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Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
Sangu Delle: Cuidar la teva salut mental no és motiu de vergonya
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Quan l'estrès va superar l'emprenedor Sangu Delle, va haver-se d'enfrontar al seu prejudici més profund: que els homes no han de cuidar de la seva salut mental. En una xerrada personal, en Delle comparteix amb nosaltres com va aprendre a gestionar l'ansietat en una societat incòmode amb les emocions. Com ell mateix diu: "Ser honest amb el que sentim no ens fa dèbils, ens fa humans".
Sangu Delle - Entrepreneur
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
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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00:13
Last year ...
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L'any passat...
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was hell.
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va ser un infern.
00:16
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
Va ser el primer cop que vaig menjar
el plat nigerià "jollof".
el plat nigerià "jollof".
00:20
It was my first time eating
Nigerian "jollof."
Nigerian "jollof."
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00:24
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
00:26
Actually, in all seriousness,
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De fet, i posant-nos seriosos,
estava passant per molt neguit personal.
00:29
I was going through a lot
of personal turmoil.
of personal turmoil.
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00:33
Faced with enormous stress,
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Enfrentava un estrès enorme,
00:35
I suffered an anxiety attack.
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i vaig patir un atac d'ansietat.
00:38
On some days, I could do no work.
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Alguns dies no podia treballar.
00:42
On other days,
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Altres dies,
00:44
I just wanted to lay in my bed and cry.
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només volia quedar-me al llit i plorar.
00:48
My doctor asked if I'd like to speak
with a mental health professional
with a mental health professional
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El metge em va preguntar si volia parlar
amb un professional de la salut mental
amb un professional de la salut mental
00:53
about my stress and anxiety.
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sobre el meu estrès i ansietat.
00:56
Mental health?
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Salut mental?
00:58
I clammed up and violently
shook my head in protest.
shook my head in protest.
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Em vaig quedar mut i vaig sacsejar el cap
en senyal de protesta.
en senyal de protesta.
01:05
I felt a profound sense of a shame.
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Vaig tenir un sentiment
profund de vergonya.
profund de vergonya.
01:10
I felt the weight of stigma.
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Vaig sentir el pes de l'estigma.
01:15
I have a loving, supportive family
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Tinc una familia afectuosa i comprensiva
01:17
and incredibly loyal friends,
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i uns amics increïblement lleials,
01:19
yet I could not entertain
the idea of speaking to anyone
the idea of speaking to anyone
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però no podia acceptar la idea
de parlar amb algú
de parlar amb algú
01:24
about my feeling of pain.
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sobre el meu dolor.
01:28
I felt suffocated
by the rigid architecture
by the rigid architecture
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Em sentia sufocat per
la rígida arquitectura
la rígida arquitectura
01:32
of our African masculinity.
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de la nostra masculinitat africana.
01:35
"People have real problems, Sangu.
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"La gent té problemes de veritat, Sangu.
01:37
Get over yourself!"
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Supera't!"
01:40
The first time I heard "mental health,"
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El primer cop en sentir "salut mental"
01:43
I was a boarding school student
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
fresh off the boat from Ghana,
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jo era un estudiant d'un internat,
que acabava d'arribar de Ghana,
que acabava d'arribar de Ghana,
01:47
at the Peddie School in New Jersey.
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a l'escola Peddie School a Nova Jersey.
01:51
I had just gone through
the brutal experience
the brutal experience
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Just havia patit la brutal experiència
01:54
of losing seven loved ones
in the same month.
in the same month.
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de perdre set èssers estimats
al mateix mes.
al mateix mes.
01:58
The school nurse,
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La infemera de l'escola,
02:00
concerned about what I'd gone
through -- God bless her soul --
through -- God bless her soul --
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preocupada pel què estava passant,
i que Déu la beneeixi,
i que Déu la beneeixi,
02:04
she inquired about my mental health.
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em va preguntar per la meva salut mental.
02:07
"Is she mental?" I thought.
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"Està boja?", vaig pensar.
02:10
Does she not know I'm an African man?
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És que no sap que sóc un home africà?
