On June 21, 2022, Banyan Global and the Canopy Lab hosted a webinar titled “Care Work Responsibilities Among International Development Professionals.” Victoria Rames, Senior Associate at Banyan Global, led the discussion with Holly Lard Kreuger, Managing Partner at the Canopy Lab, and Laura Kim, Senior Consultant at the Canopy Lab.

Ms. Kreuger and Ms. Kim shared the findings from research that The Canopy Lab carried out for the United States Agency for International Development in 2021 on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted international market systems development professionals. They also shared findings from a 2022 USAID-funded study, Shaping Our New Normal: An Unprecedented Opportunity to Reimagine a More Inclusive International Development Workplace, which summarized international professionals’ shifting perspectives on their careers in light of the seismic changes brought on by the pandemic.

As a complement to this, Ms. Rames shared findings from institutional learning on supportive policies and practices for international development professionals with care responsibilities.