afričkih velikana,
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like Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim.
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kao što je uradio sudanski biznismen
Mo Ibrahim.
01:27
Mo took a contrarian bet on Africa when
he founded Celtel International in '98
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On je uložio u Afriku tako
što je '98. osnovao Celtel International,
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and built it into a mobile
cellular provider
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i izgradio ga u provajdera mobilne
telefonije
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with 24 million subscribers
across 14 African countries by 2004.
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sa 24 miliona pretplatnika u 14
afričkih zemalja do 2004. godine.
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The Mo model might be better
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
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Moguće da je Moov model bolji od modela
po kojem je običan čovjek preduzetnik,
01:47
which prevents an effective means
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
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a koji sprječava efektne načine širenja
i razmjene znanja.
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Perhaps we are not at a stage in Africa
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Mi u Africi možda nismo u fazi u kojoj
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where many actors and small enterprises
leads to growth through competition.
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se do razvoja dolazi konkurencijom
među glumcima i manjim preduzećima.
01:59
Consider these two alternative scenarios.
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Razmotrite ove dvije mogućnosti.
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One: You loan 200 dollars
to each of 500 banana farmers
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Prva: Pozajmite po 200 dolara svakom od
500 uzgajivača banana,
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allowing them to dry
their surplus bananas
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što će im omogućiti da osuše višak voća,
02:11
and fetch 15 percent more revenue
at the local market.
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i donijeti 15% više prihoda
na lokalnom tržištu.
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Or two: You give 100,000 dollars
to one savvy entrepreneur
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I druga mogućnost: Date 100000 dolara
jednom, razumnom preduzetniku,
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and help her set up a factory
that yields 40 percent additional income
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čime ćete mu pomoći da osnuje fabriku
koja će obezbijediti 40% dodatnog prihoda
02:27
to all 500 banana farmers
and creates 50 additional jobs.
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svakom od 500 uzgajivača,
i otvoriti novih 50 radnih mjesta.
02:33
We invested in the second scenario,
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Mi smo se odlučili za ovaj drugi scenario,
02:36
and backed 26-year-old
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
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i podržali 26-ogodišnjeg preduzetnika
iz Kenije - Erika Mutomija,
02:40
to set up an agro-processing
factory called Stawi
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u ideji da otvori Stavi,
fabriku za agro-preradu,
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to produce gluten-free
banana-based flour and baby food.
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koja bi proizvodila brašno na bazi banana,
bez glutena, i hranu za bebe.
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Stawi is leveraging economies of scale
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Stavi se oslanja na ekonomiju obima
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and using modern manufacturing processes
to create value for not only its owners
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i koristi savremene proizvodne procese
kako bi donio profit ne samo vlasnicima,
02:58
but its workers, who have
an ownership in the business.
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nego i radnicima,
koji imaju udio u poslovanju.
03:02
Our dream is to take an Eric Muthomi
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
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Naš san je da pomognemo Eriku Mutomiju
da postane novi Mo Ibrahim,
03:08
which requires skill, financing,
local and global partnerships,
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a to zahtjeva vještinu, finansiranje,
lokalna i globalna partnerstva,
03:13
and extraordinary perseverance.
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i ogromnu istrajnost.
03:16
But why pan-African?
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Ali, zašto pan-afrički?
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The scramble for Africa
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
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Borba za Afriku na Berlinskoj konferenciji
1884. godine --
03:24
where, quite frankly, we Africans
were not exactly consulted --
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na kojoj se, iskreno,
mi Afrikanci nijesmo pitali ništa --
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(Laughter) (Applause) --
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(Smijeh) (Aplauz) --
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resulted in massive fragmentation
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rezultirala je ogromnim rascjepkivanjem
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and many sovereign states
with small populations:
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i mnogo suverenih država sa
malim brojem stanovnika:
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Liberia, four million;
Cape Verde, 500,000.
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Liberija, 4 miliona;
Obala Slonovače, 500000.
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Pan-Africa gives you one billion people,
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Pan-Afrika ima milijardu stanovnika,
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granted across 55 countries
with trade barriers and other impediments,
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smještenih u 55 zemalja sa trgovinskim
barijerama i drugim preprekama.,
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but our ancestors traded
across the continent
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ali su naši preci trgovali
po čitavom kontinentu
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before Europeans drew lines around us.
