TechnoServe, Mastercard Foundation, and Agri-Impact Limited convened key stakeholders in Kumasi to support youth-led agribusiness growth
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, and…
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Sinovuyo Sandisiwe Papu, 31, left her corporate job in 2016 to chase her dream of being an entrepreneur and fashion designer. Today, she owns a successful Johannesburg-based business, Arore Designer Boutique. But the path to success wasn’t without its challenges.
In West Africa, youth are turning to radical groups as a way to gain social and economic security. Discover how TechnoServe programs are changing this dynamic by offering a pathway to prosperity through sustainable jobs.
Learn about five practical strategies to address poverty, from promoting regenerative agriculture to leveraging technology for development. Discover how these approaches are creating sustainable pathways out of poverty and explore how you can contribute to building a more equitable world.
Proven digital platform expands to new markets, offering low-cost but high-impact learning solutions across Africa, Latin America, and beyond
This article shares lessons from TechnoServe’s BeniBiz program in Benin, highlighting four strategies to strengthen local ecosystems: understanding support structures, convening actors, transferring knowledge to institutions, and testing approaches before scaling. The goal: embed proven tools into existing systems so youth entrepreneurs can thrive.
Horticurity: Food Security for Resilient Communities is a two year project funded by the Citi Foundation. The project works with smallholder horticulture producers, home gardeners, and fruit and vegetable vendors in 31 communities in Nigeria’s Delta and Kano states to improve food security, increase incomes, and strengthen community resilience to climate and economic shocks.
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