02:12
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
02:13
Like Okonkwo in "Things Fall Apart,"
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Igual que Okonkwo
a "Things Fall Apart",
a "Things Fall Apart",
02:15
we African men neither process
nor express our emotions.
nor express our emotions.
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els homes africans no processem
ni expresem les nostres emocions.
ni expresem les nostres emocions.
02:20
We deal with our problems.
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Encarem els nostres problemes.
02:22
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
02:25
We deal with our problems.
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Encarem els nostres problemes.
02:27
I called my brother and laughed
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
about "Oyibo" people -- white people --
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Vaig trucar al meu germà i vam riure
de la gent "Oyibo" (gent blanca)
de la gent "Oyibo" (gent blanca)
02:31
and their strange diseases --
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i de les seves malalties estranyes:
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depression, ADD and those "weird things."
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depressió, TDAH i altres "coses rares".
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Growing up in West Africa,
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Al creixer a l'Àfrica occidental,
02:40
when people used the term "mental,"
what came to mind was a madman
what came to mind was a madman
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quan algú utilitza el terme "mental",
el que em ve a la ment és un boig
el que em ve a la ment és un boig
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with dirty, dread-locked hair,
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amb el cabell brut i amb rastes,
02:47
bumbling around half-naked on the streets.
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donant tombs mig despullat pel carrer.
02:51
We all know this man.
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Tots coneixem aquest home.
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Our parents warned us about him.
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Els nostres pares ens avisaven sobre ell.
02:55
"Mommy, mommy, why is he mad?"
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"Mami, mami, per què està boig?"
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"Drugs!
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"Drogues!
02:58
If you even look at drugs,
you end up like him."
you end up like him."
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Només mirant-les ja acabes com ell".
03:01
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
03:02
Come down with pneumonia,
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Si tens pneumònia,
03:05
and your mother will rush you
to the nearest hospital
to the nearest hospital
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la teva mare et portarà
a l'hospital més proper
a l'hospital més proper
03:07
for medical treatment.
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per rebre un tractament.
03:10
But dare to declare depression,
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Però atreveix-te a dir que tens depressió
03:13
and your local pastor
will be driving out demons
will be driving out demons
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i el pastor local expulsarà els dimonis
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and blaming witches in your village.
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i culparà les bruixes del teu poble.
03:19
According to the World
Health Organization,
Health Organization,
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Segons l'Organització Mundial de la Salut,
03:22
mental health is about being able to cope
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salut mental significa poder lidiar
03:25
with the normal stressors of life;
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amb l'estrès quotidià de la vida;
03:27
to work productively and fruitfully;
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treballar de manera
productiva i fructífera;
productiva i fructífera;
03:31
and to be able to make
a contribution to your community.
a contribution to your community.
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i ser capaç de fer una contribució
a la teva comunitat.
a la teva comunitat.
03:35
Mental health includes our emotional,
psychological and social well-being.
psychological and social well-being.
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La salut mental inclou el benestar
emocional, psicològic i social.
emocional, psicològic i social.
03:42
Globally, 75 percent
of all mental illness cases
of all mental illness cases
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A nivell mundial, el 75% dels casos
de malalties mentals
de malalties mentals
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can be found in low-income countries.
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es troben en països amb pocs ingressos.
03:50
Yet most African governments
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La majoria dels governs africans
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invest less than one percent
of their health care budget
of their health care budget
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inverteixen menys d'un 1%
del pressuport d'atenció mèdica
del pressuport d'atenció mèdica
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in mental health.
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a la salut mental.
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Even worse,
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Encara pitjor,
03:59
we have a severe shortage
of psychiatrists in Africa.
of psychiatrists in Africa.
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tenim una greu escassetat
de psiquiatres a l'Àfrica.
de psiquiatres a l'Àfrica.
04:04
Nigeria, for example,
is estimated to have 200 --
is estimated to have 200 --
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S'estima que a Nigèria n'hi ha 200
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in a country of almost 200 million.
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per una població de casi 200 milions.
04:14
In all of Africa,
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A tota l'Àfrica,
04:15
90 percent of our people
lack access to treatment.
lack access to treatment.
