People who work in and around international organizations too often find themselves bogged down in internal politics, dragged down by the slow speed at which many NGOs move. How refreshing then to trip over this frankly inspired student’s article from the Dutch Harbor Fisherman, a community newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska in the US.

The author is a college student following a public health course, an intern at the World Health Organization (WHO). She visited watched a videoconference of a WHO board meeting in the next room, led by Margaret Chan, director general.

“I like to think of the WHO as a massive amoeba’s power house that is capable of accomplishing anything, given enough time. Once again, I realize this is the young, hope-filled idealist speaking again, but so much has already been done and so much is being done,” writes Monica Southworth. Three cheers for Monica’s hopeful outlook and another three cheers for the WHO, which has done the world some good. And another three cheers for internships, which give people an opportunity to stretch and see the world in new ways.

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