The challenges that the homeless face aren’t dissimilar to those in developing countries. Leila Janah Read Quote
Handouts are not going to end global poverty, but work – real work – just might. Leila Janah Read Quote
Impact sourcing, a new initiative piloted by the Rockefeller Foundation and several key partners, including my company Samasource, promises to connect poor and marginalized people to digital jobs on a massive scale. Leila Janah Read Quote
In order to thrive in the 21st century, you have to be a savvy citizen of the digital economy or risk being left behind. Leila Janah Read Quote
My mom was a big feminist, and when I was growing up, I wasn’t allowed to have typical girl toys: she did not let me have dolls. Barbies were banned in our household. She read feminist books to me; my mom was a major feminist. Leila Janah Read Quote
A lot of people are happy to give money to charities but are wary of giving through taxes because they feel it doesn’t produce any value. Leila Janah Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The thing that the Internet does is it allows labor to move freely across borders in the way that capital does but, traditionally, labor cannot. So the Internet frees workers to be based anywhere and work for employers anywhere. Leila Janah Read Quote
The best way to make employees happy is to set realistic goals and achieve them. The big job is to make sure those small steps are pointing us in the right direction and demonstrate at the end of the year that they all add up to something pretty great. Leila Janah Read Quote
I think the way you build a company for the future has to include social impact; it has to be part of the fabric of your company. I think when you do that, you invariably end up with much better outcomes, even in the short-term. Leila Janah Read Quote
