Mit Annual Conference 2009 Presentation

MIT Legatum Center 2009 Annual Conference Leila Chirayath Janah Founder and CEO, Samasource

The Need Paul Parach, 24 Dadaab, Kenya Refugee Work Program Born in South Sudan Orphaned at 9, walked to Kakuma camp Denied formal employment Speaks English Learned to use a computer 2 months ago TM give work samasource

1.2 billion youth in the world at least 200M in Africa (World Bank) + 50% unemployment up to 70% in some regions (World Bank) + Rising education levels and literacy Literacy now at 84% globally, up from 76% last decade (UNESCO) = TM give work samasource

“I joined the militia because I thought I could get paid after the war. I knew I was risking my life but I had no other choice. My mother was ﬁnding it hard to feed us. I joined to have a job.” - Sylvestre, 18, Congo-Brazzaville. TM give work samasource

Microwork (or, The World Really is Flat) web services Hassan virtual assistance samasource data entry Abdiyo image training moderation quality assurance contracting Mako billing and invoicing Marian TM give work samasource

Our secret sauce: transparency Connection tools: Earnings to date: $335 $$, work, or social media Projects to date: 12 Client testimonials: Working with Tashina has been a pleasure -- she manages my calendaring and travel booking with ease. See more >> Worker bio, earnings Partner story TM give work samasource

App Test - Painless Application Testing Automated Simple Transparent Subscriptions TM give work samasource

Major Wins Growth Partnerships & Support Since September 2008: 6 Countries 18 Service Partners $220K in sales 517 workers Grants & Funding Donors & Advisors Rockefeller Foundation Premal Shah, President, Kiva Templeton Foundation Bill Trenchard, former CEO, LiveOps Business in Development Network Dr. Paul Milgrom, Stanford University Stanford Social Enterprise Challenge Tim Ferriss, Four-Hour Workweek Rainer Arnhold Fellowship Mohamoud Jibrell, CTO, Ford Foundation TM give work samasource

Future Directions More Work More Partners Virtual Goods Imagine a virtual fair trade handbag or UNICEF card Virtual goods = $2.5B market, 0 (or very low) marginal cost to produce What we could offer: Customized songs, poems, sayings, images, e- cards Growing our hubs in South Asia, E. Africa Capture the 15% margin on socially labeled goods Domestic expansion pilot in E. Palo Alto Great existing relationship with largest distribution channel in the world TM give work samasource

Our Impact Paul is no longer a “lost boy” TM give work samasource

Thank you. Where to ﬁnd us: /samasource samasource.org @samasource leila@samasource.org TM give work samasource