Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
सांगु डेले: अपने मानसिक स्वास्थ्य का ख़याल रखने में कैसी शर्म
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.
झेलनी पड़ी।
किसी-किसी दिन मैं काम नहीं कर पाता था।
रोना चाहता था।
क्या मैं मानसिक चिकित्सक से
with a mental health professional
बात करना चाहूँगा।
shook my head in protest.
अपना सिर हिला दिया।
the idea of speaking to anyone
एहसास के बारे में
विचार नहीं कर सकता था
by the rigid architecture
समस्याएँ हैं, सांगु।
स्वास्थ्य" सुना था,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
पेडी स्कूल में नया
स्कूल छात्र था।
the brutal experience
in the same month.
भगवान उसकी आत्मा को सुखी रखे --
through -- God bless her soul --
बारे में पूछा।
अादमी हूँ?
nor express our emotions.
संसाधित और न ही व्यक्त करते हैं।
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
लोगों के बारे में हँसे -- गोरे लोग --
दिमाग में एक पागल आदमी आता था
what came to mind was a madman
हमें चेतावनी दी थी।
भी, तुम इसके जैसे बन जाओगे।
you end up like him."
to the nearest hospital
हस्पताल में
बाहर निकाल रहा होगा
will be driving out demons
दे रहा होगा।
Health Organization,
तनाव से
a contribution to your community.
होने के लिए।
psychological and social well-being.
मनोवैज्ञानिक और सामाजिक कल्याण शामिल हैं।
of all mental illness cases
के मामले
of their health care budget
बजट में से एक प्रतिशत से भी कम
of psychiatrists in Africa.
की एक गंभीर कमी है।
२०० का अनुमान है --
is estimated to have 200 --
lack access to treatment.
इलाज की कमी होती है।
मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को जवाब देते हैं दूरी,
to mental health with distance,
एक अध्ययन में,
of mental illness?"
का कारण क्या है?"
नशीली दवाओं के दुरुपयोग का हवाला दिया;
cited drug misuse;
और परमेश्वर की इच्छा --
and the will of God --
अन्य ज्ञात कारणों का हवाला दिया,
causes of mental illness,
and demonizing of sufferers.
निष्कासन अौर पिशाच बनना होता है।
इनमें से कुछ दुर्व्यवहारों को ...
has documented some of these abuses ...
उन्मत्त कॉल मिला।
in the middle of the night.
charming, hip young man --
आकर्षक, हिप जवान आदमी -
बड़े हुए थे, पीछे हटते हुए देखा।
we'd grown up with recoil.
about his condition --
नीचा दिखाने वाली टिप्पणी --
about someone with cancer
किसी कैंसर पीड़ित के लिए
छोड़ देती है।
as his community isolated him,
उसके समुदाय ने उसे अलग कर दिया था,
के बारे में भावुक हो गया।
about mental health.
special interest alumni group
विशेष रुचि पूर्व
शिक्षक के रूप में मेरे कार्यकाल के दौरान,
tutor in graduate school,
with their mental health challenges.
स्वास्थ्य चुनौतियों के साथ समर्थन किया।
and with their stories in tow,
और उनकी अनकही कहानियों के साथ,
when I faced my own anxiety,
जब मैंने अपनी चिंता का सामना किया,
हमारी वीरता से कम नहीं होते,
do not detract from our virility,
को कलंकित करता है।
की तरह महत्वपूर्ण देखने की ज़रूरत है।
as important as physical health.
जरूरत है।
करना होगा।
ईमानदार होना
associated with mental illness.
को समाप्त करने का समय है।
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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