There is no place where poverty has to exist best sums up Leila Janahs world view. <\/p>\n
As founder and CEO of Samasource a non-profit microwork organization which connects people in developing countries with companies that require small computer-based jobs performed as well as Samahope, which uses crowd sourcing to fund surgeries for women and children in poor countries, Janah logs a lot of miles. <\/p>\n
The Harvard grad and social business entrepreneur, who previously worked at the World Bank and as a management consultant, likes to travel light. Unless shes carrying medical supplies or other important cargo, Janah never even checks a bag. Its a trick she learned as a student, writing for the Lets Go travel guides, in Brazil, Borneo, the Philippines, Mozambique and Malawi. <\/p>\n
The tech-savvy 30-year-old, who sits on a number of boards, also recently partnered with Canadian bootmaker Sorel for its Get Your Boots Dirty campaign featuring women entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n
We caught up with the Buffalo native at her home in San Francisco. <\/p>\n
Q: Youve been to over 80 countries; have you estimated how far youve travelled over the years? <\/p>\n
A: Well over a million miles, I would say, (but) I tend to go, go, go and not take stock. <\/p>\n
Q: Do you have a favourite place to visit? Is there one thats stood out? <\/p>\n
A: Just one? There are so many I love Haiti: Port-au-Prince. Its an incredible city and people are scared to go there or think its really poor; it is quite poor but it is an incredibly rich city culturally. <\/p>\n
You have the old French Colonial architecture and a lot of Latin influences from the Dominican Republic, which shares the island with Haiti. And the people there have been through so much; theres resilience and this sense of faith that permeates the culture there that I find really interesting. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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