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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.

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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Sangu Delle: There's no shame in taking care of your mental health

桑谷 · 德尔: 关注你的心理健康并不可耻

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当企业家桑谷 · 德尔面临太大的压力时,他不得不面对自己内心一些根深蒂固的偏见:男人不应该照顾自己的心理健康。在这个演讲中,德尔分享了他如何在一个排斥情绪的社会中应对焦虑心理。正如他所说:“直面自我的感受并不会使我们变弱——它会使我们成为一个完整的人。”
- 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

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Last year ...
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过去的一年……
简直糟糕透了。
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was hell地狱.
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(笑声)
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(Laughter笑声)
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It was my first time eating
Nigerian尼日利亚 "jollofjollof."
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我第一次尝试了尼日利亚的“辣椒鱼肉饭”。
(笑声)
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(Laughter笑声)
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Actually其实, in all seriousness严肃,
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不过说正经的,
那时的我正经历着一系列个人危机。
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I was going through通过 a lot
of personal个人 turmoil动荡.
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Faced面对 with enormous巨大 stress强调,
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面临巨大的压力,
我经常会焦虑发作。
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I suffered遭遇 an anxiety焦虑 attack攻击.
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On some days, I could do no work.
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有的时候我甚至什么都做不了。
00:42
On other days,
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有的时候,
我只想躺在床上哭。
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I just wanted to lay铺设 in my bed and cry.
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My doctor医生 asked if I'd like to speak说话
with a mental心理 health健康 professional专业的
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医生建议我和一名心理健康专家谈谈,
聊一聊我的压力和焦虑。
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about my stress强调 and anxiety焦虑.
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Mental心理 health健康?
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心理健康?
00:58
I clammedclammed up and violently猛烈
shook震撼 my head in protest抗议.
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我赌气地不说话,拼命摇头表示抗议。
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I felt a profound深刻 sense of a shame耻辱.
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我感觉特别的羞耻。
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I felt the weight重量 of stigma柱头.
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简直无地自容。
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I have a loving爱心, supportive支持 family家庭
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我有一个温馨互助的家庭,
极其忠诚的朋友,
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and incredibly令人难以置信 loyal忠诚 friends朋友,
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但我居然无法接受这种想法,
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yet然而 I could not entertain招待
the idea理念 of speaking请讲 to anyone任何人
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不愿和朋友聊聊我的痛苦。
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about my feeling感觉 of pain疼痛.
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I felt suffocated窒息
by the rigid死板 architecture建筑
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我好像被所谓非洲男子
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of our African非洲人 masculinity阳刚之气.
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"刚毅的气概"死死扼住了喉咙。
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"People have real真实 problems问题, Sangu三姑.
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“人们都会遇到各种问题,桑谷。
别再硬撑了。”
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Get over yourself你自己!"
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The first time I heard听说 "mental心理 health健康,"
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我第一次听到“心理健康”这个词的时候,
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I was a boarding登机 school学校 student学生
fresh新鲜 off the boat from Ghana加纳,
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刚刚从加纳坐船来,成为新泽西州佩迪中学的
一名寄宿学生。
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at the Peddie佩迪 School学校 in New Jersey新泽西.
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I had just gone走了 through通过
the brutal野蛮 experience经验
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我刚刚历经了惨痛的悲剧,
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of losing失去 seven loved喜爱 ones那些
in the same相同 month.
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一个月内失去了七名挚爱之人。
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The school学校 nurse护士,
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当时的校医
很关心我的经历——愿上帝保佑她——
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concerned关心 about what I'd gone走了
through通过 -- God bless保佑 her soul灵魂 --
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她仔细地询问了我的心理状况。
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she inquired询问 about my mental心理 health健康.
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"Is she mental心理?" I thought.
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“她是不是脑子不好?”我暗想。
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Does she not know I'm an African非洲人 man?
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“她难道不知道我是非洲男人?”
