Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Сангу Делле: Заботиться о своем психическом здоровье не стыдно
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.
with a mental health professional
поговорить со специалистом
shook my head in protest.
в знак протеста.
которая меня поддерживает,
the idea of speaking to anyone
чтобы поговорить с кем-нибудь
by the rigid architecture
«психическое здоровье»,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
стал новоиспечённым учеником
the brutal experience
in the same month.
through -- God bless her soul --
благослови её Господь —
психическим здоровьем.
nor express our emotions.
и не выражаем своих чувств.
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
об «ойбо» — белых людях —
what came to mind was a madman
на ум приходит только сумасшедшие
you end up like him."
станешь таким же».
to the nearest hospital
в ближайшую больницу
что у тебя депрессия,
will be driving out demons
изгонять из тебя демонов
Health Organization,
здравоохранения,
это способность справляться
a contribution to your community.
psychological and social well-being.
психологическое и социальное благополучие.
of all mental illness cases
психических заболеваний
африканских правительств
of their health care budget
бюджета здравоохранения
of psychiatrists in Africa.
нехватка психиатров.
is estimated to have 200 --
lack access to treatment.
to mental health with distance,
к психическому здоровью с отчуждением,
профессором Арболеда-Флорезом,
of mental illness?"
психических заболеваний?»
cited drug misuse;
что это наркотики;
and the will of God --
causes of mental illness,
известных причин психической болезни,
and demonizing of sufferers.
и демонизации страдающих.
has documented some of these abuses ...
запечатлел некоторые случаи
in the middle of the night.
посреди ночи.
charming, hip young man --
молодому человеку, философу —
we'd grown up with recoil.
друзей, с которыми вырос.
about his condition --
реплики о его состоянии —
about someone with cancer
в адрес больного раком
психического заболевания,
as his community isolated him,
когда общество изолировало его,
about mental health.
психическое состояние человека.
special interest alumni group
для заинтересованных выпускников
tutor in graduate school,
with their mental health challenges.
проблемами в плане психического здоровья.
переживают
and with their stories in tow,
этими знаниями и их историями,
when I faced my own anxiety,
когда сам столкнулся со своими страхами.
do not detract from our virility,
не умаляют нашей мужественности,
as important as physical health.
здоровье так же, как и физическое.
относиться к болезни как к позору
associated with mental illness.
в отношении психических заболеваний.
раз услышите слово «психический»,
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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