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Lighting Up Eastern Africa: How Greater Access to Energy is Creating Jobs and Improving Public Services in Rural Ethiopia

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Ethiopia has made significant progress in energy access in recent years; however, despite a 94% electrification rate in urban areas, around 60 million Ethiopians remain without electricity access.
  • The World Bank-supported Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP), has facilitated nearly 1.3 million on-grid connections, providing electricity to about 6.3 million people, and more than 19,000 public facilities such as schools, healthcare centers, and administrative government buildings, across Ethiopia.
  • ELEAP has supported the installation of 11 mini-grids, bringing electricity to nearly 20,000 people in isolated communities, promoting social and economic growth, and particularly benefiting rural women.
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2024 Annual Meetings: Agriculture and Food

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The global agriculture and food system can do more than just feed a growing population—it holds immense potential as a driver of growth and job creation. However, to unlock this potential for the long term, the agrifood system needs to prioritize nutrition, climate resilience, and halting environmental degradation.

This flagship event at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2024 will explore how governments and businesses can lead this transformation.

Have questions? Don’t wait—submit them below. Our experts will be responding live on October 23rd! 

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For a Just Transition Away from Coal, People Must Be at the Center

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  • If not phased out before 2040, coal will push the world closer to climate change catastrophe.
  • Experience has shown that the shift from coal can take decades and present not only economic and employment challenges, but social and cultural ones.
  • The Supporting Energy Transition in Coal Regions initiative provides advice and financing to countries that have made the decision to transition away from coal.

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Behind the Mission: Ask the Recruiters

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Getting a job at a complex institution like the World Bank Group can be daunting. In this Behind the Mission episode, you will have direct access to recruiters representing both the World Bank and IFC. They’ll demystify the job search, share their insights and tips, and also debunk common myths about the World Bank Group. Join us for the live conversation on October 26th!

  • Anna Frick, Senior Recruiter, The World Bank
  • Mabel Udoh, Senior Recruiter, IFC
  • Magali Rodriguez Reyes, Recruiter, World Bank
  • Rudy Perecin Mareño, Recruiter, IFC

ABOUT Behind the Mission: Working at the World Bank Group: Who are we? Where do we work? What do we do? Why join us? And, what’s it really like to work at the World Bank Group? In this series, our staff answer questions live about working for a unique global partnership as the World Bank Group, with 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations. Watch our previous episodes Continue reading →

Six strategies to increase young women’s access to digital jobs

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The digital economy can create new job opportunities for young women and help address theuniversity_students_in_senegal persistent gender disparity in the labor market.

Jobs involving remote, online, flexible work can help young women overcome mobility constraints, challenge restrictive gender norms, and reduce longstanding occupational segregation in traditionally male-dominated industries. However, practitioners would need to be intentional about using better targeted strategies in program design to help young women succeed in high-quality digital jobs , and also move up to higher skilled and higher paying digital jobs over time.

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Coronavirus Live Series: Supporting Companies and Preserving Jobs through the Pandemic

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The economic impact of #COVID19 will hit developing countries hard. What can be done to support companies and preserve jobs? Join IFC’s Chief Operating Officer, Stephanie von Friedeburg, for discussion on the topic.

 

World Bank Job Fair

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Join us on Monday, February 3, 2020 for this special job fair to learn about over 100 FCV_image_lastexciting positions that the World Bank is looking to fill by June this year.

As part of a recruitment drive to increase its support for countries dealing with fragility, conflict and violence (FCV), the World Bank Group invites applications from qualified candidates interested in international development. The majority of positions will be located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and East Asia.

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Jobs, Skills, and the Potential of AI in Kenya

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One of the advantages of artificial intelligence (AI) is that it can help us carry out tasks untitledfaster and with fewer errors than humans. I wanted to test this on analyzing labor market demand and skills gaps. So, earlier this year, I partnered with Headai, a Finnish company, to apply an AI-enabled labor market assessment tool in Kenya.  We used the tool to analyze: (a) online job advertisements from select online job portals in Kenya and (b) computer science curricula from the University of Nairobi and Moi University to identify the gaps between what the labor market is looking for and what the university curriculum is providing.

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