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TechnoServe 2007 Annual Report

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Videos

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Introduction to TechnoServe
Sweet Success in Peru
From Conflict to Coffee in Nicaragua
The Fruits of Success in Kenya
Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity in Swaziland

Case Studies

Building Competitiveness in Africa's Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications (Document produced by The World Bank referencing several TechnoServe case studies)

Factories in the Field: Rural Transformation and the Organization of Work in Mozambique's Cashew Triangle

Using Value Chain Approaches in Agribusiness and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (cites TechnoServe's coffee work in Tanzania)

Fact Sheets

Mozambique Cashew

TechnoServe Coffee Initiative

Believe Begin Become 2007: An overview of our African business plan competitions with data from the individual 2007 competitions.

Presentations

"Biodiesel for rural development: lessons from Guatemala on how to increase livelihoods for the poor," Dr. Lionel Lopez, Former TechnoServe/Guatemala Country Director, presentation to Economic and Social Council (ECOSO), July 3, 2008.

"Choosing Between Strategies: Adapting Industry Approaches to Specific Value Chain Analysis Using Three Comparative Commodities," Tim Piper, former Deputy Director of TechnoServe/Tanzania, presentation to the Small Enterprise Development Workshop, Gerzensee Center, Switzerland, January 11-12, 2007. (This presentation discusses TechnoServe's experiences in the banana, coffee and cashew value chains)

"Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies," Jake Walter, Country Director of TechnoServe/Mozambique, presentation to the USAID Breakfast Seminar #14, "What Drives Competitiveness in the Mozambique Cashew Value Chain?" October 19, 2006.

Media Hits & Citations

"U.S. cash flow aids economy, lending," The Miami Herald, December 29, 2009. (Article features Marco Iannone, Deputy Regional Director for Latin America.)

"Grameen Foundation and Google create mobile apps for Africa," The Seattle Times, June 29, 2009. (Article highlights the use of mobile technology to assist Ugandan banana farmers.)

"Lending Talent, and Money, on a Micro Scale," The New York Times, June 24, 2009. (Article features Bruce McNamer, TechnoServe President and CEO.)

"Peet's Coffee: In Africa, Brewing Good Works," Business Week, April 3, 2009. (Article showcases TechnoServe's work with Peet's Coffee to improve the coffee industry and increase livelihoods in Rwanda.)

"Profits for a Better World," Entrepreneur.com, October 8, 2008. (Interview with Selemani Kinyuyu, the winner of last year's business plan competition in Tanzania.)

GlobeSpotting with Steve Hamm, Business Week, 08/08/08. (Business Week reporter interviews Tanzania Country Director Hillary Miller-Wise and Coffee Initiative Director Tim King.)

"Second Acts: Career Paths For Worn-Out Executives," The Wall Street Journal, 04/08/08. (Article features Rick Walleigh, a TechnoServe volunteer consultant.)

“Gates pours aid into African coffee farms,” The Seattle Times, 01/25/08. (Article quotes David Browning, TechnoServe Vice President, Coffee Initiative.)

“Google Offers a Map for Its Philanthropy,” The New York Times, 01/18/08. (Article identifies TechnoServe as a strategic partner in Google.org’s international development initiative.)

“25 Million Begins Google’s Charity,” The Washington Post, 01/18/08. (Article names TechnoServe as partner in developing small businesses.)

“Climate Change and Poverty Top Google’s Giving Priorities,” The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 01/17/08. (Articles discusses TechnoServe’s role in Google.org’s initiative to spur small and medium enterprise growth.)

TechnoServe cashew client António Miranda and poultry client Andrew Cunningham of Mozambique are featured in a recent issue of The Economist, November 29, 2007.

"Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy" (Financial Times special report from July 2007 ranks best global NGOs for partnerships)

"More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa" (Council on Foreign Relations, January 2006, contains article "TechnoServe in Mozambique: Partnering for a Promising Future" on page 115)

Financial Documents

TechnoServe 2008 990

"Tanzania has many people with entrepreneurial spirit whose dreams can be turned into reality with the kind of support to be provided by Google and TechnoServe." 

H.E. JAKAYA KIKWETE
President of Tanzania

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