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el 90% de la gent no té accès
al tractament.
al tractament.
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As a result,
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Com a resultat,
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we suffer in solitude,
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patim de solitud,
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silenced by stigma.
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silenciats per l'estigma.
04:29
We as Africans often respond
to mental health with distance,
to mental health with distance,
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Com a africans, solem respondre
a la salut mental amb distància,
a la salut mental amb distància,
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ignorance,
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ignorància,
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guilt,
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culpa,
04:38
fear
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por
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and anger.
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i ira.
04:42
In a study conducted by Arboleda-Flórez,
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En un estudi realitzat
per Arboleda-Flórez,
per Arboleda-Flórez,
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directly asking, "What is the cause
of mental illness?"
of mental illness?"
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on preguntava "Quina és la causa
de la malalties mentals?"
de la malalties mentals?"
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34 percent of Nigerian respondents
cited drug misuse;
cited drug misuse;
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El 34% dels nigerians enquestats van citar
l'ús inadecuat de les drogues;
l'ús inadecuat de les drogues;
04:58
19 percent said divine wrath
and the will of God --
and the will of God --
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el 19% va dir
la ira divina i la voluntat de Déu
la ira divina i la voluntat de Déu
05:03
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
05:05
12 percent,
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el 12%,
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witchcraft and spiritual possession.
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bruixeria i possessió espiritual.
05:11
But few cited other known
causes of mental illness,
causes of mental illness,
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Però pocs van nomenar altres
causes conegudes de la malaltia mental,
causes conegudes de la malaltia mental,
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like genetics,
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com la genètica
05:18
socioeconomic status,
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l'estatus socioeconòmic,
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war,
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la guerra,
05:21
conflict
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els conflictes
05:23
or the loss of a loved one.
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i la pèrdua d'un ésser estimat.
05:26
The stigmatization against mental illness
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L'estigmatització contra
les malalties mentals
les malalties mentals
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often results in the ostracizing
and demonizing of sufferers.
and demonizing of sufferers.
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sol donar lloc a l'exclusió i
la demonització dels qui les pateixen.
la demonització dels qui les pateixen.
05:34
Photojournalist Robin Hammond
has documented some of these abuses ...
has documented some of these abuses ...
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El fotoperiodista Robis Hammond
ha documentat alguns d'aquests abusos...
ha documentat alguns d'aquests abusos...
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in Uganda,
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a Uganda,
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in Somalia,
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a Somàlia,
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and here in Nigeria.
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i aquí, a Nigèria.
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For me,
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Per a mi,
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the stigma is personal.
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l'estigma és personal.
05:54
In 2009,
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Al 2009,
05:56
I received a frantic call
in the middle of the night.
in the middle of the night.
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vaig rebre una trucada frenètica
en meitat de la nit.
en meitat de la nit.
06:01
My best friend in the world --
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El meu millor amic del món -
06:03
a brilliant, philosophical,
charming, hip young man --
charming, hip young man --
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un home jove, brillant, filosòfic,
encantador i sempre a la última -
encantador i sempre a la última -
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was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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va ser diagnostigat d'esquizofrènia.
06:12
I witnessed some of the friends
we'd grown up with recoil.
we'd grown up with recoil.
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Vaig ser testimoni de veure com amics
de la infància el miraven amb fàstic.
de la infància el miraven amb fàstic.
06:19
I heard the snickers.
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He sentit els riures.
06:21
I heard the whispers.
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He sentit les xafarderies.
06:24
"Did you hear he has gone mad?"
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"Has escoltat que s'ha tornat boig?"
06:27
"He start torch o!"
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(Ioruba) "Està boig!"
06:29
Derogatory, demeaning commentary
about his condition --
about his condition --
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Un comentari despectiu i degradant
sobre la seva malaltia,
sobre la seva malaltia,
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words we would never say
about someone with cancer
about someone with cancer
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unes paraules que mai diríem
d'algú amb càncer
d'algú amb càncer
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or someone with malaria.
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o amb malària.