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prije nego što su nas
Evropljani ograničili.
03:56
The pan-African opportunities
outweigh the challenges,
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Mogućnosti u pan-Africi
nadmašuju sve izazove,
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and that's why we're expanding
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
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i zbog toga proširujemo mrežu
marketa Stavi iz Kenije
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to Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana,
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
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u Alžir, Nigeriju, Ganu,
i svuda đe će ljudi kupovati našu hranu.
04:07
We hope to help solve food security,
empower farmers, create jobs,
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Nadamo se da ćemo riješiti problem
sigurnosti hrane, osposobiti farmere,
otvoriti radna mjesta,
pomoći razvoj ekonomije,
04:11
develop the local economy,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
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i da ćemo se usput i obogatiti.
Iako ovo nije najprivlačniji način,
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While it's not the sexiest approach,
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and maybe it doesn't
achieve the same feel-good
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i možda ne daje isti osjećaj zadovoljstva
04:20
as giving a woman 100 dollars
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
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kao kad date ženi 100 dolara
da kupi kozu preko interneta,
04:24
perhaps supporting fewer,
higher-impact entrepreneurs
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možda podrška manjem broju preduzetnika,
preduzetnika sa snažnijim uticajem,
04:28
to build massive businesses
that scale pan-Africa
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da izgrade ogromna preduzeća
na čitavom prostoru pan-Afrike,
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can help change this.
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može da pomogne da se promijeni ovo.
04:34
The political freedom
for which our forebearers fought
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Politička sloboda za koju su se
borili naši preci
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is meaningless without economic freedom.
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je beznačajna u odsustvu
ekonomske slobode.
04:43
We hope to aid this fight
for economic freedom
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Nadamo se da ćemo pomoći ovu
borbu za ekonomsku slobodu
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by building world-class businesses,
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tako što ćemo graditi preduzeća
svjetske klase,
04:48
creating indigenous wealth,
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tako što ćemo kreirati domaće bogatstvo,
04:50
providing jobs that we
so desperately need,
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obezbjeđivati poslove koje tako očajnički
trebamo,
04:53
and hopefully helping achieve this.
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i, nadamo se, pomoći da se
sve ovo ostvari.
04:57
Africa shall rise.
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Afrika će ustati.
05:00
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
05:02
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
05:09
Tom Rielly: So Sangu, of course,
this is strong rhetoric.
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Tom Rajli: Dakle, Sangu, ovo je snažna
retorika, naravno.
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You're making 100 percent contrast
between microcredit
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Pravite veliku razliku
između mikrokredita i redovnih ulaganja,
05:16
and regular investment
and growing regular investment.
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tj. rastućih redovnih ulaganja.
05:20
Do you think there is
a role for microcredit at all?
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Mislite li da uopšte postoji
uloga za mikrokredite?
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Sangu Delle: I think there is a role.
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Sangu Dele: Mislim da postoji.
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Microcredit has been a great,
innovative way
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Mikrokrediti su bili sjajan,
inovativan način
05:28
to expand financial access
to the bottom of the pyramid.
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da se finansijski pristup proširi
i na dno piramide.
05:32
But for the problems we face in Africa,
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Ali za probleme sa kojima se
suočavamo u Africi,
05:34
when we are looking
at the Marshall Plan
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kada gledamo Maršalov plan
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to revitalize war-torn Europe,
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za obnovu ratom razorene Evrope,
05:37
it was not full of donations of sheep.
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vidimo da nije bio pun donacija ovaca.
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We need more than just microcredit.
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Treba nam više od mikrokredita.
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We need more than just give 200 dollars.
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Potrebno nam je više od davanja
200 dolara.
05:43
We need to build big businesses,
and we need jobs.
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Treba nam da gradimo velika preduzeća,
potrebni su nam poslovi.
05:46
TR: Very good. Thank you so much.
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Tom Rajli: U redu. Hvala Vam puno.
05:49
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
Translated by Vukasin Kecina
Reviewed by Jelena Kovačević

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sangu Delle - Entrepreneur
Sangu 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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