Samasource: Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship

A student in a class that I  TA'd at Yale this Spring, called "African Poverty and Western Aid" (taught by Dr. Chris Blattman) has brought to my attention the highly creative work being done by a group called Samasource.  Founded by a Harvard graduate with a specialty in African Development Studies (can one major in such a thing?!) Samasource seeks to outsource internet-based tasks - like data entry, website design, etc. - to people in developing countries who otherwise remain excluded from participation in the global political economy.  Contact me for more details....