Samasource Founder and CEO, Leila Janah, presents at the DePaul University Roundtable Discussion in December 2011. Panelists included Professor Laura Hartman and Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus.
By Jeff Slobotski
This video features Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, a nonprofit connecting people living in poverty to work via the internet.
In her talk, Leila shared her vision and inspiration for starting Samasource and told stories from the field about the impact of her amazing work. One of my favorite lines from her talk reminds us of the power of the age we’re living in to not only affect change in our own backyard, but around the world:
“The internet reduces the friction of collaboration across all of these centers and time zones, and with a highly distributed workforce.”
Janah answers the question, “How was Samasource used in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake?”
Janah answers the question, “If you got to design your own college course to prepare you for what you’re doing, what would it include?”
By Heidi M.
In New Delhi earlier this month, 75 individuals and philanthropic groups convened for a unique opportunity – to share their community initiatives with one of the leading global voices of interdependence, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Delhi Dialogue enabled the participants to make presentations before His Holiness requesting his suggestions and advice during the daylong event.
One young presenter, Leila Janah, is particularly close to my heart, and is fast becoming a favorite in social entrepreneur circles. She is the founder and CEO of Samasource, a social enterprise whose mission is to give work to people living in poverty. Fast Company Magazine recently cited Leila as one of the most Influential Women in Technology; Forbes has said Samasource is a name to know; she has presented at TED India, and her work has been profiled on PBS.
