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,…
MARCH 31, 2010 — The Coca-Cola Company and TechnoServe today announced the creation of the Haiti Hope Project, bringing together a coalition of business, government and civil society partners to create opportunity for 25,000 Haitian mango farmers and their families by supporting the development of a sustainable…
FEBRUARY 19, 2010 — TechnoServe has been awarded Charity Navigator’s highest possible rating for the fourth consecutive year, putting the international development nonprofit in select company. Only 8 percent of the charities rated by Charity Navigator have been awarded a four-star, or “exceptional” rating for at least four…
KAMPALA, UGANDA, January 20, 2010 — The Coca-Cola Company, nonprofit TechnoServe, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched a partnership to enable over 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase their productivity and double their incomes by 2014. This four-year, $11.5 million partnership…
DECEMBER 16, 2009 — TechnoServe and Olam International, a global leader in the supply chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients, have agreed to continue and grow their collaborative efforts to promote increased farmer productivity and incomes in…
DECEMBER 8, 2009 — Private sector development leader TechnoServe today launched the Ankur Campaign: Poverty to Prosperity, a transformative online fundraising…
NOVEMBER 13, 2009 — Global Entrepreneurship Week, running from November 16-22, is a world-wide effort that connects millions of young people throughout the globe in the spirit of entrepreneurship. Its goal is to inspire and motivate the next generation to embrace innovation and empower them to make their dreams…
