Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2017) – This week, the Citi Foundation and the international nonprofit organization TechnoServe announced three new projects to support young entrepreneurs and workers in Africa through the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative. Over the next fourteen months, the Girls’ Apprenticeship Program (GAP), Pan-African Youth…
Washington, D.C. — The international development nonprofit organization TechnoServe announced today that it will begin operations in the country of Panama for the first time in nearly two decades. With support from the Citi Foundation, TechnoServe will bring the Crece Tu Empresa (“Grow Your Business”) youth entrepreneurship program to…
Washington, D.C. – Social Enterprise @ Goizueta (SE@G), a research center at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and the international nonprofit organization TechnoServe have found TechnoServe’s Impulsa Tu Empresa accelerator program helped participating small businesses across a range of sectors, ages, and locations grow their revenue by an…
Washington, D.C. — The impact of TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative with smallholder farmers in Rwanda and Ethiopia has persisted five years after the project’s completion, states an independent evaluation just released from consulting firm IPE Triple Line. After working with the program to improve their crop productivity, business skills…
Washington, D.C. — Charity Navigator has again awarded TechnoServe its highest-possible rating for sound fiscal management, accountability and transparency. This marks the eleventh straight year in which TechnoServe has earned this four-star designation. “Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that TechnoServe exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in [its]…
Bogota, Colombia (March 30, 2017) — Today, The Coca-Cola Foundation, TechnoServe and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) announced they will work together to help 11,000 female coffee farmers in Colombia’s Antioquia region access important training, agricultural information and services. The initiative, called the Colombia Coffee Women’s Empowerment Project, is…
The Citi Foundation has announced the inclusion of the project ‘CREEYD’ – Creating Employment and Empowerment through Youth Development’ by TechnoServe as part of its 2016 India Innovation Grant Program (IIGP). The selected program will be oriented towards training 1,250 college students at TechnoServe centers, in one of the…
Washington, D.C. — TechnoServe and Partners in Food Solutions have announced the launch of a four-year, $10 million initiative funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the availability of nutritious foods in Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania. The Strengthening African Processors for Food Fortification (SAPFF)…
Washington, D.C. – Farmers in East Africa had good reason to celebrate International Coffee Day this year on October 1. In the past few years, East Africa has undergone dramatic improvements in the quality and geographical diversity of its specialty coffee. The region now produces approximately 25 percent…
TechnoServe announces the promotion of Paul Stewart to the position of Global Coffee Director.
