Top Women’s Economic Empowerment Stories
We’re taking a look back at some of our favorite stories of women’s empowerment and resilience in the face of gender-based challenges.
Building a Legacy of Women’s Leadership in Rural Peru
In Peru's San Martín region, coffee farmer Layit Vargas Tello learned skills that helped her transform from a quiet participant in her coffee cooperative to a leader in her community.
TechnoServe’s Year in Review: 10 Moments That Shaped 2025
In 2025, TechnoServe navigated challenges, launched exciting new initiatives, published cutting-edge research, and helped entrepreneurial people around the world create economic opportunity. Here are 10 milestone moments that marked the year at TechnoServe.
How Women Coffee Farmers Lead Sustainable Coffee Farming in Peru
Meet Genith Apagueño Cahuaza, a coffee farmer who reconnected with her roots and is now a coffee farmer in Peru’s San Martín region. Her journey is a powerful story of choosing farming after having traveled other paths.
World Soil Day: How Farmers Are Restoring Soil Health around the Globe
Soil is the foundation of our food supply, rural economies, and even our planetary health. Ahead of World Soil Day, find out how farmers and communities across Africa, India, and Latin America are working to restore this precious resource.
5 Surprising Ways Poverty Eradication Is Happening Today
As the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty approaches, we look at some of the less conventional ways TechnoServe and other organizations are ensuring that everyone can prosper.
Meet 4 Women who are Changing the Game on Women’s Economic Opportunity
TechnoServe works to help women around the world gain equal access to the knowledge, jobs, and finance that enhance their incomes and their economic opportunities for the future. This month, we’re celebrating four women in Africa and Latin America who are transforming their lives and communities.
July Photo of the Month: Women Farmers Through A Lens of Their Own
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring photos taken by women farmers in Peru, as part of an initiative to document their lives and perspectives.
Blue Economy and Poverty Alleviation: A Photo Story
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month’s photos illustrate the important role that the blue economy plays in lifting people out of poverty.
Recycling in Peru: How Circular Economy Solutions Are Driving Change
A pilot program to strengthen waste-recovery businesses in Peru’s capital isn’t just solving environmental challenges: it’s creating economic opportunity.
