A Gap in The Market: How Coffee Tasting Helps Honduran Women
TechnoServe staff identified a gap in coffee supply chain in Honduras, and used the opportunity to improve economic outcomes for women.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Addressing Youth Unemployment in Latin America
By engaging youth in entrepreneurship and agriculture, TechnoServe is working to create sustainable growth in the region.
New Beginnings with Coffee in Nicaragua
Maritza Sobalvarro, a coffee farmer in Nicaragua, is using lessons learned from the Better Coffee Harvest project to rebuild her farm.
Partnering to Support Guatemala’s Coffee Farmers
TechnoServe partners with the Canadian Trade Facilitation Office and coffee chain Tim Hortons to help small coffee growers in Guatemala.
Encouraging Women Coffee Farmers’ Participation
TechnoServe’s Cosechemos Más Café (Better Coffee Harvest) project, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the J.M. Smucker Company, and the PIMCO Foundation, seeks to boost the productivity and the quality of the coffee produced by smallholder farmers of El Salvador and…
She Fights Poverty: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs for Growth
With more equitable access to resources and information, enterprising women like Ayli Quinteros are lifting themselves, their families and their communities out of poverty.
Helping Women Build Better Businesses in Latin America
The Impulsa Tu Empresa (“Boost Your Business”) program is a business accelerator program, which aims to help 850 small and growing businesses across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Burkina Faso. With support from the Argidius Foundation, the Multilateral Investment Fund, the Walmart Foundation, the Citi Foundation and the PIMCO…
Haiti Hope: Reflecting on a Fruitful Partnership
Partners gather to celebrate the successes of the Haiti Hope Project and reflect on the power of public-private partnerships as a vehicle for development.
Small Coffee Farms, Increasing Returns in Honduras
Smallholder Honduran coffee farmers are benefiting from agronomy training and direct relationships with buyers.
Innovating for Sustainable Impact in Haiti
A new Harvard Business School case study about the Haiti Hope Project explores how a business approach can succeed in an environment dominated by international aid.
