Boban Varghese Paul: Creating impact around the world

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00:01 Living in India is basically living a lot of the theory that you hear,

00:05 how the poor live,

00:07 the difficulties they face.

00:08 You actually see them right in front of your eyes.

00:11 Growing up,

00:11 I've heard a lot of stories from my father

00:14 and his brothers around

00:16 how they used to travel for miles to get to school.

00:19 It is that education which helped him.

00:22 That's also the same thing that really transformed my life,

00:25 whether it's the education or

00:27 being able to go to a good school,

00:29 being able to afford good food.

00:32 That is what inspires me to be at the World Bank,

00:34 because at the World Bank you have both

00:37 the means as well as the technical knowledge.

00:39 You have all of the experts sitting here

00:41 and if the World Bank

00:43 wants to rally other development partners around a particular idea,

00:47 it's able to do that.

00:49 My name is Bobin Paul,

00:50 and I am an economist in the Young Professionals Program.

00:55 One of the most satisfying parts of my job

00:58 is that

00:59 I get the opportunity to travel often to the country that I work in,

01:03 Malawi and Zambia.

01:04 We get to meet with government teams,

01:07 but also you get to meet beneficiaries

01:10 who benefit from all of the work that you do.

01:12 I think just meeting them and seeing

01:15 the efforts that you make

01:17 can actually translate to something impactful for somebody on the ground

01:21 really makes a huge difference.

01:24 What I find at the bank is

01:25 there's people from all over the world

01:28 that makes you want to learn this other skill of working with people,

01:32 and I think

01:33 coming in through

01:35 the Young Professions program.

01:37 Helps you understand that a lot better.

01:39 You come in with a group of really smart,

01:41 really bright people.

01:43 You just understand that the world is much more diverse

01:46 and the development is not a

01:49 one solution fits all kind of thing.

01:51 So I think that cohort brings in a much more holistic view

01:55 on development more broadly,

01:56 but also I think that's something that the young professionals program really

02:00 brings in,

02:01 and it's a key strength of the program.

02:06 What keeps me going at the bank is the fact that

02:09 we are working directly with the poor and that whatever you're doing

02:13 can actually lead to

02:15 a huge impact for a large number of people.

02:18 I'm proud of what I do because of the fact that

02:20 it's actually impacting someone's life in a positive way.

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Living in India is basically living a lot of the theory that you hear, how the poor live, the difficulties they face. You actually see them right in front of your eyes. Growing up, I've heard a lot of stories from my father and his brothers around how they used to travel for miles to get to school. It is that education which helped him. That's also the same thing that really transformed my life, whether it's the education or being able to go to a good school, being able to afford good food. That is what inspires me to be at the World Bank, because at the World Bank you have both the means as well as the technical knowledge. You have all of the experts sitting here and if the World Bank wants to rally other development partners around a particular idea, it's able to do that. My name is Bobin Paul, and I am an economist in the Young Professionals Program. One of the most satisfying parts of my job is that I get the opportunity to travel often to the country that I work in, Malawi and Zambia. We get to meet with government teams, but also you get to meet beneficiaries who benefit from all of the work that you do. I think just meeting them and seeing the efforts that you make can actually translate to something impactful for somebody on the ground really makes a huge difference. What I find at the bank is there's people from all over the world that makes you want to learn this other skill of working with people, and I think coming in through the Young Professions program. Helps you understand that a lot better. You come in with a group of really smart, really bright people. You just understand that the world is much more diverse and the development is not a one solution fits all kind of thing. So I think that cohort brings in a much more holistic view on development more broadly, but also I think that's something that the young professionals program really brings in, and it's a key strength of the program. What keeps me going at the bank is the fact that we are working directly with the poor and that whatever you're doing can actually lead to a huge impact for a large number of people. I'm proud of what I do because of the fact that it's actually impacting someone's life in a positive way.

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