Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Сангу Делле: Немає ніякого сорому у підтримці власного психічного здоров'я
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."
я скуштував нігерійський джолоф.
of personal turmoil.
на ліжку та плакати.
із спеціалістом в психіатрії
with a mental health professional
в знак протесту.
shook my head in protest.
the idea of speaking to anyone
by the rigid architecture
системою
тільки з човна з Гани,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
the brutal experience
за один місяць.
in the same month.
Благослови, боже, її душу --
through -- God bless her soul --
психічним станом.
ані не виражаємо наші емоції.
nor express our emotions.
білими людьми--
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
і тими "дивними речами."
в голові виникав образ божевільного
what came to mind was a madman
на вулиці.
то скінчиш, як він."
you end up like him."
до найближчої лікарні
to the nearest hospital
заговорити про депресію,
виганятиме з тебе демонів
will be driving out demons
Health Organization,
справлятися
у суспільство.
a contribution to your community.
психологічний та соціальний добробут.
psychological and social well-being.
випадків психічних хвороб
of all mental illness cases
країнах.
охорони здоров'я
of their health care budget
of psychiatrists in Africa.
має 200 --
is estimated to have 200 --
не вистачає лікування.
lack access to treatment.
to mental health with distance,
на психічне здоров'я дистанцією,
доктором Арболеда-Флорезом,
психічних хвороб?",
of mental illness?"
навели зловживання наркотиками;
cited drug misuse;
and the will of God --
та воля Бога --
причини психічних хвороб:
causes of mental illness,
та демонізації постраждалих.
and demonizing of sufferers.
задокументував деякі з цих образ ...
has documented some of these abuses ...
посеред ночі.
in the middle of the night.
молодої людини
charming, hip young man --
we'd grown up with recoil.
зростали, відчували огиду.
про його стан --
about his condition --
про когось із раком
about someone with cancer
про психічні хвороби,
все співчуття.
ізолювала його,
as his community isolated him,
не відступала.
about mental health.
небайдужість до психічного здоров'я.
по інтересах щодо психічного здоров'я
special interest alumni group
головного радника в аспірантурі
tutor in graduate school,
проблемами психічного здоров'я.
with their mental health challenges.
студентів
взятими разом,
and with their stories in tow,
коли зіткнувся із власною проблемою,
when I faced my own anxiety,
бути божевільним.
боротьба не применшить нашу мужність,
do not detract from our virility,
таким же важливим, як і фізичне.
as important as physical health.
в мовчанні.
хворобу
психічних хвороб.
associated with mental illness.
слово "психічний",
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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