This year’s World Bank Youth Summit Competition challenges young social entrepreneurs to submit innovative proposals for scalable enterprises that fuel a greener, more inclusive and resilient recovery from the economic and health crisis induced by COVID-19. The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic calls for a coordinated effort toward recovery. The pandemic has resulted in the creation of not
Are you 16 to 19 years old? Are you currently enrolled in a high school or secondary school? Has COVID-19 affected your learning or the education of a friend or family member? If yes, then take part in the World Bank Group and the Financial Times’ third joint global blog/essay writing competition. The pandemic has
Earlier this year, the entire world came to a standstill as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) quickly spread across the globe. In an attempt to combat the pandemic, the world went into lockdown; schools closed, production chains ground to a halt, social life was disrupted, and people retreated into their homes. Everything changed. Blog4Dev Competition Launched in
The World Bank Legal Vice Presidency (“LEGVPU”) offers highly-motivated law students an opportunity to be exposed to the mission and work of the World Bank and that of LEGVPU through the World Bank Legal Internship Program. In the context of the World Bank’s broad development agenda, the Legal Vice Presidency provides legal services required by
Ideas for Action provides students and young professionals from around the world with a unique opportunity to help shape the international development agenda and to take an active role in changing the world. Ideas for Action 2020 Ideas for Action is a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Zicklin Center for Business
Now in its 6th year, the Blog4Dev essay competition wants you to share your views by answering the following question: “What will it take to end child marriage in your country?” Launched in 2014 by the World Bank Kenya office, the Blog4Dev essay competition is an annual writing contest, inviting young people to weigh in
Do you often wonder what kind of job you will have when you grow up? Do you think your school is preparing you for the work you may do in the future? What will the classrooms and teachers of the future be like? Do you think there are better ways to learn? Do you have
Now in its 5th year, the Blog4Dev series is a writing competition in which young people compete and submit written solutions on a topical challenge. It tests creativity, innovation, and looks for something with the potential of being scaled-up. It also helps engage youth to become integral to the development process in their countries. This year,
Ideas for Action provides students and young professionals from around the world with a unique opportunity to help shape the international development agenda and to take an active role in changing the world. Ideas for Action Competition 2019 Ideas for Action is a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Zicklin Center for Business
The World Bank is aiming to end extreme poverty by 2030. Crucial to this goal are techniques for determining which poverty reduction strategies work and which ones do not. But measuring poverty reduction requires measuring poverty in the first place, and it turns out that measuring poverty is pretty hard. The World Bank helps developing countries
