The Voice Secondment Program (VSP) Celebrates 15 years of Successful Partnership

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00:05 The board launched the Voiceconment program in

00:08 2004 to strengthen the capacity of government officials

00:11 in World Bank Group operations,

00:13 policies and procedures,

00:15 and to facilitate dialogue and collaboration with our member countries.

00:19 In my opinion,

00:20 this is one of the best capacity building we are doing for our client

00:25 countries so far.

00:26 We thought that good work is to bring

00:30 officials from our country

00:31 in Washington to demystify the World Bank.

00:35 So that when bank mission come to the country they can

00:39 really

00:40 Discourse on equal footing.

00:42 The Voice of Common program has become a very sought after

00:46 global program for which numerous candidates from

00:49 all over the world compete each year.

00:50 It was a great experience to be assigned to the program at the World Bank.

00:55 I think very few people get this chance.

00:59 Being given this opportunity

01:01 to work at the bank.

01:02 It was very exciting.

01:04 Challenging

01:05 and wonderful experience for the past 6 months.

01:08 I've been working with the Voice econist for at least 7 or 8 years every year,

01:12 and I'm always looking forward to have them

01:16 working with me side to side.

01:17 It's enriching and it helps us to shape

01:20 the dialogue with the government in a different way

01:24 by understanding how they really see the World Bank.

01:28 Program,

01:29 the capacity building we are doing,

01:31 bringing them

01:32 into Washington and integrating them into our programs,

01:35 living in the country offices and see how they

01:38 do the development and how to implement our program,

01:42 communicating with the client,

01:44 that's all going to help us.

01:46 I forgot for a second that I'm a government officer and I'm a.

01:49 I just practice as a World Bank staff.

01:53 And I said no,

01:54 actually when I'm back home,

01:56 I have to realize

01:57 when the World Bank come and negotiate with them,

02:00 like

02:01 there's something real happens here.

02:03 We are doing something great and we have to reduce this gap.

02:07 The

02:08 overall knowledge is really important for me personally

02:12 in my career,

02:13 as well as as the government,

02:16 as

02:17 for my office.

02:19 To work more smoothly and productively in the future with the bank,

02:23 we're trying to improve the relationship between

02:25 the capitals,

02:26 that is our clan countries and the offices of the executive directors.

02:29 This program has also provided a unique platform for greater voice

02:33 and participation of member countries in shaping the development agenda.

02:37 This is a win-win

02:39 where

02:39 where we

02:40 are getting,

02:41 you know,

02:41 almost like mid-career

02:43 people seasoned when it comes to their sectors.

02:47 And when they come here also they bring their own knowledge and experience,

02:50 which is a learning for us.

02:52 They learn from us,

02:53 but we learn from them

02:54 in order to see what is the difficulties and the challenges facing the development.

02:58 The alumni from the program when they go back

03:01 can actually

03:03 be much more effective

03:04 from the client side

03:06 in accessing everything the World Bank has to offer,

03:08 not just financing,

03:09 but the knowledge,

03:11 the networks,

03:12 the reach,

03:13 the convening power.

03:15 And it's really good to see that play out.

03:17 I managed to appreciate the other side of the coin.

03:20 Since I've been working in the government,

03:23 not knowing exactly what

03:25 the bank is expecting from us.

03:27 Now coming here,

03:29 I think I'll be able to share.

03:31 The experience,

03:32 what I've learned from the bank,

03:33 how the bank operates,

03:35 and what are the products that bank has for us as Lesotho,

03:40 and which one do we benefit from.

03:42 The BSB has been an incredible experience,

03:44 not just in terms of exposure to World Bank policies,

03:47 procedures,

03:48 operations,

03:48 but also in terms of people to people contact.

03:50 The peer learning that we've had just in terms of

03:53 interaction with 24 other participants from developing countries has been.

03:57 Phenomenal.

03:58 So I learned about the culture,

04:00 sharing knowledge,

04:01 sharing experience,

04:03 because sometimes you don't have the opportunity to travel the whole world,

04:07 but the World Bank,

04:08 you have the whole world in in one place.

04:10 Even though we are leaving this place,

04:13 we will continue to work as a team

04:16 towards one goal,

04:18 to make the world a better place.

04:20 It's come with an open mind.

04:21 There are a lot of opportunities,

04:22 but it requires someone to take it.

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The board launched the Voiceconment program in 2004 to strengthen the capacity of government officials in World Bank Group operations, policies and procedures, and to facilitate dialogue and collaboration with our member countries. In my opinion, this is one of the best capacity building we are doing for our client countries so far. We thought that good work is to bring officials from our country in Washington to demystify the World Bank. So that when bank mission come to the country they can really Discourse on equal footing. The Voice of Common program has become a very sought after global program for which numerous candidates from all over the world compete each year. It was a great experience to be assigned to the program at the World Bank. I think very few people get this chance. Being given this opportunity to work at the bank. It was very exciting. Challenging and wonderful experience for the past 6 months. I've been working with the Voice econist for at least 7 or 8 years every year, and I'm always looking forward to have them working with me side to side. It's enriching and it helps us to shape the dialogue with the government in a different way by understanding how they really see the World Bank. Program, the capacity building we are doing, bringing them into Washington and integrating them into our programs, living in the country offices and see how they do the development and how to implement our program, communicating with the client, that's all going to help us. I forgot for a second that I'm a government officer and I'm a. I just practice as a World Bank staff. And I said no, actually when I'm back home, I have to realize when the World Bank come and negotiate with them, like there's something real happens here. We are doing something great and we have to reduce this gap. The overall knowledge is really important for me personally in my career, as well as as the government, as for my office. To work more smoothly and productively in the future with the bank, we're trying to improve the relationship between the capitals, that is our clan countries and the offices of the executive directors. This program has also provided a unique platform for greater voice and participation of member countries in shaping the development agenda. This is a win-win where where we are getting, you know, almost like mid-career people seasoned when it comes to their sectors. And when they come here also they bring their own knowledge and experience, which is a learning for us. They learn from us, but we learn from them in order to see what is the difficulties and the challenges facing the development. The alumni from the program when they go back can actually be much more effective from the client side in accessing everything the World Bank has to offer, not just financing, but the knowledge, the networks, the reach, the convening power. And it's really good to see that play out. I managed to appreciate the other side of the coin. Since I've been working in the government, not knowing exactly what the bank is expecting from us. Now coming here, I think I'll be able to share. The experience, what I've learned from the bank, how the bank operates, and what are the products that bank has for us as Lesotho, and which one do we benefit from. The BSB has been an incredible experience, not just in terms of exposure to World Bank policies, procedures, operations, but also in terms of people to people contact. The peer learning that we've had just in terms of interaction with 24 other participants from developing countries has been. Phenomenal. So I learned about the culture, sharing knowledge, sharing experience, because sometimes you don't have the opportunity to travel the whole world, but the World Bank, you have the whole world in in one place. Even though we are leaving this place, we will continue to work as a team towards one goal, to make the world a better place. It's come with an open mind. There are a lot of opportunities, but it requires someone to take it.

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