New Digital Initiative to Support Alternative Livelihoods in South Africa’s Coal-Mining Communities
The new initiative will leverage educational technology to help entrepreneurs in coal-dependent communities build businesses and create jobs.
Entrepreneurship Development in Local Communities Facing the Energy Transition
The Mpuma NOVA project supports businesses in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province as coal-dependent communities transition toward a low-carbon economy. Through TechnoServe’s NOVA EdTech platform, the project delivers flexible, mobile-based entrepreneurship training that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, create jobs, and build more resilient local economies beyond fossil fuels.
TechnoServe’s 2025 Nonprofit Annual Report: Rooted and Rising
In 2025, foreign aid cuts disrupted TechnoServe’s work in many of the communities we serve. Yet despite these challenges, our projects continued to change lives and achieve lasting, cost-effective impact. Explore these results in our 2025 Annual Report, “Rooted and Rising.”
Lasting Impact Spotlight: One Entrepreneur’s Journey to Entrepreneurial Success
More than a decade after participating in a TechnoServe program, Gloriose Uwayezu is now the owner of a thriving brick-making business in Rwanda.
Plastic Recycling Program (PReP) in Nigeria
Context Nigeria ranks among the top ten global plastic waste polluters, facing a growing environmental crisis. Each year, the country generates an estimated 32 million metric tons of waste, including an estimated 2.5 million metric tons of plactic, much of which ends up in waterways, streets,…
Report: TechnoServe Supported Higher Incomes for 1.2 Million People amid Unprecedented Global Aid Shifts in 2025
The nonprofit’s 2025 annual report also highlights that a record 44% of the beneficiaries were women
Benin Poultry Value Chain Transformation (BeniPoule)
The Benin Poultry Value Chain Transformation (BeniPoule) program is a market-driven initiative designed to strengthen Benin’s poultry sector by supporting production and commercial growth, reducing reliance on imports, and improving food security. Working with market actors across the value chain, the program promotes more competitive, resilient, and inclusive poultry production to create better jobs and expand opportunities for women and youth.
5 Ways Climate Change Disproportionately Impacts Women
Learn 5 key ways climate change disproportionately impacts women and what we can do to address it.
From Field to Table: Improving Nutrition in Mozambique’s Beira Corridor
Around 43,000 people in Mozambique have improved their eating habits through the Mangwana program, which combines agricultural training with practical cooking demonstrations to fight malnutrition.
Measuring the Environmental Impact of Development Programs: An Earth Day Q&A
In 2024, TechnoServe programs mitigated 126,000 tons of CO₂e and supported regenerative practices across 189,000 hectares of land—numbers set to grow in the years ahead. To unpack how and why TechnoServe measures these impacts, we spoke with Inés Suaya, senior specialist for climate impact.
