East Africa

The magic of maize--and one woman's vision

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

Today, Lucy lives in an improved house as her husband works on their coffee farm. But just a few years ago, coffee was a source of heartache.

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

Around the world, climate change is making it more difficult for smallholder farmers to grow coffee. This Earth Day, take our quiz to find out what kind of coffee fits you best, then learn how TechnoServe is helping preserve this coffee through improving farmers’ resilience to climate threats.

"The best thing that happened to me was to join this program."

In an op-ed in Fortune, TechnoServe's Katarina Kahlmann shows how climate-resilient supply chains can benefit smalhholder farmers and global businesses.

Two of TechnoServe's experts share lessons learned from a partnership with Citi Foundation and how employees can effectively meet the needs of development initiative participants.

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 parent, 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.

This Women's History Month, we highlight our work promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment throughout the coffee value chain.