Central America

Discover how entrepreneurs are changing the world after pursuing continuous learning and economic growth through innovative education programs.

Doris dreamed of being a coffee farmer, but living in a society with little gender equality in agriculture silenced her ambitions. Discover how Doris persevered to find her voice as a coffee farmer in Guatemala.

For over 50 years, TechnoServe has been working to provide youth with the business skills training, mentorship, access to finance, and market linkages to transform their lives and communities. Meet three of these inspirational young entrepreneurs.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring three entrepreneurial success stories.

Graduates from a TechnoServe entrepreneurship program share turning points they experienced in the program, their hopes for the future, and what they’ve been doing since graduating.

Meet Nelda Gaitan, a smallholder farmer and mother in Nicaragua who changed the trajectory of her farm to secure a brighter future for her daughters.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring four young people creating better lives for themselves and their communities.

TechnoServe works to help women around the world gain equal access to the knowledge, jobs, and finance that enhance their incomes and their economic opportunities for the future. This month, we’re celebrating four women in Africa and Latin America who are transforming their lives and communities.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.

Lily Pacas is an entrepreneur in the coffee business and a fifth-generation coffee producer in El Salvador. Read about her experience growing up in a coffee-growing family, how those experiences led to a career in civil service, and her hopes for women in coffee.