MBABANE, SWAZILAND, MARCH 29, 2007 — TechnoServe and LULOTE officially celebrate their partnership and launch of the School Age Youth Entrepreneurship (SAYE) program at the Tums George Hotel in Manzini. In an effort to catalyze a cultural shift among Swaziland's youth from job seekers to job creators, SAYE is…
NEW YORK, NY, MARCH 22, 2007 — TechnoServe held its second fundraising gala on Wednesday, March 21st in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. The theme of the evening was “Celebrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit,” honoring the drive and hard work that compels men and women to build businesses that…
TechnoServe is proud to announce that its 2007 Gala will be held at the Rainbow Room in New York on March 21, 2007. The Gala will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our clients in Africa and Latin America to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth…
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, 15 MARZO, 2007 — Este mes, los líderes de dos de las empresas productoras de chocolate gourmet más importantes del mundo visitaron Honduras para promover y apoyar la iniciativa hondureña de renovar la industria cacaotera desde producción corriente a cacao fino. El jueves 15 de marzo, los…
NAIROBI, KENYA, MARCH 2, 2007 —Despite many obstacles in their lives, about 235 young women ages 15 to 20, in some of the most disadvantaged areas around Nairobi and Thika, are confidently standing up for their economic future in local Enterprise Club Competitions held from 27 February through 16…
KIGALI, RWANDA, FEBRUARY 20, 2007 —Today, TechnoServe officially launched a new initiative to revitalize the Rwandan coffee industry, allowing us to resume work in the country after a 12-year hiatus caused by the civil war. Rwandans face many challenges in their struggle to recover from the 1990s civil…
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, JANUARY 25-26, 2007 —TechnoServe President and CEO Bruce McNamer participated in the World Economic Forum, a gathering of world leaders that aims to generate innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. McNamer spoke on two panels focused on the potential for new technologies and well-targeted investments to…
PARAKOU, BENIN, JANUARY 24, 2007 —Benin has opened its first large-scale cashew processing facility in over three decades. Afokantan Benin, located in Parakou, is part of TechnoServe's strategy to help develop West Africa's cashew industry by boosting its growing, processing and export capacity. It is based on TechnoServe's…
