Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Leila Janah

Clip 1 of 7 from: Reversing Poverty By Giving People Work [Entire Talk]

Leila Janah, Samasource

Seeing Potential in the Most Poor

Leila Janah, founder of Samasource, recalls how she came to commit her life to fighting poverty after witnessing first hand the grit and resourcefulness of ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Challenging the Charity Model

Samasource Founder Leila Janah discusses the many ways that jobs are a more effective and sustainable way to reverse poverty than traditional aid. Also author ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Social Mission First

Entrepreneur Leila Janah explains why she calls her startups Samasource and LXMI "social" enterprises, a business model she credits to Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Dispelling Western Paternalism

Samasource Founder and CEO Leila Janah describes how villagers with the wherewithal to survive on a dollar a day possess all the talent and initiative ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Putting a Face on Consumer Products

Social entrepreneur Leila Janah talks about how her luxury skincare brand LXMI (pronounced "luxe-me") also gives dignified work, instead of charity, to women and families ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Work on What Matters Most

Leila Janah, whose social enterprise Samasource has allowed 45,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world move out of poverty through fair-wage digital ...

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Reversing Poverty By Giving People Work [Entire Talk]

Get out in the world to understand society's biggest challenges and where your efforts are most needed.

Video 54 minutes

Leila Janah , Samasource

Reversing Poverty By Giving People Work [Entire Talk]

Get out in the world to understand society's biggest challenges and where your efforts are most needed.

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Leila Janah, Samasource

Reversing Poverty By Giving People Work

Get out in the world to understand society's biggest challenges and where your efforts are most needed.

Podcast 55 minutes