Meet Leila Janah, the Woman Who Empowers the World's Poor

Bangalore: Leila Janah was chosen by Forbes Magazine as ‘one of the 30 Rising Stars under 30.’ And this young mascot well deserves the title for her remarkable efforts. Leila Jahan’s consistent efforts in battling poverty in the most deprived places in the world is empowering and inspiring.

Her company Samasource, found in 2008 is a nonprofit organization that gives work opportunities to people living under poverty line around the world by sourcing them computer based work. Samasource provides free and specialized training in technology through its 16 centers in 9 countries, which includes India, Pakistan, Haiti, Kenya and Uganda. Its headquarters is located in San Francisco, California, as reported by Visi R. Tilak for India Real Time.

Leila Janah, grew up in U.S and is from an Indian origin, her father is from Kerala and mother is half Belgian and half Bengali. Leila has found a deep bond ever since her first visit to India, while she was in college. About her first visit to India, she said, “When I first arrived at Chatrapati Shivaji Airport (in Mumbai), an immigration official smiled at me and said, ‘Welcome, madam, you are home.’ For a quiet moment before the haggling and hustling began with the baggage handlers, I felt deeply connected to my roots,” as per India Real Time.

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