Organisations need to reflect more deeply on the colonial roots of the international development and humanitarian system, which continues to insidiously perpetuate racism in the UK and beyond.

A year ago, the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests in the UK highlighted the pervasive nature of structural racism. Employees demanded greater action on anti-racism, and shone a spotlight on harmful, racist practices within their organisations.

Organisations need to understand how racism manifests in their cultures, policies and work to take the first steps to becoming actively anti-racist. To support NGOs on this journey, this report explores the experiences of people of colour working for UK international development organisations, both those based in the UK and overseas.