Internship

Students from various educational institutions from all over the world can join as unpaid intern at Grameen Bank. Interns can learn in depth, through field visits, about the philosophy and operational procedures of Grameen Bank, as well as the impact of Grameen on the economic and cultural life of Grameen Bank members and the community. Internship with Grameen Bank is open and flexible and there is no fixed schedule for internship. The flexibility of the internship allows interns to supplement their already established academic objectives. Interns are required to send a Resume/CV along with an introductory letter from their respective institutions. Internship Program Schedule/Itinerary

*This schedule is purely an outline and should not necessarily dictate the intern’s schedule. It is merely an aide to help guide the intern in obtaining a well-rounded experience at Grameen

• Week 1:
  • Meet with internship coordinator and fill out processing paperwork
  • Visit Audio and Visual Department for power-pointpresentation outlining Grameen Bank and various aspects of the Grameen family
  • Discuss with coordinator personal interests for the internship
  • Consult with coordinator for more detailed information about the Grameen banking process and organization
  • Discuss and plan village center day trip for first-hand exposure to Grameen

• Week 2:
  • Go on village visit
    • Visits generally consist of:
      • Meeting with branch manager at branch office
      • Meeting center manager at village center accompanied by branch manager
      • Attend center meeting to view loan repayment process and other center meeting activities
      • Q&A session with center borrowers and managers about the various aspects of loans, businesses, the Grameen process and any other related issues
      • If offered, tour the village and view borrower enterprises
  • Return from visit and discuss any outstanding questions or issues with coordinator
  • Plan for overnight visit to branch office and center
• Week 3:
  • Go on overnight village visit with coordinator (depending on coordinator availability) or interpreter
  • This visit consists of the same general schedule as the day visit
  • Return from visit and discuss any outstanding questions or issues with coordinator
  • Plan for five day overnight visit to branch office
• Week 4:
  • Go on five day overnight branch visit with coordinator (depending on coordinator availability) or interpreter
  • Activities will be the same as the previous visits but you will be attending more than one center meeting per day and at various locations
• Week 5:
  • Discuss any outstanding questions or issues with coordinator
  • Plan for trip to Grameen sister companies to view active social businesses
• Week 6:
  • Visit various Grameen sister companies to view active social businesses
  • Depending on how many businesses wish to be seen these visits can be limited to day or overnight ventures
  • Return and discuss any outstanding questions or issues with coordinator

*From this point on, depending on the length of the intern’s stay in Bangladesh, the intern may pick and choose what they would like to further investigate such as more branch visits of varying length. Further exploration can be dependent on the region of the country, age and affluence of the branch, etc. These visits can also be catered to day, overnight, or five-day excursions. These choices are extremely flexible and are entirely up to the choice of the intern. However, coordinators must verify and construct each of these trips due to local circumstances.

*Coordinators are flexible in attempting to accommodate all interns’ interests and we would request that you do the same when requesting your proposed schedule. Also, again depending on the intern’s length of stay, the schedule detailed above can be possibly compressed and altered. Please consult with your coordinator to plan out the best schedule given your personal constraints.

*As stated in the internship FAQ, the internship is a learning focused experience. Interns are expected to take personal initiative to facilitate this. Coordinators are available to assist in making this possible; therefore it is necessary for interns to express their particular interests to their coordinators so that they may help guide them. However, interns must be mindful that there are certain constraints by which the coordinators must make their decisions on and we ask the interns to be flexible to any constraints that may arise