With over twenty-five years of experience in international development Carolina Robino currently works as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), where she leads programming on the care economy, women’s economic power, and impact economies across Latin America and globally. Carolina builds bridges between feminist research and movements, public policy communities, and private‑sector actors to co‑create innovative solutions with lasting impact. She has facilitates South–South peer learning across Latin America and Africa, contributing to transformative policy shifts on care systems, gender equality and inclusive development. She has published extensively on these issues and speaks frequently in conferences and multilateral spaces. Carolina holds a PhD in Development Studies from Nelson Mandela University (South Africa), an MA in Latin American Social and Political Studies from Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chile), and an Economist Degree from Universidad de la República (Uruguay).