Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Sangu Delle: A makro – igen – a makrofinanszírozás fontossága Afrikában
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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in Africa are not working very well.
működnek túl jól Afrikában.
in African development-related aid
egy billió dollár segély
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
ma alacsonyabb, mint a hetvenes években.
the IMF and the World Bank --
az IMF és a Világbank --
a segély helyett,
shows little empirical evidence
bizonyítékot látunk arra,
növekedéshez vezetne.
silver bullet is microcredit.
on this romanticized idea
is an entrepreneur.
egy vállalkozó.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
Afrika több mint 40 országában
want jobs instead.
inkább munkára vágynak.
a mikrovállalkozókat.
pan-African titans
he founded Celtel International in '98
1998-ban a Celtel International-t,
cellular provider
előfizetővel rendelkező
across 14 African countries by 2004.
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
mint a hétköznapi vállalkozó modellje,
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
és tudásmegosztást.
leads to growth through competition.
növekedéshez tudna vezetni.
forgatókönyvet.
to each of 500 banana farmers
500 banántermesztőnek,
their surplus bananas
megaszalják,
at the local market.
érjenek el a helyi piacon.
to one savvy entrepreneur
egy tehetséges vállalkozónak,
that yields 40 percent additional income
egy gyárat, ami 40 százalékkal több
and creates 50 additional jobs.
és további 50 munkahelyet is teremt.
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
vállalkozót támogattunk
factory called Stawi
gyár felállításában,
banana-based flour and baby food.
és bébiételt készítsen.
to create value for not only its owners
értéket teremtsen a tulajdonosok mellett
an ownership in the business.
rendelkeznek az üzletben.
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
Mo Ibrahimmá válni,
local and global partnerships,
helyi és globális kapcsolatok,
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
berlini konferencián kezdődött --
were not exactly consulted --
nem nagyon vontak be a folyamatba --
hozott létre
with small populations:
Cape Verde, 500,000.
a Zöld-foki Köztársaság félmilliós,
with trade barriers and other impediments,
kereskedelmi korlátjával és akadályával,
across the continent
a kontinensen, mielőtt
outweigh the challenges,
felülmúlják a kihívásokat,
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
és bárhová, ahol megveszik az ételünket.
empower farmers, create jobs,
magabiztossá tenni a földműveseket,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
fejleszteni és közben meggazdagodni.
hozzáállás,
achieve the same feel-good
a jó érzést,
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
hogy vegyen egy kecskét a kiva.org-on,
higher-impact entrepreneurs
bíró vállalkozó támogatása abban,
that scale pan-Africa
amik átérik Pánafrikát,
for which our forebearers fought
az őseink küzdöttek,
for economic freedom
a gazdasági önállóság elérését,
so desperately need,
megteremtve,
this is strong rhetoric.
erős megfogalmazás.
between microcredit
a mikrohitelt
and growing regular investment.
és annak növelésével.
a role for microcredit at all?
a mikrohiteleknek?
innovative way
innovatív mód arra,
to the bottom of the pyramid.
pénzügyi lehetőségeit bővítsük.
at the Marshall Plan
sújtotta Európát,
and we need jobs.
és munkahelyeket teremteni.
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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