How Savings Groups Sparked New Opportunities for Rural Women and Youth
Learn how Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are helping cocoa farmers invest in their farms, start small enterprises, and manage unexpected costs.
A Day in the Life of Gathering Stories with Cocoa-Growing Families in Côte d’Ivoire
A behind-the-scenes look at how TechnoServe’s communications team documents transformation in the field—meeting the women and youth building stronger, more resilient livelihoods through the Awalé project.
Boosting Economic Development in West Africa
TechnoServe President and CEO Will Warshauer recently traveled to Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire. Read insights from his trip and learn how TechnoServe is working to boost small business development and food systems in West Africa.
In Côte d’Ivoire, Women Entrepreneurs are Creating More Prosperous Communities
Enterprising women are key to generating diverse economic opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa-growing areas.
Empowering African Youth Employment Through Entrepreneurship
A TechnoServe program increased youth employment in Africa through skills and training opportunities, enabling thousands to become successful micro-retailers.
Project Awale
Project Awale is a two-year initiative funded by Cargill to increase and diversify the
income of cocoa farming households in center-western Côte d’Ivoire by facilitating younger generations and women to develop strategic, financial, and business management skills needed to successfully build a safety net that is not solely reliant on a single income stream from cocoa.
Prosper Cashew Mobilizes Key Actors to Improve Access to Finance in Cashew Processing
An event in Côte d'Ivoire brought together cashew processors, commercial banks, impact funds, guarantee funds, and other stakeholders
African Guarantee Fund and TechoServe Establish Partnership to Boost Investment in West Africa’s Cashew Nut Sector
The partnership will support the work of the Prosper Cashew program in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria
U.S. Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates West African Cashew as a Cash Crop
In September, TechnoServe’s Prosper Cashew project was honored to host Her Excellency Jessica Davis Ba, the United States of America’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire.
U.S. Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates Cashew as Cash Crop
Organized by TechnoServe’s Prosper Cashew, Tour Hailed as Positive Example of Agro-Industry Growth for West Africa
