Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Delle: Nincs szégyellnivaló a mentális egészségeddel való törődésben
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."
of personal turmoil.
szeretnék-e egy szakemberrel beszélni
with a mental health professional
shook my head in protest.
hogy beszéljek valakivel
the idea of speaking to anyone
a megingathatatlan
by the rigid architecture
problémáik vannak, Sangu."
a mentális egészségről,
Peddie bentlakásos iskolába.
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
a brutális élményen,
the brutal experience
in the same month.
through -- God bless her soul --
és érdeklődött
nor express our emotions.
vagy fejezzük ki érzelmeinket.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
az "Oyibo" embereken -- a fehéreken--
what came to mind was a madman
egy őrült képe ugrott be
you end up like him."
olyan leszel, mint ő."
to the nearest hospital
a legközelebbi kórházba,
will be driving out demons
démonokat kiűzni belőled
Health Organization,
a normál stresszel való
a contribution to your community.
közreműködés képessége.
psychological and social well-being.
és szociális jólétünket.
of all mental illness cases
esetek 75 százaléka
országokban találhatóak.
of their health care budget
egészségügyi keretéből
of psychiatrists in Africa.
pszichiáterekből Afrikában.
is estimated to have 200 --
lack access to treatment.
nem jut ellátáshoz.
to mental health with distance,
a mentális egészségre.
of mental illness?"
"Mi okozza a mentális betegségeket?"
cited drug misuse;
a droghasználatot válaszolta;
and the will of God --
Isten haragja és akarata.
causes of mental illness,
okokat is felsoroltak,
and demonizing of sufferers.
és démonizálását eredményezi.
has documented some of these abuses ...
dokumentált néhány ilyen visszaélést
in the middle of the night.
telefonhívést kaptam.
charming, hip young man --
elragadó, népszerű fiatalembernél --
we'd grown up with recoil.
néhány gyerekkori barátunk elborzadt.
about his condition --
kommentárok az állapotáról --
about someone with cancer
egy rákos,
mentális egészségről van szó,
as his community isolated him,
kiközösítette őt,
about mental health.
a szenvedélyemmé vált.
special interest alumni group
mentális egészségre specializált
tutor in graduate school,
a másoddiplomás képzésem alatt,
with their mental health challenges.
a mentális egészségük kihívásaiban.
beszélni a problémáikról.
and with their stories in tow,
és a történeteiket ismerve
when I faced my own anxiety,
ha a saját szorongásommal néztem szembe.
őrültté válunk.
do not detract from our virility,
a mentális küzdelmeinktől
és a trauma sem tesz gyengévé.
as important as physical health.
a fizikai és mentális egészséget.
hogy érezzük magunkat
associated with mental illness.
a stigmának a mentális betegségek körül.
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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