(笑声)
02:12
(Laughter笑声)
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就像《解体》的主人公奥贡喀沃,
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Like OkonkwoOkonkwo in "Things Fall秋季 Apart距离,"
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我们非洲男人不在乎,
也不会倾诉自己的心情。
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we African非洲人 men男人 neither也不 process处理
nor也不 express表现 our emotions情绪.
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We deal合同 with our problems问题.
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我们只解决问题。
(掌声)
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(Applause掌声)
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We deal合同 with our problems问题.
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我们解决问题。
于是我叫来了哥哥,嘲笑了一番
奥伊博人——就是白人——
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I called my brother哥哥 and laughed笑了
about "Oyibo白种" people -- white白色 people --
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以及他们奇奇怪怪的毛病——
02:31
and their strange奇怪 diseases疾病 --
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抑郁,注意力缺失症,以及各种“奇怪的症状”。
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depression萧条, ADD and those "weird奇怪的 things."
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Growing生长 up in West西 Africa非洲,
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我从小在西非长大,
当人们使用“mental”这个词时,
大多数指的是疯子,
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when people used the term术语 "mental心理,"
what came来了 to mind心神 was a madman狂人
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发辫很脏,
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with dirty, dread-locked恐惧锁定 hair头发,
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bumbling装模作样 around half-naked半裸 on the streets街道.
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半裸着在街上闲晃,步履蹒跚。
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We all know this man.
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我们都知道这样的人。
我们的父母曾警告我们远离他们。
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Our parents父母 warned警告 us about him.
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"Mommy妈妈, mommy妈妈, why is he mad?"
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“妈妈,为什么他疯了?”
“嗑药!
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"Drugs毒品!
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“哪怕你只瞥一眼毒品,你也会和他一样。”
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If you even look at drugs毒品,
you end结束 up like him."
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(笑声)
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(Laughter笑声)
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Come down with pneumonia肺炎,
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如果你得了肺炎,
妈妈会带你冲向最近的医院
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and your mother母亲 will rush you
to the nearest最近的 hospital醫院
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接受治疗。
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for medical treatment治疗.
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But dare to declare宣布 depression萧条,
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但如果你敢说有抑郁症,
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and your local本地 pastor牧师
will be driving主动 out demons恶魔
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当地的牧师就会赶来
在你们村子大兴法事、除妖降魔。
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and blaming归咎 witches女巫 in your village.
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According根据 to the World世界
Health健康 Organization组织,
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根据世界卫生组织的说法,
心理健康指的是能从容应对
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mental心理 health健康 is about being存在 able能够 to cope应付
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日常生活中的压力,
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with the normal正常 stressors压力源 of life;
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to work productively富有成效 and fruitfully卓有成效;
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高效、有成果地工作;
可以为社区做出贡献。
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and to be able能够 to make
a contribution贡献 to your community社区.
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Mental心理 health健康 includes包括 our emotional情绪化,
psychological心理 and social社会 well-being福利.
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心理健康是指情绪、心理和
社会关系上的良好状态。
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Globally在全球范围内, 75 percent百分
of all mental心理 illness疾病 cases
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全球约75%的精神疾病
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can be found发现 in low-income低收入 countries国家.
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都发生在低收入国家。
然而绝大多数非洲政府
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Yet然而 most African非洲人 governments政府
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invest投资 less than one percent百分
of their health健康 care关心 budget预算
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在投给卫生保健的预算中,只有不到1%
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in mental心理 health健康.
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分配给了心理健康。
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Even worse更差,
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更糟糕的是,
非洲的心理医生极其短缺。
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we have a severe严重 shortage短缺
of psychiatrists精神科医生 in Africa非洲.
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Nigeria尼日利亚, for example,
is estimated预计 to have 200 --
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以尼日利亚为例,
全国大概只有200名心理医生,
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in a country国家 of almost几乎 200 million百万.
