Latin America and the Caribbean

This year has been one of tremendous change and uncertainty for many of us. As 2025 winds down, we asked TechnoServe staff to reflect on what sparks gratitude in their personal and professional lives. These are some of their thoughts. We hope it inspires you to connect with the bright spots in your year as you look back.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating harvest season and the farmers who make it possible.

Meet Carlos Cordero, a smallholder coffee farmer and TechnoServe farmer trainer in Puerto Rico who is teaching other farmers in his community how to improve their coffee production.

The Amazon is critical to our climate and planetary health. How can economic development there support people and the planet?

Manuel Herrera saw early on how coffee could transform his life. His thriving coffee farm is helping Manuel build a better life for his family.

In Puerto Rico, coffee farmers are learning critical agricultural practices to improve their resilience to climate threats—with support from TechnoServe.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring families across three continents who are working hard to break the cycle of poverty.

During a recent field visit to Barro Alto, a small city in Goiás, Brazil, I witnessed firsthand the challenges and quiet resilience of a community often overlooked. Barro Alto is home to just 10,000 people, nearly 18% of youth between 15 and 24 are unemployed, and…