Summer Internship at the
World Bank
Washington D.C.
Anna Guyton

The Internship
• PAID! ($20/hr)
• Expanding program
– Want to increase interest in functions of the
WBG
– Give students outside D.C. area more
opportunities to work with the WBG
• Located in Washington D.C.

About the World Bank
 “Working for a World Free of
Poverty.”
 Founded in 1944, the Bank is the
world’s largest source of
development assistance
 Owned by 184 member countries
 Operates in 100 country offices and
counts approximately 10,600 staff

Millennium Development Goals
 End Extreme Poverty and Hunger
 Education for All
 Equity for Women
 Save Children’s Lives
 Make Motherhood Safe
 Stop HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other
diseases
 Provide the Environment
 Build a Global Partnership for
Development

What does the World Bank do?
 Helps countries implement programs
to raise quality of people’s lives
 Works in partnership to design
assistance strategies tailored to the
needs of each country
 Offers a mix of money and
knowledge to implement these
strategies

World Bank Composition
 International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD)
 International Development Association
(IDA)
 International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(M.I.G.A)
 International Center for Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Not Just About Lending
 Knowledge is the cornerstone of
World Bank assistance
 Research underpins all World Bank
projects
 The World Bank provides analysis
and expertise to help clients create
lasting policy improvements
 All World Bank projects include
environmental and social safeguards

My Experience
• Private Sector and Finance Division of the
Africa Region
• My Mentors:
Shireen El-Wahab Ginger Turner

My Work
• HIV/AIDS project: • ICA Overviews (research):
– Review all active/pipeline FPD – Uganda HIV/AIDS overview
projects – Tanzania HIV/AIDS overview
– Assess extent to which HIV/AIDS – Uganda access to land overview
is addressed in projects – Tanzania access to land overview
– Create a summary report for each
project mentioning HIV/AIDS
• DB Indicator Reform Impact
project:
• ICA Summaries: – Interviewing TTLs
– Tanzania sub-national
– Writing report for AFTFP (show
– Zanzibar what impact their projects had on
– Mauritania (English) top reformers)
– Mauritania (French)
– Translation of Mauritania ICA
Executive Summary
– Botswana (English)
– Botswana (French)

Personal Goals/Gains
• Goals:
Learn more about WB and AFTPS work
Contribute to AFTPS projects
Assist in other interdepartmental projects if needed
Learn about economic issues facing African countries
Improve French professional writing skills
• Unanticipated Gains:
– Met amazing people
– Learned the magnitude of WB work
– Opportunity to explore Washington DC
– Future career options

Want to know more?
 Contact information
 Watch for application
 Reading material
 Talk to me!