What is Women’s Economic Empowerment? 4 Barriers and Solutions
TechnoServe helps hardworking women around the world to overcome economic barriers and improve their lives.
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.
TechnoServe, BID Lab, and Argidius launch initiative to boost startups that support smallholder farmers in Central America and Colombia
The VerdeXcelerate program will strengthen startups that are developing innovative tools to tackle the productivity, sustainability, and market access challenges faced by thousands of small and medium-scale farmers in six countries across the region.
TechnoServe, BID Lab y Argidius lanzan iniciativa para impulsar startups que fortalezcan a pequeños productores en Centroamérica y Colombia
El programa VerdeXcelerate fortalecerá startups que desarrollan herramientas innovadoras para enfrentar los desafíos de productividad, sostenibilidad y acceso a mercados que afectan a miles de pequeños y medianos productores agrícolas en seis países de la región.
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.
Vote for the Photo of the Month: October 2025
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.
How a Youth Employment Program Helped Fabio Rebuild His Future
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,…
