World Bank #ClearHerPath South Asia Internship Competition 2025

Please tell us:
If you could change your world to give women an equal chance at economic opportunities, what would you do?

We invite you to enter the #ClearHerPath South Asia Internship Competition organized by the World Bank with outreach support from BBC Media Action.

Submissions should include:

1. A slideshow to present your ideas OR a short video
2. Your name, age, email, and country you live in.

Submission Criteria

Entries will be accepted in English. Presentations should be no more than 10 slides. Videos should be no longer than 2 minutes.

Deadline
Submissions are due by April 30, 2025.

Judging
Entries will be judged against originality, creativity, solutions presented and expected impact of those solutions. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to deliver their presentations either in-person or virtually to a high-level panel of jurors.

The panel of jurors will be comprised of senior officials at the World Bank, and select partners including BBC Media Action. The full names of the judges can be made available on request. Judging will take place during May 2025 and winners will be contacted and announced around June 2025. The judging panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be contacted via the contact information provided with their submission.

Prizes
The final winners will be given opportunities to complete paid internships of 6-12 weeks at the World Bank office in the country where they live.

The final winners will also be given opportunities for a 1-day immersive experience at BBC Media Action offices to learn about content creation and storytelling

Terms and Conditions

• Entries should be original content and cannot have been previously published or lifted from other sources. By submitting an entry, entrants grant to The World Bank a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, edit, publish and use the entry, in whole or in part, and in any way, including for posting on World Bank social media channels, without compensation to the entrant. Rights to edit the entry where the World Bank deems necessary is reserved although entrants will be fully credited.
• Entries should be the work of the submitter and cannot be collaborative or produced by a proxy.
• Participants must be between the ages of 18-25 years at the time of submission.
• Entries can be submitted in English.
• There is no fee payable to enter the competition.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for presentations. No notifications will be sent to other entrants.
• The World Bank is not responsible for (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information used in connection with the competition; or (ii) failures or errors which may occur in the administration of the competition. To the fullest extent permitted by law, The World Bank excludes liability and entrants agree to release and hold harmless The World Bank for any damage, loss, liability or injury to person or property or for any claim arising as a result of your entry into the competition.
• By submitting an entry to this contest, every Contestant agrees and accepts the terms set forth here. If you do not agree with these terms, do not submit an entry.
• To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to any other recourse to judicial procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and Contestant expressly waives any and all such rights.
• Preservation of Immunities. Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of the World Bank which are specifically reserved.
• The promoter is the World Bank of 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433.

Internships

Selected candidate would be required to work from the World Bank Group offices in one of the eight South Asian countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The internships will be paid and the duration will last between 6-12 weeks. Domestic travel and lodging expenses will be met by the World Bank, if needed, for applicants who live in a city different from the one where the World Bank is located. The specifics including internship Terms of Reference will be decided by the World Bank in close coordination with the respective winners.

Privacy

To participate in this competition, the World Bank will collect personal details pertaining to name, age, email, address, country of residence, to administer the competition and provide the prize. This data will be destroyed after the competition ends. The World Bank will process your details in accordance with our Privacy Notice. By entering this competition, you agree to World Bank’s use of your entry and processing of your personal data. The World Bank may also publish the winners’ name and region with the winning entry.