Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Сангу Делле: Во славу макро — да, макро — финансирования в Африке
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.
не так хорошо работают в Африке.
in African development-related aid
в развитие Африки за последние 60 лет
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
ниже, чем был в 1970-х годах.
the IMF and the World Bank --
МВФ и Всемирный банк —
а не помощи,
shows little empirical evidence
не имеют эмпирических доказательств,
ведёт к экономическому росту.
silver bullet is microcredit.
on this romanticized idea
романтической фантазией,
is an entrepreneur.
предприниматель.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
по более чем 40 странам Африки
want jobs instead.
хотят получить вместо этого работу.
забудьте о микропредпринимателях.
pan-African titans
панафриканских титанов,
Мо Ибрагим.
he founded Celtel International in '98
основав Celtel International в 1998 году,
cellular provider
в провайдера сотовой связи
across 14 African countries by 2004.
в 14 странах Африки к 2004 году.
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
чем предпринимательская модель,
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
распространения и обмена знаниями.
ещё не на той ступени,
leads to growth through competition.
обеспечивают рост посредством конкуренции.
to each of 500 banana farmers
каждому из 500 банановых фермеров,
their surplus bananas
at the local market.
прибыли на местном рынке.
to one savvy entrepreneur
одному толковому предпринимателю
that yields 40 percent additional income
приносящий 40% дополнительного дохода
and creates 50 additional jobs.
и создающий 50 дополнительных рабочих мест.
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
предпринимателю Эрику Мутоми
factory called Stawi
сельхозпродукции под названием Stawi
banana-based flour and baby food.
банановой муки и детского питания.
и современные процессы производства,
to create value for not only its owners
не только для собственников,
an ownership in the business.
владеющих частью бизнеса.
стать Мо Ибрагимом,
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
local and global partnerships,
локального и мирового сотрудничества
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
Берлинской конференции 1884 года,
were not exactly consulted --
африканцами, никто и не посоветовался,
(Аплодисменты)
with small populations:
с небольшим населением:
Cape Verde, 500,000.
Кабо-Верде — 500 000.
1 миллиард человек,
with trade barriers and other impediments,
торговыми барьерами и прочими преградами.
across the continent
торговали на всём континенте
провели между нами границы.
outweigh the challenges,
перевешивают трудности,
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
от одной только Кении
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
и других стран, что будут покупать у нас.
empower farmers, create jobs,
с продовольственной безопасностью,
создать рабочие места,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
и стать богатыми в процессе.
привлекательный подход
achieve the same feel-good
того же удовлетворения,
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
чтобы купить козу на kiva.org,
higher-impact entrepreneurs
более влиятельных предпринимателей
that scale pan-Africa
в масштабе всей Африки
вот эти цифры.
for which our forebearers fought
за которую боролись наши предки,
for economic freedom
борьбе за экономическую свободу
мирового уровня,
so desperately need,
которая нам так отчаянно нужна,
this is strong rhetoric.
Сангу, это сильное заявление.
between microcredit
между микрокредитованием
and growing regular investment.
и их ростом.
a role for microcredit at all?
есть ли смысл в микрокредитовании?
innovative way
инновационный способ
to the bottom of the pyramid.
до основания пирамиды.
которые мы видим в Африке,
at the Marshall Plan
послевоенной Европы, —
чем просто микрокредит,
по 200 долларов.
and we need jobs.
и нужны рабочие места.
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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