Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Σανγκού Ντέλε: Δεν είναι ντροπή να φροντίζεις την ψυχική σου υγεία
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."
που έφαγα νιγηριανό «τζολόφ».
of personal turmoil.
στο κρεβάτι μου και να κλαίω.
with a mental health professional
ειδικό σε θέματα ψυχικής υγείας
shook my head in protest.
αρνητικά το κεφάλι μου
πως θα μπορούσα να μιλήσω σε κάποιον
the idea of speaking to anyone
by the rigid architecture
αληθινά προβλήματα, Σάνγκου.
τον όρο «ψυχική υγεία»,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
the brutal experience
μέσα στον ίδιο μήνα.
in the same month.
through -- God bless her soul --
για την ψυχική μου υγεία.
ούτε εκφράζουμε τα συναισθήματά μας.
nor express our emotions.
και γελούσαμε με τους «ουϊμπού».
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
κι όλα αυτά τα «περίεργα».
what came to mind was a madman
τον όρο «ψυχικά ασθενής»,
ήταν κάποιος τρελός με βρώμικα μαλλιά,
οι γονείς μας για αυτόν.
you end up like him."
θα καταντήσεις σαν κι αυτόν!»
στο κοντινότερο νοσοκομείο
to the nearest hospital
will be driving out demons
θα βγάλει τα δαιμόνια από μέσα σου
τις μάγισσες απ' το χωριό σου.
Health Organization,
η ικανότητα να διαχειρίζεσαι
στην κοινωνία σου.
a contribution to your community.
psychological and social well-being.
τη συναισθηματική, ψυχολογική
των ατόμων με ψυχικές ασθένειες,
of all mental illness cases
αφρικανικές κυβερνήσεις
of their health care budget
του προϋπολογισμού για την υγεία,
of psychiatrists in Africa.
ψυχιάτρων στην Αφρική.
is estimated to have 200 --
υπολογίζεται ότι υπάρχουν διακόσιοι,
200 εκατομμυρίων ατόμων.
lack access to treatment.
δεν έχει πρόσβαση σε θεραπεία.
to mental health with distance,
την ψυχική υγεία με καχυποψία,
τα αίτια των ψυχικών ασθενειών;»
of mental illness?"
cited drug misuse;
ερωτηθέντων απάντησε,
and the will of God --
causes of mental illness,
από τα γνωστά αίτια των ψυχικών ασθενειών,
οδηγεί συχνά
and demonizing of sufferers.
και δαιμονοποίηση των πασχόντων.
has documented some of these abuses ...
απ' αυτές τις κακοποιήσεις
in the middle of the night.
στη μέση της νύχτας.
charming, hip young man --
γοητευτικός νεαρός άντρας,
we'd grown up with recoil.
με τους οποίους είχαμε μεγαλώσει μαζί.
για την κατάστασή του.
about his condition --
για κάποιον με καρκίνο
about someone with cancer
σε ό,τι αφορά την ψυχική υγεία,
as his community isolated him,
το περιβάλλον του τον απομόνωνε,
about mental health.
με την ψυχική υγεία.
με ενδιαφέρον για την ψυχική υγεία
special interest alumni group
στο μεταπτυχιακό τμήμα,
tutor in graduate school,
με προβλήματα ψυχικής υγείας.
with their mental health challenges.
and with their stories in tow,
και παρά τις ιστορίες τους,
when I faced my own anxiety,
με το δικό μου άγχος.
μήπως γίνουμε ο τρελός.
do not detract from our virility,
ότι οι ψυχικοί μας αγώνες
as important as physical health.
και τη σωματική υγεία.
να υποφέρουμε σιωπηλά.
να στιγματίζουμε τις ασθένειες
associated with mental illness.
που συνδέεται με τις ψυχικές ασθένειες.
που θα ακούσετε τη λέξη «ψυχική ασθένεια»,
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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