In our latest "Re:Development" episode, entrepreneurs Sahar Mansoor from India and Celina Alvarado from El Salvador share how they think foreign aid should support the small business sector.
Do women farmers benefit from participating in women-only self-help groups, or from mixed ones? In this innovation spotlight, we highlight a new case study from Nigeria that explores how different types of community organizations impact women’s ability to access savings and exercise financial decision-making.
They've proved that a profitable business can go hand in hand with social impact. Hear three entrepreneurs share in their own words how they built their businesses and why they are hopeful for the future.
In West Africa, youth are turning to radical groups as a way to gain social and economic security. Discover how TechnoServe programs are changing this dynamic by offering a pathway to prosperity through sustainable jobs.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This February, witness different facets of love–parental, communal, and environmental–that motivate our clients to lift themselves, their families, and their communities out of poverty.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month’s photos illustrate the important role that women farmers and entrepreneurs play in lifting themselves, their families, and their communities out of poverty.
Enterprising women are key to generating diverse economic opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa-growing areas.
When Virginie Adounon first opened her beauty salon in Bohicon, Benin, she was not keeping track of her sales or giving herself a salary, and she could not save up enough money to make necessary upgrades to her shop. After joining a TechnoServe program called BeniBiz, she gained the skills she needed to run a profitable business.
If you’re looking for a good book recommendation, look no further! This selection of fiction and nonfiction has been reviewed by TechnoServe readers from around the world. You’ll find thought-provoking books like “Hunger” that connect directly to our mission of ending poverty. There is fiction from authors like Jonathan Escoffery…
What does a movie about Barbie, a doll often associated with objectifying women, have to say about gender equality and empowerment?
