Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Delle: Não é vergonha cuidar da nossa saúde mental
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."
que comi "jollof" nigeriano.
of personal turmoil.
perturbação pessoal.
with a mental health professional
se eu não gostaria de falar
shook my head in protest.
violentamente em protesto.
sentimento de vergonha.
the idea of speaking to anyone
a ideia de falar com alguém
by the rigid architecture
pela rígida arquitetura
de verdade, Sangu.
ouvi falar de "saúde mental",
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
recém-emigrado do Gana,
the brutal experience
pela experiencia brutal
in the same month.
no mesmo mês.
through -- God bless her soul --
— Deus abençoe aquela alma —
"Quando Tudo se Desmorona",
nor express our emotions.
nem expressam as suas emoções.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
dos "oyibo" — os brancos —
e essas "coisas esquisitas".
what came to mind was a madman
lembrávamo-nos de um maluco
para termos cuidado com ele.
you end up like him."
que ficas como ele."
ao hospital mais próximo,
to the nearest hospital
a assumir uma depressão,
will be driving out demons
os nossos demónios
Health Organization,
e proveitosamente;
a contribution to your community.
para a comunidade.
psychological and social well-being.
emocional, psicológico e social.
of all mental illness cases
de doenças mentais
e baixos rendimentos.
dos governos africanos
of their health care budget
do orçamento de serviços de saúde
of psychiatrists in Africa.
de psiquiatras em África.
is estimated to have 200 --
estima-se ter 200,
lack access to treatment.
não tem acesso a tratamento.
to mental health with distance,
à saúde mental com distanciamento,
por Arboleda-Flórez, que perguntava:
of mental illness?"
cited drug misuse;
citaram o abuso de drogas;
and the will of God --
e a vontade de Deus;
causes of mental illness,
conhecidas de doenças mentais,
and demonizing of sufferers.
e na demonização de quem está doente.
has documented some of these abuses ...
documentou alguns desses abusos...
in the middle of the night.
a meio da noite.
charming, hip young man --
encantador, moderno,
we'd grown up with recoil.
que cresceram connosco a afastarem-se.
about his condition --
sobre a sua doença.
about someone with cancer
sobre alguém com cancro
de uma doença mental
faz desaparecer toda a empatia.
as his community isolated him,
toda a comunidade o isolava,
about mental health.
por saúde mental.
special interest alumni group
interessados em saúde mental
tutor in graduate school,
tutor residente na pós-graduação,
with their mental health challenges.
com problemas de saúde mental.
passarem por dificuldades
and with their stories in tow,
e carregando as histórias deles,
passei por dificuldades.
when I faced my own anxiety,
quando enfrentei a minha ansiedade,
de ser o louco.
do not detract from our virility,
não diminuem a nossa virilidade,
não maculam a nossa força.
as important as physical health.
tão importante quanto a saúde física.
de sofrer em silêncio.
de estigmatizar doenças
associated with mental illness.
associado à doença mental.
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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