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
Now in its 4th 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. The World
The World Bank’s Africa Region and its Social Development Department are launching a Social Inclusion Heroes Story Competition to identify positive role models for African youth that illustrate a #AfricaCAN spirit. Its primary purpose is to change Africa’s development narrative by highlighting inspirational and transformational African success stories. The Social Inclusion Heroes story competition aims
Ideas for Action, a joint program of the World Bank and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, is a youth competition centered around financing sustainable development. Every year, students and young professionals from around the world participate to design ideas for financing and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Winners of
