K. CoronadoIn which project have you worked and what were your responsibilities?I did my internship at the World Food Programme, in Bolivia, supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit. I was in charge of supporting the monitoring of ongoing projects, the design of the annual monitoring plan and the elaboration of the annual reports of the projects. Currently, we are working with the Ministry of Planning on the update of the map of food vulnerability in Bolivia. Which skills/knowledge obtained from SPRING were you able to apply and how were they beneficial for your daily tasks at the host organisation?The knowledge that I gathered during the SPRING programme, especially related to the formulation and monitoring of projects, the GIS mapping and the spatial planning, have been very important tools for my work in the organization. Especially for our current task to formulate the new country strategic plan for the WFP Country Office. In which sense was the internship supportive for your professional career?Given this opportunity by the Carlo Schmid Programme, the DAAD, the World Food Programme and the SPRING Programme, has been an enriching experience for my professional life and it has been an opportunity to return to the field of work that I really like: the humanitarian aid and development. |
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V. SerranoIn which project have you worked and what were your responsibilities?My primary interest and personal advocacy on education as a main driver of creating solutions to the multitude of societal issues was my main motivation for applying for an internship position at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The application procedure initiated from April to June 2015 while I was completing the second year of my masters degree in July 2015. I was awarded with a DAAD Carlo Schmid Programme Scholarship from October 2015 to March 2016. The internship gave me an in-depth understanding on how the UNFCCC implements its mandate and on how the Doha work programme can be an effective strategy to support the achievement of a new global climate regime. The internship placement aimed to support the Action for Climate Empowerment unit (ACE) and the UNFCCC secretariat on the implementation of the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention. During my internship I assisted and supported Action for Climate Empowerment activities at Conference of Parties 21/CMP 11 in Paris, France (Young and Future Generations Day and Education Day and its concurrent activities). I was involved as well in other SB 44 events such as the 4th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment and the Workshop to support the intermediate review of the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention. As part of the ACE unit, I was tasked to prepare two main reports of Article 6, and Newsroom articles in English and Spanish as part of the Communications and Outreach Programme of the UNFCCC, and support other administrative functions of the Unit and the Secretariat. Which skills/knowledge obtained from SPRING were you able to apply and how were they beneficial for your daily tasks at the host organisation?Having an intensive training on multi-cultural collaboration, SPRING has geared me with an appropriate skill set that was very beneficial during my internship. The vision and the focus of the SPRING Programme allowed me to get a dynamic view on various development issues, which are relevant themes of various UN Organizations such as the UN Climate Change Secretariat. The overall understanding of development issues, which was a huge part of the SPRING Programme, gave me a strategic advantage to understand general concepts and engaged topics during my internship. This has allowed me to create an individual standpoint in order to further my experience upon completion of my internship. Climate change and environmental issues are highly relevant topics on the development sector. Moreover, beyond the knowledge on the said topics, the multi-cultural setting that the SPRING Programme has provided gave me a competitive advantage on working on an international work environment. In which sense was the internship supportive for your professional career?As an architect and development planner specialized in sustainability and disaster resilience, the internship has allowed me to embrace a deeper understanding of development, promote shared values of cultural diversity, respect, professional integrity, and competence to work. These among many things are some of my most valued lessons that I gained from this experience and I aim to apply these lessons towards my continuous professional growth. |
L. TrejosIn which project have you worked and what were your responsibilities?-Contributed to the preparation of the report “Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda” for the Bank Group clients. -Conducted research on solid waste management in cities around the world, as an input to the update of the “What a Waste” report, which is used by policy makers and researchers. -Contributed to the preparation of the “Urban Risk Assessment Tool”, launched at the Fifth World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), March 2010. -Co-authored the article “Cities and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Moving Forward”, published in Environment and Urbanization, Volume. 23, No. 1 April 2011. International Institute for Environment and Development, UK. -Contributed to the updating of the Urban Environment and Climate Change Thematic Group website. Which skills/knowledge obtained from SPRING were you able to apply and how were they beneficial for your daily tasks at the host organization?The main skill I acquired from SPRING that I have applied since then was to be able to work effectively with people from various nationalities and in different environments. This is a very key asset for a professional when working in international development. In which sense was the internship supportive for your professional career?Having had the opportunity to be a scholar of the DAAD/Carlo-Schmid Program for an internship at the World Bank allowed me to broaden my professional career. Since 2010, when I finalized my internship, up to date I have been working with the World Bank as a development practitioner in Latin America and Africa. This was possible thanks to the Program; to which I will always be very grateful. |