Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
산구 델(Sangu Delle): 정신 건강을 관리하는 것을 부끄러워하지 마세요
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."
졸로프 라이스를 처음 먹었을 때 같았죠.
of personal turmoil.
문제들을 겪고 있었습니다.
울고만 싶었습니다.
with a mental health professional
정신과 전문의와 이야기를
shook my head in protest.
세차게 고개를 저었습니다.
친한 친구들이 있습니다.
the idea of speaking to anyone
누군가에게 말한 다는 것을
by the rigid architecture
아프리카의 남성성에
"정신 건강"에 대해 들었을 때
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
뉴저지의 사립 고등학교를 다니는
the brutal experience
7명의 사랑하는 사람을 잃는
in the same month.
through -- God bless her soul --
--그녀에게 신의 가호가 있기를--
저는 생각했습니다.
남자라는 것을 모르시나?
오콩코 처럼
nor express our emotions.
감정에 관심을 갖지도, 표현하지도 않습니다.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
오이보 -- 백인 -- 과 그들의 이상한 질병들에 관하여
저 "이상한 것들"에 대하여 말입니다.
what came to mind was a madman
더러운 드레드 머리를 하고
거리를 방황하는
이런 사람들에 대해 경고하였습니다.
you end up like him."
저 사람처럼 된단다."
to the nearest hospital
당신을 가장 가까운 병원으로 데려갈 겁니다.
will be driving out demons
Health Organization,
일반적인 스트레스를
a contribution to your community.
기여할 수 있는 것입니다.
psychological and social well-being.
사회적 안녕을 포함합니다.
of all mental illness cases
of their health care budget
의료예산의 1퍼센트 미만의 돈을
of psychiatrists in Africa.
심각하게 부족하다는 것입니다.
is estimated to have 200 --
거의 2억명인 나이지리아에
lack access to treatment.
어려운 상황에 처해있습니다.
to mental health with distance,
정신 건강에 대해 거리를 두고
of mental illness?"
라고 단도직입적으로 물었을 때,
cited drug misuse;
마약 오용 때문이라고 답했고,
and the will of God --
신의 뜻 때문이라고 하였습니다.
causes of mental illness,
말하는 사람들은 소수였습니다.
잃는 것과 같은 것이죠.
and demonizing of sufferers.
환자를 악마 취급하는 결과를 초래합니다.
has documented some of these abuses ...
이러한 학대들에 관하여 기록해왔습니다.
in the middle of the night.
전화를 받았습니다.
charming, hip young man --
힙한 젊은 청년이
we'd grown up with recoil.
불쾌하게 반응하는 것을 목격했습니다.
about his condition --
about someone with cancer
말라리아에 걸린 사람에게는
모두 제거해버립니다.
as his community isolated him,
제가 그의 편에 섰지만
약해지지 않았습니다.
about mental health.
열정적이게 되었습니다.
special interest alumni group
정신건강 특별이익집단을 구성하는 것을
tutor in graduate school,
with their mental health challenges.
정신 건강 문제를 도왔습니다.
몸부림을 치면서도
못하는 것을 보았습니다.
and with their stories in tow,
그들의 이야기들을 가지고도
when I faced my own anxiety,
그 누구에게도 말을 할 수가 없었습니다.
두려움은 너무도 깊습니다.
do not detract from our virility,
트라우마가 힘을 약하게 하는 것이 아님을
as important as physical health.
중요함을 알아야 합니다.
고통받지 말아야 합니다.
associated with mental illness.
안녕을 고할 때입니다.
"정신"이라는 말을 들으면
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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