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ANNUAL MEETING

To welcome, support and advocate on behalf of WBG families worldwide

welcome support advocate

Marie-Noëlle Taillandier President Loubna Djemame President Operations FY19 Highlights

For the members by the members

WBFN Process Cycle

900 activities 2 million contribution to the WBG 3736.5 staff days 29892 volunteer hours 352 volunteers 59 local chapters

The numbers Members: 6925 New members: 401 ▪ Male ▪ Female

New members Global

New members COs

Members Global

Strategy

• FY18-20 Strategy implementation.
• Focus on awareness & shared goals

Organization & Structure

• Structure & roles defined

with each team

Partnerships Management

• Objectives & priorities of partnerships
• Regular and routinized meetings with

partners.

Leadership & RC Engagement

• Representative Council Retreat

Operating Framework

• Updated consistently with strategy,

team roles and new trends

Organization Management

Organization Management

Budget, Performance Review and Strategic Planning (BPS) Global Corporate Solutions (GCS) Food and Conference Services Multimedia Printing Security Support Services Health Service Department (HSD) Domestic Abuse Prevention Program Field Health Occupational Health Human Resources Department (HRD) Client Services Compensation & Performance Disability Advocacy and Resource Employee Group (DARE) Diversity & Inclusion Operations Team FCS Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS) Pension Administration Staff Association WBG External and Corporate Relations (ECR) 1818 Society

Over the past 47 years, the Family Network has partnered with many departments at the World Bank, and... ... reached out to many sister organizations to exchange ideas, collaborate, and build a better community of expat spouses and partners..

FEM – Forum for Expatriate Management FIGT – Families in Global Transition Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State Habitat for Humanity ICBW – Independent Consultants for a Better World IDBFA – International Development Bank Family Association IMFFA – International Monetary Fund Family Association Permits Foundation UNDP – United Nations Development Programme UNLESA – UN Local Expat Spouses Association UNWG – United Nations Women’s Guild And a special mention to the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union (BFSFCU) for their sustained support, advice, seminars, and donations.

WBFN Partners

Funding for Relocation Family Crisis through FCS

• New clinician for the prevention side
• Couple counseling and referrals
• Individual counseling and referrals

Needs/trends/challenges (advocacy with Senior Management)

• Clarifying work authorization process in US with improved

communication

• Accurate information about new hires and relocating families

Identify & Recommend Family Well-being

Spouse Issue Committee

• 10 members in CO & HQ
• Barry McIsaac Emergency Funds

Member of DAPP advisory committee

Spouse Issues

Advocacy

The Welcoming Coffee and Information session is so helpful. No matter what the question is, they have an answer for you! It is good to feel like a part of a community that understands you!

Quote from member

Georgine Ahmad 19 activities 178 participants 1005 volunteer hours 19 volunteers Padmini Mahurkar

Welcoming Program

Welcoming coffee attendees

Welcoming Program WBFN Buddies WhatsApp group

• Increased usage
• 218 participants

Call Center

• 170 calls made to

newcomers

Spouse/Partner Orientation Program

• 53 participants
• 2 sessions

Welcoming Information Sessions

• 10 sessions
• 84 participants

Welcoming Program

I was really touched by the warm welcome they extended to me……!

Quote from member

Padmini Mahurkar WBFN Open House

Social Program

104 activities 1170 participants 1298 volunteer hours 52 volunteers

Interest Groups

• 10 groups
• 902 participants

Get together

• 9 sessions
• 107 participants

Open House & Special Events

• 121 participants
• 9 sessions

Picnic

• 2 sessions
• 120 participants

Social Program

Social Program

• The Investment Club
• The French Book Club
• The American Book Club
• Africa Literature Group
• English Literature Group
• The International Cultural Group
• The International Cuisine Group
• Parents and Tots
• The Mahjong Group
• The Fibre Arts Group*

*Quilts and other crafts produced have been donated to fundraisers in the local communities

New initiatives are always welcome!

A sense of deep camaraderie, respect, and trust has started to grow among the members to make us a stronger and ever more supportive group for one another.

Quote from Fibre Arts Group member

Social Program Interest Groups

I was completely lost in the maze and Career Lab gave me a map to help me find the direction to my career destination (currently employed)

Quote from Career Lab Alumni

Yvonne Quahe Gisele Youmbi

Professional Development Program Career Lab

100 activities 752 participants 1800 volunteer hours 38 volunteers

PDP Professional Networking

• Resources
• Support
• Special events

Alumni Groups

• Networks of International

professionals

Career Lab

• Creating a mobility mindset
• Building flexibility
• Adopting a growth mindset
• Ensuring employability

Thematic Sessions

• Skill-building and

Information Professional Development Program

• 70% Female; 30% Male
• 25% PHD
• 57% Masters
• 13% Bachelors
• 5% Some college education; no degree
• Career Lab Mastermind Groups/Peer groups
• Career Lab Alumni
• Crunch & Learn Series
• Online FB Career Lab Community – 189 members
• 47% currently employed
• 53% Self-employed; Further education; Re-certification; Learning

English; Exploring options Professional Development Program

Participants Activities Outcome

It makes all the difference to have a friendly face welcoming you when you are new to a country!

