The poverty crisis
Join us in providing solutions to poverty
People living in poverty face an increasingly stark set of challenges: hunger, climate change, vulnerable food systems, gender inequality, and youth unemployment. Now more than ever, they need your help. Solutions to poverty require urgent action. We’re here to make that as easy as possible.
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.
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
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 being deserves the chance to create a better life
Given the opportunity, people have the ability to lift themselves out of poverty
Increasing incomes improve people’s lives, enabling better housing, education, nutrition, and other aspects of well-being
Business relationships that are truly commercially viable will last over time and grow
Gender equality and the equal engagement of women is fundamental to the social and economic development of families, communities, and nations
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.
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.
Our resource center
Find inspiration & education
World hunger: causes, effects, and solutions
5 ways climate change disproportionately impacts women – expert analysis
Top technologies fighting poverty in 2022
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.
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