October 20, 2011 – The 10-million Euro (US$ 13.3 million) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) linked to the African Agriculture Fund (AAF), a private equity fund, managed by Phatisa, has been launched. AAF was specifically designed to address food security challenges across the African continent.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has announced a $2 million grant to TechnoServe to implement the Haitian Business Accelerator (HBA), a project that aims to transform small and growing businesses into investment-ready, bankable companies positioned to develop Haiti’s formal economy and promote jobs.
WASHINGTON, DC, May 31, 2010 – TechnoServe has launched two innovative programs in Zimbabwe that aim to strengthen Zimbabwean businesses and create new opportunities for smallholder farmers. TechnoServe is running a business plan competition, known as Agro Innovation Zimbabwe, that will help existing medium-sized businesses generate new jobs…
APRIL 6, 2011 – For the fifth consecutive year, TechnoServe has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, the premier evaluator of U.S. charities. The four-star rating is a recognition that TechnoServe consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way, and outperforms most other charities in the…
WASHINGTON, DC, February 28, 2011 – The soy industry has the potential to improve the lives of more than 400,000 smallholder farmers in southern Africa, according to a seven-country study that offers a roadmap for developing the industry. The study, conducted by TechnoServe in partnership with Agland Investment…
WASHINGTON, DC, November 17, 2010 — For more than four decades, TechnoServe has operated according to the principle that entrepreneurial men and women are the cornerstone of the effort to lift communities out of poverty. That’s why the organization is pleased once again to play a leading role…
WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2010 — TechnoServe is helping to grow the incomes of tens of thousands of small-scale farmers in southern Africa by promoting the development of a local soy industry, through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2010 — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund recently pledged financial support for the Haiti Hope Project, an effort by TechnoServe and its partners to build a competitive and sustainable Haitian mango industry and double the income of…
TechnoServe/Swaziland business advisor Samkelo Sukati (left) talks with business plan competition participant Masiphula Mamba. AUGUST 2, 2010 — A TechnoServe/Swaziland business advisor is one of 120 young leaders who will discuss Africa’s future at a forum hosted by President Barack Obama. Samkelo Sukati will join…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, June 30, 2010 — TechnoServe, in partnership with Cargill, has created an entrepreneur development program in Venezuela to identify promising small businesses and help them overcome obstacles to growth. The program is part of Idea Tu Empresa, a series of business plan competitions in Bolivia, Chile,…
