Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa
Sangu Delle: Afrika'da makro — evet, makro — finansmana övgü
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.
Afrika'da pek işe yaramıyor.
in African development-related aid
Afrika'nın kalkınması için yapılan
is lower than it was in the 1970s.
1970'lerde olduğundan daha düşük seviyede.
the IMF and the World Bank --
yani IMF ve Dünya Bankası,
serbest ticarette ısrar etti.
shows little empirical evidence
ekonomik büyüme sağladığını gösteren
silver bullet is microcredit.
ise mikro kredi.
on this romanticized idea
Afrika'daki her fakir köylünün
is an entrepreneur.
fikrine sabitlenmişiz.
in 40-plus countries across Africa
olan seyahatlerimde
want jobs instead.
iş olduğunu gördüm.
pan-African titans
yatırım yapalım.
he founded Celtel International in '98
riske girerek Celtel International'ı kurdu
cellular provider
14 farklı Afrika ülkesinde
across 14 African countries by 2004.
bir GSM operatörüne dönüştürdü.
than the everyman entrepreneur model,
olduğunu varsayan,
of diffusion and knowledge-sharing.
engelleyen modelden daha iyi olabilir.
oyuncunun ve küçük girişimcinin
leads to growth through competition.
bir aşamada değiliz.
to each of 500 banana farmers
üretim fazlası muzlarını kurutmaları
their surplus bananas
%15 oranında arttırmaları için
at the local market.
to one savvy entrepreneur
100.000 dolar verip
that yields 40 percent additional income
ve ek olarak 50 yeni iş imkânı sağlayacak
and creates 50 additional jobs.
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi
Kenyalı girişimci Eric Muthomi'nin
factory called Stawi
ve bebek maması üretmek için
banana-based flour and baby food.
fabrikası kurmasını destekledik.
to create value for not only its owners
aynı zamanda işe ortak olan
an ownership in the business.
modern üretim yöntemlerini kullanıyor.
and try to help him become a Mo Ibrahim,
onun Mo İbrahim'e dönüşmesini sağlamak.
local and global partnerships,
yerel ve küresel ortaklıklara
sahip olmak gerekiyor.
during the Berlin Conference of 1884 --
Afrika için mücadele,
were not exactly consulted --
pek de danışılmadan,
oluşmasıyla sonuçlandı.
with small populations:
Cape Verde, 500,000.
Yeşil Burun Adaları 500.000.
ticaret bariyerleri ve diğer engellerle
with trade barriers and other impediments,
bir milyar insan veriyor.
across the continent
sınırlar çizmeden önce
outweigh the challenges,
zorluklarından daha ağır basıyor.
Stawi's markets from just Kenya
sadece Kenya'dan, Cezayir'e,
and anywhere else that will buy our food.
alacak diğer yerlere genişletiyoruz.
empower farmers, create jobs,
yardım etmeyi, çiftçileri güçlendirmeyi,
and we hope to become rich in the process.
yerel ekonomiyi geliştirmeyi
bir kadına keçi alması için
achieve the same feel-good
to buy a goat on kiva.org,
iyi de hissettirmiyor.
higher-impact entrepreneurs
büyük işler oluşturmak için
that scale pan-Africa
girişimcileri desteklemek
for which our forebearers fought
siyasi bağımsızlık,
bir anlam ifade etmiyor.
for economic freedom
yerel servet yaratarak,
iş imkânlarını oluşturarak
so desperately need,
this is strong rhetoric.
güçlü bir retorik.
between microcredit
and growing regular investment.
tam bir tezat yapıyorsun.
rol olduğunu düşünüyor musun?
a role for microcredit at all?
innovative way
çok iyi ve yenilikçi bir yol oldu.
to the bottom of the pyramid.
olduğumuz problemler için,
canlandırmak için yapılan
at the Marshall Plan
ibaret olmadığını görüyoruz.
daha fazlası gerek.
and we need jobs.
ve yeni işlere ihtiyacımız var.
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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