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Better Jobs for Everyone. babaiob. babajob. Runner Up, Most Promising Approach Experiences from the Field 2013. A Story of 2 Indian Nannies. Mary Edu: 5 th standard Speaks Kannada Earns Rs 3000 ($65)/month Only knows people in slum. Jeena Edu: 5 th standard Speaks Kannada

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  1. Better Jobs for Everyone babaiob babajob Runner Up, Most PromisingApproachExperiencesfrom the Field 2013

  2. A Story of 2 Indian Nannies Mary • Edu: 5th standard • Speaks Kannada • Earns Rs 3000 ($65)/month • Only knows people in slum Jeena • Edu: 5th standard • Speaks Kannada • Earns Rs 10,000 ($220)/month • Has sister who works for a rich family babajob

  3. A Story of 2 Nannies Mary • Edu: 5th standard • Speaks only Kannada • Earns $20/month • Only knows people in slum Jeena • Edu: 5th standard • Speaks Kannada, Hindi • Earns $170/month • Has sister who works for a rich family Why do some make the leap from poverty? Key factor - Access to better paying jobs Historically - Social network Going forward - Aggregate/filter jobs & seekers Source: Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor: Who Gains, Who Loses, and Why?, ANIRUDH KRISHNA, 2003 http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/krishna/documents/Krishna_Rajasthan_poverty.pdf babajob

  4. babajob.com • Connect employers & informal sector workers via the web and mobile (IVR/voice, SMS, WAP, applications) • A scalable, replicable, profitable information portal to fight poverty by creating radical efficiency in the informal job market 2011 Winner Development Marketplace “Babajob seeks to bring the social networking revolution to the world’s poor” - Link Winner of 2 of 3 2009 Mobile Monday (MoMo) Peer Awards at MWC, Barcelona. Link

  5. How? Seeker Applies or calls employer Job Sources Babajob Database + Matching Engine SMS Search: Bangalore Maid Please tell us which type of job you are looking for. Press 1 for Security Guard 2 for Housekeeping 3 for Receptionist 4 for Delivery Helper 5 for Driver Or 6 for more babajob.com Automated Voice (English, Kannada, etc) Airtel Maid Live-In, Hindi, Rs 5000, Vidya Singh, Indiranagar, Bangalore I am looking for a nice maid for our family. Call: 99884 12345 Babajob.com(ID:2123123) Job Seeker Sources Mobile + Web + App Web Mobile/SMS Schools Call Center

  6. Progress (Jan ’13) • 1,100,000 positions • 800,000 job seekers • 70,000 employers • 85,000 job applications/month • 20,000 daily web + mobile visitors • Series A VC funders: • Hired Seekers • 20.1% salary • 14 minutes shorter commute / day

  7. Better Jobs for Everyone babaiob babajob @SeanB @Babajob sean@babajob.com www.babajob.com

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