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但却有2亿人口。
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In all of Africa非洲,
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非洲所有国家中,
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90 percent百分 of our people
lack缺乏 access访问 to treatment治疗.
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90%的人缺少寻求心理治疗的途径。
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As a result结果,
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结果,
我们只能孤独地承受着,
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we suffer遭受 in solitude孤独,
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silenced沉默 by stigma柱头.
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因感到耻辱而沉默不语。
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We as Africans非洲人 often经常 respond响应
to mental心理 health健康 with distance距离,
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我们非洲人对待心理健康的
态度常常是避讳,
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ignorance无知,
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无视,
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guilt有罪,
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内疚,
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fear恐惧
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害怕,
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and anger愤怒.
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有时还有愤怒。
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In a study研究 conducted进行 by Arboleda-Fl领-Flórez苏亚雷斯,
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根据阿尔博莱达-弗洛雷斯的一项调查,
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directly asking, "What is the cause原因
of mental心理 illness疾病?"
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当问到“心理疾病的成因是什么”,
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34 percent百分 of Nigerian尼日利亚 respondents受访者
cited引用 drug药物 misuse滥用;
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34%的尼日利亚受访者表示是药物滥用;
04:58
19 percent百分 said divine神圣 wrath愤怒
and the will of God --
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19%认为是神的愤怒和旨意——
(笑声)
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(Laughter笑声)
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12 percent百分,
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12%认为
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witchcraft巫术 and spiritual精神 possession所有权.
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是巫术附身。
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But few少数 cited引用 other known已知
causes原因 of mental心理 illness疾病,
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但是极少有人提到一些
已知的心理疾病的成因,
如遗传原因,
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like genetics遗传学,
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社会经济地位,
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socioeconomic社会经济 status状态,
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战争,
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war战争,
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冲突,
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conflict冲突
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或者失去心爱的人。
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or the loss失利 of a loved喜爱 one.
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The stigmatization污名化 against反对 mental心理 illness疾病
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对心理疾病的污名化
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often经常 results结果 in the ostracizing的放逐
and demonizing妖魔化 of sufferers患者.
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常常导致人们对患者的排斥和妖魔化。
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Photojournalist摄影 记者 Robin知更鸟 Hammond哈蒙德
has documented记录 some of these abuses滥用 ...
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摄影记者罗宾 · 哈蒙德
记录了一些这样的场景,
在乌干达,
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in Uganda乌干达,
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in Somalia索马里,
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索马里,
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and here in Nigeria尼日利亚.
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以及尼日利亚。
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For me,
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对我来说,
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the stigma柱头 is personal个人.
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这种耻辱深刻的影响了我。
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In 2009,
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2009年,
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I received收到 a frantic疯狂的 call
in the middle中间 of the night.
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我在半夜接到了
一个令人惶恐的电话。
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My best最好 friend朋友 in the world世界 --
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我世界上最好的朋友——
一个睿智、深沉、迷人、时尚的小伙子——
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a brilliant辉煌, philosophical哲学上,
charming迷人, hip臀部 young年轻 man --
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was diagnosed确诊 with schizophrenia精神分裂症.
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被诊断为精神分裂症。
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I witnessed目击 some of the friends朋友
we'd星期三 grown长大的 up with recoil畏缩.
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我看到那些曾经朝夕相处的发小们开始躲闪。
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I heard听说 the snickers士力架.
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我听见了笑声。
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I heard听说 the whispers耳语.
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我听见了窃窃私语。
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"Did you hear he has gone走了 mad?"
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“你听说他疯了吗?”
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"He start开始 torch火炬 o!"
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“他一定是脑子坏了!”
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Derogatory贬义, demeaning贬低 commentary评论
about his condition条件 --
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各种关于他情况的难听的议论
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words we would never say
about someone有人 with cancer癌症
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——那些我们从不会对癌症患者
或者疟疾患者说的话。
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or someone有人 with malaria疟疾.
