Shawn Mood to Serve as TechnoServe’s Chief Human Capital Officer
The experienced human resources executive will help TechnoServe attract and nurture talent around the globe
TechnoServe Announces Katarina Kahlmann as Its First Chief Program Officer
Arlington, VA (January 23, 2019) — International nonprofit TechnoServe announced today that Katarina Kahlmann has returned to the organization to serve as its first-ever chief program officer. The new position will ensure the highest quality delivery across TechnoServe’s more than 150 programs worldwide, in support of the organization’s mission…
2nd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum Reveals Progress Fortifying Staple Foods, Highlights Joint Private Sector – Government Actions to Accelerate Progress
Significant progress has been made in fortifying Nigerian staple foods with micronutrients, critical for improving the population’s health and nutrition, according to data presented today at the 2nd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum.
TechnoServe Named the #1 Charity for Fighting Poverty
Arlington, VA — As the holiday giving season approaches, a respected new charity ranking system can help donors interested in fighting global poverty find which nonprofits will achieve the most impact for the money. In a new ranking released last week, the independent nonprofit ratings agency ImpactMatters named the…
Innovative Initiative Will Help Equip Ethiopian Farmers with Solar Irrigation Pumps
Addis Ababa — Today, a group of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, facilitated by TechnoServe and supported by P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 – announced the launch of the Smallholder Solar Pump Alliance, which will help smallholder farmers in Ethiopia purchase and use…
New Drone Project to Spur Climate-Smart Growth for Benin’s Critical Cashew Industry
Cotonou, Benin — This week, international nonprofit organization TechnoServe and Wehubit—Belgian Development Cooperation’s digital-for-development program—announced the launch of an initiative that, in collaboration with the government of Benin, will use drones to improve the productivity and environmental sustainability of the country’s important cashew sector. The Drone-Assisted Land Mapping…
New Initiatives to Generate Opportunities for Female Entrepreneurs, Young People, and Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique
Maputo — The international nonprofit organization TechnoServe has announced the launch of two programs designed to create economic opportunities in Mozambique. Collectively, the programs—which will work with smallholder farmers, young people, and female entrepreneurs—will benefit thousands of people across the country. Catalisa: Opportunities for young people and farmers in…
Technoserve Welcomes Moody’s Corporation in New Partnership to Empower Entrepreneurs in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi
Nairobi — TechnoServe has announced a new partnership with Moody’s to empower entrepreneurs in the informal settlements of Nairobi by helping them increase the profitability of their small retail shops. The one-year project supported by the Moody’s Foundation will train 1,000 entrepreneurial duka owners (50 percent of them women)…
TechnoServe and Argidius Foundation Expand Partnership to Scale Entrepreneurship Solutions
Arlington, VA — Today, the international development nonprofit organization TechnoServe and the Argidius Foundation announced that they have expanded their partnership to scale TechnoServe’s work with entrepreneurs in developing countries across Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. The partnership addresses a pressing need to create more…
Major New Initiative to Boost Latin America’s Coffee and Cocoa Sectors
Washington, D.C. — The international nonprofit TechnoServe today announced the launch of the Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) Project, a five-year, $36.4 million initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Implemented with principal partner Lutheran World Relief, MOCCA will build the key agricultural sectors…
