Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Delle: Es ist keine Schande, sich um Ihre psychische Gesundheit zu kümmern
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."
Nigerianischen "Jollof".
of personal turmoil.
Turbulenzen durchgemacht.
konnte ich nicht arbeiten.
im Bett liegen und weinen.
with a mental health professional
ob ich nicht mit einem Spezialisten
Gesundheit sprechen mochte,
shook my head in protest.
protestierend meinen Kopf.
und unterstützende Familie
the idea of speaking to anyone
mit der Idee anfreunden,
schmerzhaften Gefühle zu sprechen.
by the rigid architecture
von der rigiden Architektur
"psychischer Gesundheit" hörte,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
an der Peddie-Schule in New Jersey,
frisch vom Boot aus Ghana.
the brutal experience
Erfahrung durchgemacht,
in the same month.
im selben Monat zu verlieren.
war beunruhigt darüber,
through -- God bless her soul --
geistigen Gesundheit.
ein afrikanischer Mann bin?
"Okonkwo oder Das Alte stürzt",
nor express our emotions.
Männer unsere Emotionen nicht.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
über "Oyibo"-Leute -- weiße Leute --
diese "komischen Dinge".
aufgewachsen ist,
what came to mind was a madman
wenn ich den Begriff "psychisch" hörte,
der Straße herumwurstelt.
wirst du am Ende so wie er."
you end up like him."
to the nearest hospital
direkt ins nächste Krankenhaus,
sich zur Depression zu bekennen,
will be driving out demons
Ihre Dämonen austreiben
die Schuld zuweisen.
Health Organization,
des Lebens umgehen zu können,
a contribution to your community.
leisten zu können.
psychological and social well-being.
unser emotionales, psychologisches
of all mental illness cases
aller Fälle psychischer Erkrankungen
afrikanischen Regierungen
of their health care budget
of psychiatrists in Africa.
an Psychiatern in Afrika.
is estimated to have 200 --
200 Millionen Einwohnern.
lack access to treatment.
keinen Zugriff zu Behandlungen.
to mental health with distance,
Erkrankungen gewöhnlich mit Abstand,
of mental illness?"
psychischer Krankheiten?"
cited drug misuse;
antworteten mit Drogenmissbrauch;
and the will of God --
und geistige Besessenheit.
causes of mental illness,
Ursachen psychischer Krankheiten,
psychischer Erkrankungen
and demonizing of sufferers.
Verteufelung der Leidtragenden.
has documented some of these abuses ...
einige dieser Missbräuche dokumentiert,
in the middle of the night.
einen hektischen Anruf.
charming, hip young man --
charmanter und hipper junger Mann --
we'd grown up with recoil.
wie einige der Freunde,
begannen sich zurückzuziehen.
dass er verrückt geworden ist?"
about his condition --
Kommentare über seine Verfassung --
about someone with cancer
mit Krebs äußern würden,
jegliches Mitgefühl bedeutungslos.
as his community isolated him,
als seine Gemeinde ihn isolierte,
Leidenschaft für psychische Gesundheit.
about mental health.
special interest alumni group
psychischer Gesundheit
tutor in graduate school,
als Studienleiter an meiner Hochschule
with their mental health challenges.
Gesundheitsproblemen.
die Probleme hatten
and with their stories in tow,
ihren Geschichten im Schlepptau,
when I faced my own anxiety,
über meine eigenen Ängste sprechen konnte.
der Verrückte zu sein.
do not detract from our virility,
unsere psychischen Probleme
unsere Stärke beschmutzt.
as important as physical health.
dass unsere psychische Gesundheit
physische Gesundheit ist.
Krankheiten zu stigmatisieren
falls Sie Probleme haben.
associated with mental illness.
psychischer Krankheiten zu überwinden.
Mal "psychisch" hören,
an jemanden Verrückten.
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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