In 2012, Lubaba Mekonnen, a single mother of two, joined a TechnoServe program that was working with coffee farmers in her community. At the time, she had no regular source of income and was struggling to support her family. Today, her income has increased by 200%, her coffee farm is flourishing, and her son is getting ready to attend university next year.
Surviving time in a refugee camp, but then losing her husband to malaria, Athanasie and her family returned to Rwanda to farm coffee. As a single mother, she was worried about how she would survive. With the training she received from TechnoServe, Athanasie worked hard to create a healthy and prosperous future for her family – one coffee tree at a time.
How African food processors and U.S. companies are working together to transform the African dairy industry.
Chocolate is one of the world’s most popular foods, but who actually grows the cocoa that serves as the base for this delicious treat? Meet a few of the farmers who are changing their lives using income from cocoa.
In central Kenya, the Kambiti East Mango Self Help Group is using clean energy drying technology to reduce post-harvest waste and access new markets for a stronger community economy.
In Tanzania, women entrepreneurs are overcoming barriers to their business success with mobile savings strategies.
After establishing her own business success, Ndinagwe teaches other business women in Tanzania vital skills in savings and entrepreneurship to grow their businesses.
Mom and pop shops are the economic – and often social – backbone of Nairobi, especially in the city’s informal settlements. Store owners like Cosmas are learning simple business fixes that can help their stores, and the communities they serve, to thrive.
The Smart Duka program helps entrepreneurs in Kenya’s micro-retail sector improve the profitability of their shops. Today, we’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at the daily activities of a TechnoServe business advisor who works on this program.
Immaculee Ndagijimana is a tailor in Rwanda who is using the skills she learned through the STRYDE program to teach other women about the power of entrepreneurship.
