Annika Dhariwal | Internships
Internships
Shadow Intern of Mr. Sudhir Rajpal (IAS), Chief of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority
2022
- Shadowed him for three weeks and gained exposure into the workings of a municipality responsible for all civic activities like maintaining sanitation, roads, public spaces.
- Assisted in organizing and presenting demographic and developmental data of Gurugram for a policy memo.
Shadow Intern of Mr. Rajesh Khullar, Executive Director of the World Bank, Washington, USA
2021
- Shadowed him for two weeks and gained insight into the working of the World Bank with a special focus on Southeast Asia, culminated in a published interview, which discussed the country partnership framework in the Indian context, Priority leading sectors and the dealing of humanitarian crisis.
- Used tools and techniques of economic analysis on publicly available datasets pertaining to growth, global trade, and development in South East Asia.
Intern, Round Glass Foundation, Punjab
2021
- Round Glass Foundation aims to improve 'wellbeing' for every individual and community in Punjab, regardless of social or economic status. Initiatives include projects for women's health and self-help groups, waste management, and learning centres.
Operations Intern, Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce (SACC), Punjab (Organisation that aims to develop the Startup ecosystem in Punjab and Chandigarh)
2019
- Helped to organise start-up weekends and worked with entrepreneurs in rural India to promote self-run businesses. Focused specifically on the advancement of women-led businesses.
- Helped in market survey and research on commercial activities viable for women of lower income strata.
