Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Сангу Деле: Не е срамно да се грижиш за душевното си здраве
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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Nigerian "jollof."
of personal turmoil.
with a mental health professional
здраве за стреса и тревожността.
shook my head in protest.
в знак на протест.
което ме подкрепя
the idea of speaking to anyone
by the rigid architecture
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
от кораба от Гана,
the brutal experience
in the same month.
за това, през което
through -- God bless her soul --
(Бог да я благослови),
"Нещата се разпадат",
nor express our emotions.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
се посмяхме за хората "Оибо"
дефицит на вниманието,
и хората използват думата "луд",
what came to mind was a madman
с мръсна, сплъстена коса,
полугол.
предупреждавали за него.
този човек е луд?"
you end up like him."
ще завършиш като него!"
to the nearest hospital
заведе в най-близката болница,
че си депресиран,
will be driving out demons
да махне демоните от теб
Health Organization,
здравна организация
че можеш да се справиш
успешно и плодотворно
a contribution to your community.
допринасяш на обществото.
psychological and social well-being.
нашето емоционално,
of all mental illness cases
психични заболявания
в страни с нисък доход.
of their health care budget
бюджет за душевно здраве.
of psychiatrists in Africa.
недостиг на психиатри.
is estimated to have 200 --
има около 200
lack access to treatment.
няма достъп до лечение.
от белега на позора.
to mental health with distance,
често отговаряме на идеята
резервираност,
от Алболида Флорѐс,
of mental illness?"
"Каква е причината за душевните болести?"
cited drug misuse;
казали "злоупотреба с наркотици",
and the will of God --
и волята на Господ".
обладаване на духа".
causes of mental illness,
други познати причини
като гените,
and demonizing of sufferers.
и демонизиране на страдащите.
has documented some of these abuses ...
е документирал някои от тези злоупотреби
in the middle of the night.
обаждане през нощта.
charming, hip young man --
философски настроен млад мъж -
с шизофрения.
we'd grown up with recoil.
с които сме израстнали, с отвращение.
"Той е полудял!"
about his condition --
коментари за неговото състояние -
about someone with cancer
употребили за някой с рак
става дума за душевна болест,
цялата съпричастност да изчезне.
as his community isolated him,
неговата общност го изолира,
никога не трепна.
пламенен защитник
about mental health.
помогнах за учредяването на
special interest alumni group
душевно здраве за ученици
tutor in graduate school,
във висшето училище,
with their mental health challenges.
свързани с душевното им здраве.
от Африка се борят
and with their stories in tow,
и техните истории,
не можех да говоря с никого
when I faced my own anxiety,
в лице в моята тревожност -
е нашият страх от това да бъдем "лудия".
do not detract from our virility,
нашите душевни борби
правят по-слаби.
със същата важност
as important as physical health.
да страдаме в мълчанието си.
които страдат.
по душевно здраве.
как се чувстваме
свързан с душевните болести.
associated with mental illness.
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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