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Somehow不知何故, when it comes to mental心理 illness疾病,
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不知怎的,当我们说起心理疾病时,
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our ignorance无知 eviscerateseviscerates all empathy同情.
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我们的无知抹去了所有的同情心。
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I stood站在 by his side
as his community社区 isolated孤立 him,
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尽管他的社区孤立了他,
但我仍然站在了他那边,
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but our love never wavered动摇.
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我们的心从未动摇。
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Tacitly默认, I became成为 passionate多情
about mental心理 health健康.
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渐渐地,我开始关注心理健康。
07:01
Inspired启发 by his plight困境,
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受到他窘境的启发,
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I helped帮助 found发现 the mental心理 health健康
special特别 interest利益 alumni校友 group
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我帮助自己所在的大学创立了
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at my college学院.
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心理健康特别兴趣校友团。
07:09
And during my tenure保有 as a resident居民
tutor导师 in graduate毕业 school学校,
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在我担任研究生常驻导师的期间,
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I supported支持的 many许多 undergraduates本科生
with their mental心理 health健康 challenges挑战.
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我帮助了许多本科学生
渡过心理层面的难关。
07:17
I saw African非洲人 students学生们 struggle斗争
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我曾遇到过非洲学生忍受着内心的挣扎,
07:19
and unable无法 to speak说话 to anyone任何人.
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却拒绝同任何人交流。
07:22
Even with this knowledge知识
and with their stories故事 in tow,
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即使我已经有了一些认知
并了解了他们的故事,
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I, in turn, struggled挣扎,
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我反而也开始挣扎了,
07:28
and could not speak说话 to anyone任何人
when I faced面对 my own拥有 anxiety焦虑,
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面对自己的焦虑时,同样地也拒绝交流。
我们太害怕成为疯子了。
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so deep is our fear恐惧 of being存在 the madman狂人.
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All of us --
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我们所有人——
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but we Africans非洲人 especially特别 --
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不仅仅是我们非洲人——
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need to realize实现 that our mental心理 struggles斗争
do not detract减损 from our virility性能力,
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需要认识到,心理斗争
并不会削弱我们的力量,
心理创伤也不会消磨我们的意志。
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nor也不 does our trauma外伤 taint污点 our strength强度.
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We need to see mental心理 health健康
as important重要 as physical物理 health健康.
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我们要对心理健康和
身体健康一视同仁。
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We need to stop suffering痛苦 in silence安静.
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我们再不应该在沉默中受苦。
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We must必须 stop stigmatizing污名化 disease疾病
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我们必须停止歧视心理疾病,
停止伤害已经饱受折磨的人。
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and traumatizing创伤 the afflicted折磨.
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Talk to your friends朋友.
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请告诉你的朋友。
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Talk to your loved喜爱 ones那些.
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告诉你爱的人。
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Talk to health健康 professionals专业人士.
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去和健康专家谈谈。
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Be vulnerable弱势.
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做个不那么坚强的人,
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Do so with the confidence置信度
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并且相信,
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that you are not alone单独.
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你并不孤单。
08:30
Speak说话 up if you're struggling奋斗的.
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大胆说出你内心的挣扎。
08:34
Being存在 honest诚实 about how we feel
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直面内心的感受
并不会使我们变得虚弱;
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does not make us weak;
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it makes品牌 us human人的.
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反而会使我们成为一个完整的人。
08:43
It is time to end结束 the stigma柱头
associated相关 with mental心理 illness疾病.
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是时候停止对心理疾病的污名化了。
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So the next下一个 time your hear "mental心理,"
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当你下次听到“心理”这个词,
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do not just think of the madman狂人.
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不要仅仅想到那个疯子,
08:56
Think of me.
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也想想我吧。
08:57
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
谢谢。
08:59
Thank you.
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(掌声)
09:01
(Applause掌声)
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Translated by 小鱼 叶
Reviewed by linda sheu

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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.

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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Sangu Delle | Speaker | TED.com