Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Dalle: Non ci si deve vergognare a occuparsi della propria salute mentale.
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."
il riso jollof nigeriano.
of personal turmoil.
molti tormenti personali.
with a mental health professional
parlare con un esperto di salute mentale
shook my head in protest.
la testa in protesta.
che mi sostiene
the idea of speaking to anyone
all'idea di parlare a qualcuno
by the rigid architecture
dalla rigida architettura
"salute mentale"
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
appena sceso dalla barca del Ghana,
the brutal experience
in the same month.
nello stesso mese.
through -- God bless her soul --
da ciò che avevo passato,
nor express our emotions.
né esprimiamo le nostre emozioni.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
degli "Oyibo" -- i bianchi --
what came to mind was a madman
ciò che veniva in mente era un pazzo
in guardia su di lui.
you end up like him."
finisci come lui."
to the nearest hospital
all'ospedale più vicino
will be driving out demons
alle streghe del tuo villaggio.
Health Organization,
della Sanità,
la capacità di fronteggiare
a contribution to your community.
di contribuire alla tua comunità.
psychological and social well-being.
benessere emotivo, psicologico e sociale.
of all mental illness cases
di tutti i casi di problemi mentali
in paesi a basso reddito.
dei governi africani
of their health care budget
per l'assicurazione sanitaria
of psychiatrists in Africa.
di psichiatri in Africa.
is estimated to have 200 --
si stima ce ne siano 200,
lack access to treatment.
non ha accesso alle cure.
to mental health with distance,
alla salute mentale con distacco,
of mental illness?"
dei problemi mentali?
cited drug misuse;
ha citato l'abuso di droga;
and the will of God --
l'ira e il volere di Dio --
causes of mental illness,
altre note cause di malattie mentali,
and demonizing of sufferers.
e alla demonizzazione dei malati.
has documented some of these abuses ...
documentato alcuni di questi abusi
in the middle of the night.
nel cuore della notte.
charming, hip young man --
affascinante giovanotto alla moda --
we'd grown up with recoil.
con cui eravamo cresciuti.
about his condition --
sulla sua condizione --
about someone with cancer
a qualcuno con il cancro
di malattie mentali,
distrugge la nostra empatia.
as his community isolated him,
mentre la sua comunità lo isolava,
about mental health.
alla salute mentale.
d'interesse alla salute mentale,
special interest alumni group
tutor in graduate school,
alla scuola di specializzazione,
with their mental health challenges.
nelle loro sfide con la salute mentale.
and with their stories in tow,
e con le loro storie al seguito,
when I faced my own anxiety,
quando ho affrontato la mia ansia,
di passare per pazzi.
do not detract from our virility,
mentali non intaccano la nostra virilità,
macchiano la nostra forza.
as important as physical health.
importante tanto quanto quella fisica.
di stigmatizzare la malattia
associated with mental illness.
associato alle malattie mentali.
che senti "mentale",
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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