Q&A: Rick and Wendy Walleigh on Volunteering in Africa
The authors of the new book From Silicon Valley to Swaziland discuss their encore career in development work, and why they are donating the royalties from their book to TechnoServe.
From Farmer to Farmer: Building a Bridge Between India and Africa
TechnoServe’s effort to connect Malawian farmers with agricultural innovators in India offers a unique model for South-South cooperation.
Q&A: Former TechnoServe Fellow Finds Promise in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kyle Burr describes his experience working with TechnoServe in Swaziland to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable households.
Q&A: Former TechnoServe Fellow Launches Nonprofit in India
Aditya Gupta discusses his experience working with TechnoServe in East Africa, and how it motivated him to launch an organization that is addressing the issue of violence against women.
Q&A: Developing Entrepreneurship in Tibetan Settlements in India
Sambuddha Bhattacharya discusses his experience working on USAID's Economic Development of Tibetan Settlements (EDOTS) program as as part of the TechnoServe Volunteer Consultant Program (now the TechnoServe Fellows Program) in India.
Sweetening the Deal: Empowering Peruvian Chocolatiers
TechnoServe works to help farmers in San Martin, Peru increase productivity and improve the quality of their crops, promote value-added processes such as organic certification and foster related entrepreneurship and small business growth.
Q&A: Former TechnoServe Fellow Starts Investment Fund for African Businesses
CEO of Yalelo Ltd and former volunteer consultant Bryan McCoy shares with us about his time in Swaziland and Tanzania.
Q&A: Former TechnoServe Fellow Launches Food Company to Benefit Poor Communities
Former volunteer consultant Sara Andrews chats with us about her time in Zimbabwe and the company it inspired, Bumbleroot.
Improving Livelihoods Through Dairy: Women’s Empowerment in Tanzania
In the winter of 2012, I joined TechnoServe directly from a management consulting position in San Francisco. Four months and more than 100 stakeholder interviews later, what was once a side note on a scope of work now has great impact on how TechnoServe looks at dairy interventions.
From the Field: Going Bananas in Mozambique
Believe it or not, it has been more than two months since I arrived in Maputo.
