At Samasource, a company I founded in 2008, we train people living in poverty from Kenya to California to develop and market 21st century digital skills to adapt to new economic realities. Leila Janah 21stadaptcalifornia Change image and share on social
The best way to end poverty is to simply give people work, which isn't considered 'sexy' among donors who want to fund a preschool or cure a disease. Leila Janah considercuredisease Change image and share on social
I founded Samasource because I was frustrated by traditional approaches to poverty alleviation. Even those approaches focused on jobs often equip poor people with skills for which there is little market demand. Leila Janah alleviationapproachdemand share on social
Many people don't think that the poor in the developing world can do work on a computer. They won't say it explicitly. But they think it's too sophisticated. Leila Janah computerdevelopexplicitly Change image and share on social
Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly. Leila Janah blingdefineedit Change image and share on social
I'm the founder and CEO of Sama Group, a family of social enterprises - Samasource, Samahope and SamaUSA - that are working to alleviate poverty by connecting the global community to opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and here in the U.S. Leila Janah africaalleviateasia share on social
I'd worked at the World Bank briefly as an undergrad and studied poverty levels around the world - particularly those earning less than $1.25 a day. Leila Janah bankbrieflyday Change image and share on social
I wish the city of San Francisco, bastion of liberalism, were more innovative when it comes to how to spread the wealth. Leila Janah bastioncityfrancisco Change image and share on social
Barbies were banned at our house, along with television other than PBS. As a kid, I found this horribly embarrassing. Leila Janah banbarbyembarrass Change image and share on social
Most of us working on poverty alleviation simply want to know, 'How much poverty can I reduce for every dollar I donate?' Leila Janah alleviationdollardonate Change image and share on social