WBFN Member in Country Office

Tree planting in Pakistan Giedre Verollet

Worldwide Program

1808 participants 5825 volunteer hours 120 volunteers

• Helped 561 families in COs
• 59 locations worldwide
• 81 champions/connectors
• Regular gatherings in COs
• Community–Tree planting, beach cleaning, printer donations
• Trainings on security, health and other issues
• Online groups, welcoming coffees, picnics
• Regional Champions appointed to support local

champions/connectors

• Collaborations between local chapters and WBFN
• utreach programs (MMEG, Book Project)

Worldwide Program

Outcome Activities Highlights

Volunteering with WBFN is like the season of cherry blossoms. Where volunteers plant, cultivate and provide nourishment so that it blossoms into a beautiful tree

Quote from WBFN volunteer

Carla Gonçalves Volunteer Engagement Team

Volunteer Engagement Team

16 activities 60 participants 501 volunteer hours 4 volunteers

• 352 volunteers total
• 60 new volunteers for DC Program
• 16 Onboarding sessions
• Volunteer Onboarding Session
• One on One with volunteers
• Support WBFN teams to find helpers
• MMS Database
• VET Operational Guide

Volunteer Engagement Team

Outcome Resources Activities

Supporting teams to optimize the effectiveness of

• ur operations and resources

Resource Management

13 teams supported 1064 volunteer hours 16 volunteers Mimi Besha Resource Management Team Tania Gnesdilova Shaheen Khan

Resource Management Data Management & Analytics

• Massive membership information update
• Active use of website forms
• Activity attendance tracking tools revamped
• Launch of project to measure

member engagement

Member Engagement Measurement Monitoring & Evaluation

• M&E frameworks for programs established
• Organizational Assessment in progress

Knowledge Management

• Tools and processes implemented

to enable knowledge creation, sharing and transfer Resource Management

Ewelina Mstowska Gilda Dadush, Paul Corsi, Mimi Besha

Communications

Alex Alba Shobha Verghese 46 communication channels 1571 volunteer hours 26 volunteers

One Voice, One Message!

One Voice, One Message!

Communications

Editorial Committee Digital Communications

• Digital Media
• WebMagazine
• Content Editor

Design

• Posters
• Brochures

PR

• WBG Volunteers Expo
• WBG Diversity &

Disability Expo

Social Media

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• YouTube

• 2784 Followers on LinkedIn
• 140 Posts on LinkedIn
• 1712 Page likes on Facebook
• 1825 Followers on Facebook
• 751 Posts on Facebook
• 17 Videos on Facebook
• 3 Campaigns on Facebook
• 12 Videos on YouTube

One Voice, One Message!

Communications Social Media

LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

• Annual meeting Presentation
• Annual Report
• @-a-glance; 5273 subscribers
• Websites—WBFN, Book Project
• Quality assurance of website content
• 200 webpages reviewed/revised
• 11 articles
• Theme—Career, Diversity, Community
• Popular—Mobile Careers, Personal Stories

One Voice, One Message!

Communications Digital

Digital Media Webmagazine Content Editor

Empowering our members with the knowledge and skills to navigate their new environment

Learning program

420 hours of instruction 116 activities 854 participants 1062 volunteer hours 6 volunteers English Classes Info Seminars

• Beginner/Intermediate Level to become familiar with

using English while building friendships and community

• Advanced Level to feel at ease in a professional

environment while expanding your network Learning program English Classes

Because there are many people in DC with different accents, I could not understand. Now, I can do it. I made more friends and can communicate with everyone

Quote from student

I just attended today’s information seminar and I found it extremely helpful. I suppose human contact and real faces make the transition less overwhelming

Quote from member Learning program Information Seminars

New Topics

• Addiction
• Feng Shui
• Raising Multilingual Children

Regular Topics

• G-4 Visa Options
• Pension Plan
• US Estate Planning and Taxation
• US Income Tax for G-4 Visa Holders
• US Work Authorization
• Year End Income Tax Planning

Family Programs

3 activities 905 participants 1684 volunteer hours 128 volunteers

It was so much fun for the kids; the grandparents and parents enjoyed as well. We also very much appreciated the giving component of the event. Thank you!

