A smiling woman rides a bike, holding a phone, with a baby in a green cloth sling. The baby wears a white hat that says "baby."

The people we serve

Every human deserves a brighter future

TechnoServe is a non-profit organization delivering solutions to poverty. For the last 50 years, we have helped people in low-income communities around the world build better futures for themselves. We work directly with enterprising women and men in developing countries—smallholder farmers, food processors, and small business owners—to give them the skills, connections, and confidence to change their lives.  Your support makes it possible for people to build a better future.

The TechnoServe touch

A different way to make a difference

While giveaways and subsidies may help ease the burden of poverty in the short term, they are unlikely to make any lasting impact. At TechnoServe, we help people lift themselves out of poverty through agriculture and entrepreneurship development programs that apply a distinct mix of business acumen, deep knowledge of local contexts, and a data-first mindset. This unique approach is only possible because of people like you.

Three people, two women and one man, work together planting seedlings in black plastic bags. They are focused and dressed in colorful, traditional clothing and headscarves.

Public and private partnerships

Joining forces to create solutions to poverty

If you’re looking to join a world-class network of corporations, foundations, public sector agencies, and more, you’ve come to the right place. Our strategic partners help us create innovative and lasting solutions to complex poverty challenges and agricultural needs in the developing world.

Impact in action

See how more than 50,000 fruit farmers in East Africa increased their incomes by 142%

There’s…value to this work that goes not only to the people of El Salvador but to the whole world. These are small contributions, but little by little, a lot is done.

Benjamin Alas Ordoñez, Salvadoran coffee farmer
A wicker basket filled with ripe yellow mangoes, with a few mangoes and green leaves scattered around it.

Our core beliefs

A better life begins with opportunity

You’re probably here because you’re looking for a way to make a lasting difference for someone struggling with poverty. You have the means; now you just need to know your money is going to something you can believe in. See how your beliefs line up with ours.

Every Human Icon

Every human being deserves the chance to create a better life

Rocket Opportunities

Given the opportunity, people have the ability to lift themselves out of poverty

Improving Lives Through Sustainability

Increasing incomes improve people’s lives, enabling better housing, education, nutrition, and other aspects of well-being

Womens Equality

Business relationships that are truly commercially viable will last over time and grow

Increase Arrow

Gender equality and the equal engagement of women is fundamental to the social and economic development of families, communities, and nations

Vital Growth Heartbeat

Economic growth that sustains and regenerates nature is both possible and vital

Where we work

Developing the developing world

Our origins trace back to a small village in Ghana. Since then, we’ve made an impact to more than 30 different countries throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia. Just look how far your donation can go.

Making an impact

Real people. Real solutions for poverty.

Thanks to generous donors like you, TechnoServe’s work has helped transform the lives of millions of people in low-income communities around the world. 

A woman wearing a red cap kneels in a lush green field, holding two young plant seedlings wrapped in black plastic bags. She smiles at the camera with a mountainous landscape in the background.
Three circular portraits of smiling individuals are placed over a light gray outline of the African continent. One portrait shows a man in a checkered shirt, another features a woman holding a baby, and the third depicts a woman with curly hair.

When you look at youth in Africa, lack of employment opportunities is a major barrier.

Alice Waweru, TechnoServe’s Director of Entrepreneurship in East Africa

Join the mission

Fighting poverty starts with you

There are many ways for you to make an impact on food insecurity, climate, and poverty around the world. The simplest and most immediate is to donate. Be it a one-time gift or a monthly contribution, we’ll put your money to work. In fact, in 2023, every dollar invested in our programs produced $5.60 of benefits to participants.

Two women in traditional attire smile while holding a large bowl filled with seeds. They stand outdoors in a rural setting with trees in the background.

Our resource center

Find inspiration & education

Groundbreaking Investment in Kenya’s Food Systems Will Increase Incomes for 200,000 and Boost Nutrition and Resilience

Read Article

Close-up of hands holding freshly harvested white maize kernels

World hunger: causes, effects, and solutions

Read Article

Support World Hunger

5 ways climate change disproportionately impacts women – expert analysis

Read Article

Food Equality

FAQs

What’s on your mind?

How do I make a donation to help fight poverty?

The easiest way to donate to TechnoServe is through our online donation form

Why should I support TechnoServe?

TechnoServe takes a distinctive approach to fighting poverty. We help smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs gain the skills, connections, and confidence needed to improve their incomes, create self-sustaining businesses, and build brighter futures.

ImpactMatters, an independent nonprofit ratings agency that rates charities based on impact and cost-effectiveness (now part of Charity Navigator), named TechnoServe the #1 nonprofit in the category of reducing poverty

How will TechnoServe use my donation to fight global poverty?

For every $1 invested in our programs, an individual earns, on average, $5.60 more in income. That additional income means better housing, nutrition, healthcare, and education. It also means greater economic activity in communities: the ripple effects are substantial.

Check out the TechnoServe 2023 Annual Report to see the difference that generous donors like you make in fighting global poverty.

Contact Us

Donor support

Have your phone?

Not only can you donate using your credit card, but you can also use PayPal or Google Pay.

Paypal Logo
Google Pay Logo
Apple Pay Logo

Sign up for news

We will respect your privacy.

Help every month

Your continued help is greatly appreciated.

N/A