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Are you an informed global citizen? Test your knowledge of current events this week with TechnoServe’s March 2025 world news quiz.

Micro-retailers have become an important part of Nairobi’s circular economy—and champions for recycling.

In Kenya, young people are learning critical skills to build eco-friendly business models and conservation-driven tourism ventures. 

Here are three of the most effective ways to reduce emissions at the small farm level, based on TechnoServe’s experience working with smallholder farmers around the world.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, in honor of International Women’s Day, we’re featuring three women making a tangible difference in their families and communities with support from TechnoServe.

Are you an informed global citizen? Test your knowledge of current events this week with TechnoServe’s February 2025 world news quiz.

This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing the story of a young entrepreneur in Mozambique who is forging new pathways for women in her community to thrive.

It’s a new year, and there’s a new set of international development jargon to disentangle. Check out the list below, and let us know if there are any other development terms we should cover in the future.

By partnering to develop innovative solutions, we can tackle both the challenge of food waste along the supply chain and the pressing issue of food security among low-income populations, ultimately creating a more sustainable and equitable food system.

Starting a business is never easy—especially in a sector where there are few women entrepreneurs. Joyce Chika overcame financial barriers and beliefs that as a woman she is not suited to work in Botswana's tourism sector, to build No. 1 Lady Tours and Safaris. With support from the Tokafala program, she turned her passion into a thriving business that also supports young entrepreneurs. Tokafala is implemented by TechnoServe and is a collaboration between the Government of Botswana, Debswana, De Beers Group, and Anglo American.