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November 2008
November 2008
First Day - World Bank
franzisalzer, 10:14h
I had an exciting first day at the World Bank “Knowledge for Development Center” yesterday where I will be testing the “Youth Learning Program” for three weeks. This program is open to interested college students taking courses in communications, public administration and social sciences. It provides a 20-day-insight in the activities and programs of the World Bank in the Philippines, but especially the external relations and communications office. Soo… I get to see behind the curtain of a huge international organization!!
My workplace is the “Knowledge for Development Center” (www.worldbank.org.ph/kdc) which is basically like a library, situated on the ground floor of the WB office, where people can inform themselves of the activities of the WB and development issues in general. The center has several computers and shelves filled with brochures, technical literature and WB studies. The room has a friendly atmosphere with people going in and out and is decorated with posters, winning works of photography contests and a framed picture with the WB theme: “Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty”. Apart from providing research information, the KDC arranges forums, exhibits and talks with the aim of sharing knowledge which I will (try to!:) ) help organize!
First thing in the morning, I got a Power Point introduction on the WB which was good, but I had already informed myself on the internet – I’m really making an effort :) – so there wasn’t much new to me. Next, we went upstairs to look around the offices, be introduced to colleges (too many to remember all the names!) and attend a short progress meeting.
Most of the rest of the time I did research on the World Bank and especially on the consequences of the economical crisis for East Asia and the WB’s reaction towards up coming problems because there will be a teleconference today which I can attend and I do want to understand a bit of what they’re talking about. Economics is really not my thing and, reading all those articles on the internet, I wouldn’t have understood a word without the help of a dictionary and the “wikipedia”! :)
But it was fun and the next days promise to be exciting…
My workplace is the “Knowledge for Development Center” (www.worldbank.org.ph/kdc) which is basically like a library, situated on the ground floor of the WB office, where people can inform themselves of the activities of the WB and development issues in general. The center has several computers and shelves filled with brochures, technical literature and WB studies. The room has a friendly atmosphere with people going in and out and is decorated with posters, winning works of photography contests and a framed picture with the WB theme: “Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty”. Apart from providing research information, the KDC arranges forums, exhibits and talks with the aim of sharing knowledge which I will (try to!:) ) help organize!
First thing in the morning, I got a Power Point introduction on the WB which was good, but I had already informed myself on the internet – I’m really making an effort :) – so there wasn’t much new to me. Next, we went upstairs to look around the offices, be introduced to colleges (too many to remember all the names!) and attend a short progress meeting.
Most of the rest of the time I did research on the World Bank and especially on the consequences of the economical crisis for East Asia and the WB’s reaction towards up coming problems because there will be a teleconference today which I can attend and I do want to understand a bit of what they’re talking about. Economics is really not my thing and, reading all those articles on the internet, I wouldn’t have understood a word without the help of a dictionary and the “wikipedia”! :)
But it was fun and the next days promise to be exciting…
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