Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Delle: Het is geen schande om je geestelijke gezondheid te verzorgen
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."
Nigeriaanse ‘jollof’.
of personal turmoil.
in mijn bed liggen huilen.
with a mental health professional
uit de geestelijke gezondheidszorg
shook my head in protest.
hevig mijn hoofd in protest.
ondersteunende familie
the idea of speaking to anyone
om met iemand te spreken
by the rigid architecture
door de strakke architectuur
over ‘geestelijke gezondheid’,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
recht van de boot uit Ghana,
the brutal experience
in the same month.
zeven geliefden te verliezen.
through -- God bless her soul --
-- God zegene haar ziel --
dat ik een Afrikaanse man ben?
nor express our emotions.
Afrikaanse mannen, onze emoties.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
over die ‘Oyibo’ mensen -- witte mensen --
what came to mind was a madman
het beeld van een gek
eindig je als hem."
you end up like him."
naar het dichtstbijzijnde ziekenhuis
to the nearest hospital
will be driving out demons
komt de demonen uitdrijven
Health Organization,
ben je geestelijk gezond
stressfactoren van het leven;
en renderend kunt werken;
a contribution to your community.
leveren aan je gemeenschap.
psychological and social well-being.
psychologische en sociale welzijn.
of all mental illness cases
van alle gevallen van geestesziekte
of their health care budget
voor gezondheidszorg uit
of psychiatrists in Africa.
aan psychiaters in Afrika.
is estimated to have 200 --
lack access to treatment.
geen toegang tot behandeling.
to mental health with distance,
op geestelijke gezondheid vaak
of mental illness?"
de oorzaak van psychische ziekte?",
cited drug misuse;
van de Nigeriaanse respondenten
and the will of God --
'goddelijke toorn en de wil van God' --
causes of mental illness,
oorzaken van psychische aandoeningen
and demonizing of sufferers.
en demoniseren van patiënten.
has documented some of these abuses ...
sommige van deze misstanden ...
in the middle of the night.
een uitzinnig telefoontje.
charming, hip young man --
charmante, hippe jonge man --
we'd grown up with recoil.
we opgroeiden, afstand namen.
about his condition --
commentaar over zijn toestand --
about someone with cancer
over iemand met kanker
als het gaat om psychische aandoeningen
as his community isolated him,
als zijn gemeenschap hem isoleerde,
about mental health.
te raken over geestelijke gezondheid.
over geestelijke gezondheid van alumni
special interest alumni group
tutor in graduate school,
als ingezeten leraar aan de universiteit,
with their mental health challenges.
in geestelijke gezondheid gesteund.
and with their stories in tow,
en hun verhalen kennende
when I faced my own anxiety,
over mijn eigen angsten,
om voor gek te worden versleten.
do not detract from our virility,
geen afbreuk doet aan onze mannelijkheid,
as important as physical health.
dat geestelijke gezondheid
als fysieke gezondheid.
met de ziekte te stigmatiseren
in de gezondheidszorg.
associated with mental illness.
het stigma van een psychische aandoening.
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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