Comments for Leila Janah http://leilajanah.com Leila Janah Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on How Online Work Can Save America by burningtorchproductions http://leilajanah.com/2011/02/22/how-online-work-can-save-america/#comment-179 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:03:15 +0000 http://leilajanah.com/?p=517#comment-179 I just came across this and think it’s great. Microwork is an interesting concept. I have colleges working towards a similar idea but it is on a much smaller scale. I found this inspiring :) As a filmmaker I would love to become a part of it in some way. I am passionate about striving to make the world as good as we can.

]]> Comment on Women’s Technology Delegation to Sierra Leone and Liberia by Priyanka Talwar http://leilajanah.com/2011/03/09/womens-technology-delegation-to-sierra-leone-and-liberia/#comment-148 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:16:04 +0000 http://leilajanah.com/?p=515#comment-148 Hi,

Nice picture. I was in Sierra Leone last summer for my research and it was a challenge getting to connect to the other side of the world via the internet connection there. Also I came across computer training institutes that were converted to cyber cafes during business hours. I saw a lot of progress but they are still far. On the other hand, the moment I landed, I was able to connect with my family in the US via my local cellphone in seconds unlike the US where it takes one forever to get a prepaid card. Keep the good work flowing!

]]> Comment on The Samasource Give Work Gala by Olivier http://leilajanah.com/2010/11/28/the-samasource-give-work-gala/#comment-130 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:02:58 +0000 http://leilajanah.com/?p=342#comment-130 $350k a night !!

Well done Samasource ;-)

]]> Comment on TEDx Silicon Valley: Empowering the Poor in the Digital Age by sri http://leilajanah.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-128 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:16:49 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-128 It is totally true that the future of work is going to involve developing world folks and the digital world. But ideas such as virtual farms on a social network seem to be shortsighted, and lacking in meaningful work that will provide dignity. Can the power relationships of the MNC which dominate the farmer in latin america, for example, be shifted through samsource or samsource 2.0? It can’t be the answer to marginally plug in to a global economy that is systematically rigged and unsustainable so you can get a small piece of the pie

]]> Comment on Insights from Day 2 at the 2010 Skoll World Forum by Stephan http://leilajanah.com/2010/04/16/insights-from-day-2-at-the-2010-skoll-world-forum/#comment-123 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:46:15 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-123 Thanks for posting from SWF!
On the last point:
I am not sure wether the organizational form as a non-profit solves the issue. It might do so in theory, but if you consider corruption in Nigeria (rated 2,5 on the Corruption Perception Index 2009, Ranked 130 out of 180 Countries) there is a risk that the high intrest rates will still be skimmed of as “profits” (legally in form of fees and salaries or illegaly).

]]> Comment on Insights from Day 2 at the 2010 Skoll World Forum by Olivier Ongotha http://leilajanah.com/2010/04/16/insights-from-day-2-at-the-2010-skoll-world-forum/#comment-110 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:53:10 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-110 Hi Leila,
tks for this well written post. I’m an African optimist and I do share your point.

1.The work/job / creating value operations is the key fact for a greater life in poors regions. Most of the times peoples only looks for opportunities to provide. Simply when a father/mother can provide, the whole family have a better life including foods, health, education. When peoples can easily have satisfaction to essentials needs it is a new era for them and it’s can be a kind of viral ” attitude”.

2. in Africa for example invest in all the value chain of a sector is the best way on my point to deliver more value. I transpose it that way… this is brillant.

3. No Comment :)

the’re so many need… big banks in microfinance … it’s can be a strong leverage.

tks

O2

]]> Comment on TEDx Silicon Valley: Empowering the Poor in the Digital Age by Dan http://leilajanah.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-107 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:01:08 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-107 Leila…you’re absolutely right.
Would love to connect with you and chat about how we can collaborate with you to help change the world!
Feel free to drop me an email, I’ve also send you a message via facebook.
Keep up the outstanding work and chat to you soon
Dan

]]> Comment on Why We Need a Y Combinator for East Africa by Tom Keller http://leilajanah.com/2009/07/16/why-we-need-a-y-combinator-for-east-africa/#comment-104 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:33:05 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/why-we-need-a-y-combinator-for-east-africa/#comment-104 Leila

Great post! TechStars is listening…we would love to help you on this – how could we best be of assistance?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Regards
Tom Keller
TechStars

]]> Comment on TEDx Silicon Valley: Empowering the Poor in the Digital Age by britbohlinger http://leilajanah.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-102 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:44:18 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/tedx-silicon-valley-empowering-the-poor-in-the-digital-age/#comment-102 What Leila is basically suggesting is to harness the intellectual skills of many more people by rethinking the models we still rely on to generate income. Her final line “What people need most is not our charity but a decent way to earn a living.” strikes me as an old truth yet I doubt we can circumvent the inconvenient truth that power and inequality are created and reproduced on a daily level by the lifestyle of some nations and groups within, rather than the lack of opportunities for many. What I fear the proposals may lead to if implemented on a larger scale is promoting the poor to the new working poor by a model that resembles the Mechanical Turk run by Amazon.

]]> Comment on Give Work Charity Gala by Keane http://leilajanah.com/2009/10/01/give-work-charity-gala/#comment-97 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:22:40 +0000 http://leilac.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/give-work-charity-gala/#comment-97 This is fantastic. Thank you.

- Keane

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