In Tanzania, a School Built with Coffee
How two brothers are using their coffee-farming income to sow the seeds of knowledge in their community.
Solutions for African Food Enterprises
Solutions for African Food Enterprises (SAFE) was a public-private partnership between TechnoServe, Partners in Food Solutions, and USAID that aimed to increase the competitiveness of the African food processing sector to expand availability of affordable and nutritious foods to local populations. The program benefited more than 1,000 food processors who source from more than 800,000 smallholder farmers in five countries.
Increasing Women’s Access to Savings and Banking Services
Business Women Connect was born out of research showing that micro-savings products are one of the most impactful tools for women entrepreneurs to access in order to grow their businesses.
Coffee Initiative
The Coffee Initiative worked with local farmers in East Africa to improve agronomy and business practices, establish new coffee cooperatives and strengthen existing ones, and help cooperatives create business plans and access financing for wet mills.
Growing Businesses by Linking Women to Finance
To help grow their sunflower oil business, the Majengo sisters needed access to finance, which is often a barrier to success for women entrepreneurs.
Empowering Women Cocoa Farmers in Tanzania
Launched in 2009 with support from Irish Aid, TechnoServe’s Cocoa Quality and Market Access (CQMA) program is improving the livelihoods of Tanzanian cocoa farmers by helping them increase yields and quality. The program is providing training in good agricultural practices, post-harvest handling techniques, financial literacy and gender modules. CQMA is…
Fair Prices for Cocoa in Tanzania
An alumnus of the TechnoServe Volunteer Consultant Program (now the TechnoServe Fellows Program) teams up with a former Program Manager to build a business and a sweeter future for thousands of Tanzanian farming families.
Sweet Empowerment: Taking on a Leadership Role
As chairwoman of the Mababu Farmer Business Group, Mizinala Lutolo is increasing revenue while honing her leadership skills.
Promoting a Savings Culture in Tanzania
A 25-year-old entrepreneur is educating young people in her community on the benefits of mobile financial solutions.
