Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Sangu Delle: In richiesta di macro — sì, macro — finanziamenti in Africa
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.
in Africa non stanno funzionando.
in African development-related aid
in aiuti per lo sviluppo
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
è più basso che negli anni '70.
the IMF and the World Bank --
il FMI e la Banca Mondiale --
shows little empirical evidence
poche prove empiriche
porti alla crescita economica.
silver bullet is microcredit.
è il microcredito.
on this romanticized idea
sull'idea romantica
is an entrepreneur.
africano sia un imprenditore.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
di 40 paesi in tutta l'Africa
want jobs instead.
delle persone vuole invece un lavoro.
dimenticare i micro-imprenditori.
pan-African titans
di titani pan-africani
controtendenza sull'Africa
he founded Celtel International in '98
cellular provider
in 14 stati africani nel 2004.
across 14 African countries by 2004.
di ogni altro modello imprenditoriale
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
e condivisione della conoscenza.
leads to growth through competition.
crescono attraverso la competizione.
to each of 500 banana farmers
dei 500 produttori di banane
their surplus bananas
le banane in eccesso
at the local market.
di entrate al mercato locale.
to one savvy entrepreneur
a un imprenditore innovativo
that yields 40 percent additional income
che rende il 40 per cento in più
and creates 50 additional jobs.
e crea 50 posti di lavoro.
kenyano di 26 anni, Eric Muthomi
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
factory called Stawi
di prodotti agricoli, Stawi
banana-based flour and baby food.
e cibi per neonati, tutti senza glutine.
valore non solo per i proprietari
to create value for not only its owners
che hanno una quota del business.
an ownership in the business.
e aiutarlo a diventare un Mo Ibrahim,
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
local and global partnerships,
partnership locali e globali,
la conferenza di Berlino nel 1884 --
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
were not exactly consulted --
non siamo stati esattamente consultati --
(Applausi)
con piccole popolazioni:
with small populations:
Capo Verde, 500,000.
Cape Verde, 500,000.
with trade barriers and other impediments,
commerciali e altri impedimenti,
in tutto il continente
across the continent
ci disegnassero linee intorno.
superano le sfide,
outweigh the challenges,
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
i mercati di Stawi dal Kenya
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
e ovunque si comprerà il nostro cibo.
la sicurezza alimentare,
empower farmers, create jobs,
creare lavoro,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
e speriamo di arricchirci nel processo.
achieve the same feel-good
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
per comprare una capra su kiva.org,
imprenditori dal grande impatto
higher-impact entrepreneurs
che la scala pan-africana
that scale pan-Africa
for which our forebearers fought
i nostri antenati hanno combattuto
battaglia per la libertà economica
for economic freedom
disperatamente bisogno,
so desperately need,
realizzare tutto ciò.
è un discorso forte.
this is strong rhetoric.
between microcredit
investimenti e la loro crescita.
and growing regular investment.
a role for microcredit at all?
abbia un ruolo dopo tutto?
un modo grandioso e innovativo
innovative way
fino alla base della piramide.
to the bottom of the pyramid.
che affrontiamo in Africa,
at the Marshall Plan
del solo microcredito.
di soli 200 dollari.
and we need jobs.
e posti di lavoro.
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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