DDD wins Award for Best Employment Creation Initiative in Asia
The eAsia Awards have the aim of acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the use of Information and Communication Technology for Development.
Meet Joseph, Data Management Operator in Nairobi
Joseph helped digitize business records as part of a municipal egov project
10th Anniversary Kick-off Soiree
In Palo Alto on June 13, 2011 guests gathered with our Board at the home of longtime Board member Howard Neff to kick-off our 10th Anniversary year. Below Board Chair Irving Levin and CEO Jeremy Hockenstein listen to supporter Noosheen Hashemi of the HAND Foundation while enjoying the long summer day on the veranda.
The Thoughtful Chenda Chhay: DDD Grad, Entrepreneur & UN Staffer
If her grandmother hadn’t needed an operation, Chenda Chhay might have grown up as a subsistence farmer in Pursat province. Her family, after surviving the horrors of the Khmer Rouge, arrived to Phnom Penh in 1981 to see a doctor. They stayed, and their move was the first in a series of events that changed the trajectory of Chenda’s life. A year after arriving in a city still recovering from devastation, the family’s second child was born. They named her Chenda, the Khmer word for “thoughtful,” perfectly suited for a bright inquisitive baby.
Could Our Innovation Create Jobs for 780,000 Poor People?
A new report from the Rockefeller Foundation says that the model DDD pioneered–using business process outsourcing (BPO) as a means to create employment for people at the base of the pyramid–has the potential for enormous impact. The report, authored by the Monitor Group, calls the model “Impact Sourcing” and makes a strong business case for it. They argue that Impact Sourcing can provide high-quality reliable services at prices lower than what traditional providers can offer.
A Match Made in Heaven: Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Partners with DDD
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. As companies who market to people of faith, responsible sourcing is very important to ECPA members. That’s why the ECPA has entered into a new strategic partnership with DDD.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Phnom Penh
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Cambodia earlier this week. On Monday, November 1st, she spoke at a Town Hall Meeting with Cambodian youth. Eight of DDD’s employees in Phnom Penh were invited to join the event.
Staff Profile: Chaiphet
Women in Laos generally experience a lower standard of living than men and suffer from gender disparities. They tend to work more, earn less, carry the primary responsibility for securing food for the family, and are scarcely recognized for their efforts. Fewer girls than boys are enrolled in school, and the proportion falls steadily as the level of education increases. You help us change this by supporting DDD.
The Weight of Young Responsibility
When describing the importance of the work that DDD does, one of the observations we’ve returned to several times here on the blog, is how the young Khmer and Lao people we have employed are characterized by working and studying hard. They take the opportunity and their responsibility very seriously at a young age.
Leadership In The Making
About six months ago, DDD was looking for a Senior Project Manager, someone who could take responsibility for all of the data-entry and digitization projects running in DDD’s largest office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
