How does Samasource create jobs and sustainable living in the developing world?
To date, we have created jobs for more than 500 people and provided technical training to more than 300. We work with 18 partners, the majority of which are in East Africa in low-income countries with staggering unemployment rates. The average income there is below $75 a month, but working with a Samasource partner raises that to $300 a month or more. In addition to directly generating jobs and income for skilled workers in these regions, our model also indirectly generates work for semi- and un-skilled workers. Each direct job we create leads to 2.5 indirect ones. Furthermore, we help to reduce “brain drain” from these low-income regions by providing desirable jobs. We offer our partners training in eight highly marketable services (i.e., data entry, Facebook application testing, etc.) that we have seen a demand for in Silicon Valley. The training we provide will serve partner employees well as their careers and skill sets progress beyond Samasource. We do not intend Samasource to be
