In this conversation, TechnoServe's Chief Advancement Officer John Keightley sits down with Celina Portillo Alvarez and Gabriella Matut to walk through how Authentico Catering turned a home kitchen startup into a thriving B2B corporate catering enterprise.
Learn how entrepreneurs like Jennifer Waruinu continue to apply the lessons they’ve learned from TechnoServe programs.
In Peru, recycling is a way to address an urgent environmental issue and an opportunity to build an inclusive circular economy that creates new economic opportunities for women and youth.
More than a decade after participating in a TechnoServe program, Gloriose Uwayezu is now the owner of a thriving brick-making business in Rwanda.
Meet two Indigenous women in Mexico who are transforming their traditional farming practices into a thriving agribusiness.
Agricultural training and leadership development can create unexpected pathways. For Joyce Wanjiku, a coffee farmer in Kenya, this training opened doors she hadn't imagined—from the cooperative board room to her expanding farm.
This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing the story of a young entrepreneur in Mozambique who is forging new pathways for women in her community to thrive.
Starting a business is never easy—especially in a sector where there are few women entrepreneurs. Joyce Chika overcame financial barriers and beliefs that as a woman she is not suited to work in Botswana's tourism sector, to build No. 1 Lady Tours and Safaris. With support from the Tokafala program, she turned her passion into a thriving business that also supports young entrepreneurs. Tokafala is implemented by TechnoServe and is a collaboration between the Government of Botswana, Debswana, De Beers Group, and Anglo American.
In Peru's San Martín region, coffee farmer Layit Vargas Tello learned skills that helped her transform from a quiet participant in her coffee cooperative to a leader in her community.
Four years ago, Lúcia Sigauque’s life took an unexpected turn. Discover how a sudden change in her circumstances propelled her into a new role as a successful woman entrepreneur and baker in northern Mozambique.