06:40
Somehow, when it comes to mental illness,
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D'alguna manera, quan parlem
de malalties mentals,
de malalties mentals,
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our ignorance eviscerates all empathy.
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la nostra ingorància mata l'empatia.
06:48
I stood by his side
as his community isolated him,
as his community isolated him,
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Em vaig quedar al seu costat
quan la seva comunitat el va marginar
quan la seva comunitat el va marginar
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but our love never wavered.
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però el nostre amor mai va flaquejar.
06:57
Tacitly, I became passionate
about mental health.
about mental health.
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Tàcticament, em vaig tornar un
apassionat de la salut mental.
apassionat de la salut mental.
07:01
Inspired by his plight,
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Inspirat pel seu mal tràngol,
vaig ajudar a fundar
vaig ajudar a fundar
07:04
I helped found the mental health
special interest alumni group
special interest alumni group
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el grup d'exalumnes per a la salut mental
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at my college.
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a la meva universitat.
07:09
And during my tenure as a resident
tutor in graduate school,
tutor in graduate school,
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I durant la meva permanència com a
tutor resident a l'escola de postgrau
tutor resident a l'escola de postgrau
07:12
I supported many undergraduates
with their mental health challenges.
with their mental health challenges.
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vaig donar suport a molts universitaris
amb els seus reptes de salut mental.
amb els seus reptes de salut mental.
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I saw African students struggle
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Vaig veure als alumnes africans lluitar
07:19
and unable to speak to anyone.
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i incapaços de parlar amb ningú.
07:22
Even with this knowledge
and with their stories in tow,
and with their stories in tow,
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Tot i tenint el coneixement
i portant les seves històries amb mi,
i portant les seves històries amb mi,
07:26
I, in turn, struggled,
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jo, a la vegada, també lluitava,
07:28
and could not speak to anyone
when I faced my own anxiety,
when I faced my own anxiety,
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i no podia parlar amb ningú
quan m'enfrontava a la meva ansietat;
quan m'enfrontava a la meva ansietat;
07:33
so deep is our fear of being the madman.
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tan profunda és la por
de ser "l'home boig".
de ser "l'home boig".
07:39
All of us --
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Tots nosaltres,
07:41
but we Africans especially --
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però els africans en concret,
07:44
need to realize that our mental struggles
do not detract from our virility,
do not detract from our virility,
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ens hem d'adonar que les lluites mentals
no treuen valor a la nostra virilitat,
no treuen valor a la nostra virilitat,
07:50
nor does our trauma taint our strength.
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ni els traumes taquen la nostra força.
07:54
We need to see mental health
as important as physical health.
as important as physical health.
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Hem de veure la salut mental
tan important com la salut física.
tan important com la salut física.
08:00
We need to stop suffering in silence.
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Hem de parar de patir en silenci.
08:06
We must stop stigmatizing disease
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Hem de parar d'estigmatizar la malaltia
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and traumatizing the afflicted.
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i de traumatitzar als afligits.
08:13
Talk to your friends.
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Parleu amb els vostres amics,
08:16
Talk to your loved ones.
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amb els vostres èssers estimats,
08:18
Talk to health professionals.
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amb professionals de la salut.
08:21
Be vulnerable.
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Sigueu vulnerables.
08:23
Do so with the confidence
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Feu-ho amb la confiança
08:26
that you are not alone.
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de que no esteu sols.
08:30
Speak up if you're struggling.
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Parleu si esteu lluitant.
08:34
Being honest about how we feel
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Ser honestos sobre el que sentim
08:38
does not make us weak;
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no ens fa dèbils;
08:40
it makes us human.
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ens fa humans.
08:43
It is time to end the stigma
associated with mental illness.
associated with mental illness.
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És el moment d'acabar amb l'estigma
associat a les malalties mentals.
associat a les malalties mentals.
08:49
So the next time your hear "mental,"
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Doncs, la pròxima vegada
que escolteu "mental",
que escolteu "mental",
08:53
do not just think of the madman.
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no penseu en un home boig.
08:56
Think of me.
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Penseu en mi.
08:57
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
08:59
Thank you.
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Gràcies.
09:01
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
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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