Women Farmers in Mozambique: From Bean Pastries to Bountiful Harvests
Learn how a Mozambican farmer turned her harvest into a thriving business and is now reshaping her community, one bean pastry at a time.
Celebrating Milestones on the Path to Scale: Experiences from WIN 2.0
Seeing ambitious goals come to life through smart, context-driven solutions with the potential to transform the lives of women, that’s worth celebrating. The Women IN Business (WIN) program—a market systems development initiative implemented by TechnoServe and funded by the Embassy of Sweden in Mozambique— has done just that. In…
Strategies to Engage the Public Sector to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment: Experiences from WIN 2.0
In international development, visions for programs often look great on paper, with specific activities, targets, and budgets. But when these plans meet the reality of underfunded, complex government entities, they can quickly fall apart. To create lasting impact, initiatives must move beyond abstract goals and ground themselves in the…
More Than a Soap Opera: A Radio Drama for Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique
Teresa Morgado, 47, relies on her farm in Nampula Province, Mozambique, to support her family. Like many women farmers in Mozambique, she managed her production for years without a defined plan, selling what she harvested and buying what she needed. That is, until a radio soap opera showed her a different way of working.
Resources for Expanding Rural Financial Services
Research, guidance, and tools from WIN 2.0 offer practical lessons for supporting financial service providers to reach women in rural Mozambique.
How Digital Financial Inclusion Powers Women Entrepreneurs in Mozambique
Learn how a digital payment service is helping women entrepreneurs in Mozambique take control of their finances and their futures.
When Pilots Don’t Take Off – Closing a pilot, pivoting to redirect efforts and what WIN learnt
This study is one of a five- part series of learning products and tools designed to help companies to be more gender inclusive. This brief focuses on the learnings from a 12-month pilot, where four clear barriers were identified to successful implementation and the team eventually pivoted to redirect…
Postcards From the Field: Nonprofit Impact Stories Part 2
This month, we’re sharing postcards from TechnoServe staff who are creating change in communities across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Get a glimpse into their daily routines and learn about the clients they support every day.
Reaching Rural Women as a customer segment: A readiness guide for Financial Service Providers in Mozambique
The guide places a particular focus on reaching women smallholder farmers (SHFs) as a customer segment. It is designed to be used alongside WIN’s other learning products including a study on rural women’s financial behaviours. Click here to download the Rural Readiness Self-assessment Tool: EN or PT…
How to develop a gender-inclusive approach – Executive Summary
This guide provides a structured approach that combines segmentation, inclusive materials, usability testing, capability-building across staff, and practical education to expand the reach and impact of products and services among women customers. Click here to download the Gender Inclusion Toolkit: EN or PT…
