Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Sangu Delle: Ein Hoch auf Makro-Finanzierung in Afrika
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
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
in Africa are not working very well.
funktionieren in Afrika nicht gut.
in African development-related aid
die in den letzten 60 Jahren
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
niedriger als in den 1970ern.
der IMF und die Weltbank
the IMF and the World Bank --
zeigt kaum empirisch belegte Ergebnise,
shows little empirical evidence
ökonomischem Wachstum führt.
silver bullet is microcredit.
on this romanticized idea
ein Unternehmer steckt.
is an entrepreneur.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
in über 40 afrikanischen Ländern
want jobs instead.
einfach nur Jobs haben wollen.
pan-African titans
pan-afrikanischer Großunternehmen,
he founded Celtel International in '98
als er Celtel International 1998 gründete
cellular provider
mit über 24 Millionen Nutzern
across 14 African countries by 2004.
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
als jedes Kleinunternehmer-Modell,
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
eher verhindert.
in Afrika noch nicht erreicht,
leads to growth through competition.
zum Wachstum durch Wettbewerb beitragen.
to each of 500 banana farmers
an je 500 Bananen-Farmer,
their surplus bananas
trocknen können,
at the local market.
auf dem Markt machen.
to one savvy entrepreneur
Sie investieren 100 000 Dollar
ein Unternehmen aufzubauen,
that yields 40 percent additional income
und 50 weitere Jobs sorgt.
and creates 50 additional jobs.
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
darin unterstützt,
factory called Stawi
namens "Stawi" aufzubauen,
banana-based flour and baby food.
Mehl und Babynahrung herstellt.
to create value for not only its owners
die nicht nur den Inhabern nützen,
an ownership in the business.
die Anteile des Unternehmens besitzen.
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
zu einem Mo Ibrahim zu machen,
local and global partnerships,
lokale und globale Partner,
auch die passende Finanzierung brauchen.
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
auf der Berliner Konferenz 1884 --
were not exactly consulted --
nicht wirklich konsultiert wurden --
with small populations:
mit kleiner Bevölkerung:
Cape Verde, 500,000.
Kap Verde, 500 000.
with trade barriers and other impediments,
mit vielen Hindernissen.
across the continent
verteilt über den Kontinent Handel,
um uns herum zeichneten.
outweigh the challenges,
überwiegen die Schwierigkeiten.
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
vom kenianischen Markt
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
überall, wo die Nahrung gefragt ist.
Jobs und selbstbewusste Arbeiter,
empower farmers, create jobs,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
und Reichtum zu sorgen.
achieve the same feel-good
den selben Wohlfühleffekt
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
für eine Ziege zu geben;
higher-impact entrepreneurs
weniger Menschen mit mehr Einfluss
that scale pan-Africa
for which our forebearers fought
für die unsere Ahnen gekämpft haben,
for economic freedom
Wirtschaftsfreiheit,
so desperately need,
this is strong rhetoric.
eine starke Rede.
between microcredit
zu den Mikrokrediten
and growing regular investment.
und dem Zunehmen derselben.
a role for microcredit at all?
überhaupt noch eine Rolle?
innovative way
to the bottom of the pyramid.
auch den unteren Schichten zu ermöglichen.
at the Marshall Plan
and we need jobs.
und wir brauchen Jobs.
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.
Sangu Delle | Speaker | TED.com