Quote from member

The Teen Summer Program turned 10! Children Holiday Party Disabilities Program

Children Holiday Party Teen Summer Program Disabilities Program Family Programs

Family Programs

Resource Database

• Key organizations and programs
• Health resources
• Schools
• Sport and art activities
• Peer Groups
• Proposed WhatsApp
• Educational seminars
• Disabilities Expo

Loubna Djemame

Family Programs Disabilities Program

Resources Community Activities

Disabilities Team

Lynn Rice

A joint program of WBFN, IMFFA and IDBFA Family Programs Teen Summer Program

Participants Process Activities

• 40 happy teens selected
• 21 male, 19 female
• Average 17y/11th grade
• 3 teens from Country Offices
• 11 days
• 19 WB sessions
• 10 staff involved
• 111 applications
• 50 interviews
• 22 interviewers
• 21 WBFN volunteers

A joint program of WBFN, IMFFA and IDBFA Family Programs Teen Summer Program

Development Project Knowing WBG Personal Growth

• Create a Citizen Engagement initiative for a development project
• Experts from Governance Global Practice
• Participatory Budgeting
• Donation of proceeds to GlobalGiving grassroots projects
• TCK awareness
• Culture Wizard
• Personal Finances training(BFSFCU)
• Self-Defense class
• President Kim
• Visitor Center
• Executive Directors and Board Room
• Life cycle of a project

• $2000 donated to Children Law Centre
• $3491.71 allocated for charities in COs
• 1 large bin of toys donated to Toys for Tots
• Face Painting/Tattoos
• Crafts/Origami/Games
• Ballet Performance
• Magic Show
• Snowmen Around the World
• Diversity
• Celebrating Cultures

Youmna Badr

Family Programs Children Holiday Party

Reaching out Theme Activities

This huge consignment of books will go a long way to facilitate the learning process thereby enhancing academic and moral excellence.

Quote by recipient organization in Cameroon

7 shipments 26 volunteers 4556 hours Arrival of shipment in Ghana Agnes Nuval Laura Byerlee

• Small shipments—Bolivia, Haiti, Philippines, Turkey

(Syrian refugee camp), Madagascar

• Large shipments—Cameroon, Sierra Leone, India
• Hosting two successful fund raising Book Fairs
• Purchasing 500 new reference books
• Supporting sustainable environmental recycling through new NGOs
• Continuing emphasis on literacy opportunity for girls as well as boys
• Supporting Shipment Sponsors facing challenges in their recipient countries

Our commitment Activities Shipments

A big thank you to MMEG and all the volunteers as well as the donors and benefactors who contribute their time and resources […] to make it a "life changer" for women scholars from developing countries to pursue their dreams through education.

Quote from FY19 grantee Reiko Neimi 30 grantees 146 volunteers 4100 hours MMEG Fair November 2018

Empowering women

• 9 grantees US/Canada
• 9 grantees South Africa
• 10 grantees Latin America
• 2 grantees Trinity Washington University
• Art & Crafts Fair – $66.370
• Individual donations – $ 69,000
• Institutional donations (estimated) – $ 57,000
• Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
• 2 Alumnae visits
• 2 training events for readers
• 4 Selection Committee presentations
• Spring advocacy event: “Women Peacebuilders”

Fundraising Education Grants Events

Empowering women

to the FY19 Executive Committee…

Marie-Noëlle Taillandier President Shobhana Verghese Secretary Loubna Djemame President Operations Georgine Ahmad Welcoming Co-Chair Alexandra Alba Editor Claudia Alvarez Member-at-Large Lorenzo Alia Special Advisor to President Sury Suryati Nominating Chair Priscil Iscouk Ibounde Member-at-Large Padmini Mahurkar Welcoming Co-Chair Youmna Badr Member-at-Large Gisele Youmbi Member-at-Large

…to the cornerstones of the Family Network…

A complete list of all our volunteers will shortly be on

• ur website: www.wbfn.org

Our staff

Catherine Mathieu, Mimi Besha and Paul Corsi

Our Volunteers

Bring your Kids to Work Day—WBFN Activities Team

for the Executive Committee Slate FY20

Padmini Mahurkar President Operations Suzana Barroso Secretary Marie-Noëlle Taillandier President Aline Maluhy Nominating Chair Dominique Brule Member-at-Large Ujwal Chatrath Member-at-Large Julien Morel Member-at-Large Mahfuza Hai Member-at-Large Priscil Iscouk Ibounde Member-at-Large Ashikur Rahman Member-at-Large Beverley Brar Member-at-Large Regina Toth Member-at-Large

for the Nominating Committee Slate FY20

Aline Maluhy Nominating Chair Aditi Sadia Rahman Nominating Committee Member Karine Yenokyan Nominating Committee Member Victoria Vishniakova Nominating Committee Member

Thank you for your participation!