Empowering African Youth Employment Through Entrepreneurship
A TechnoServe program increased youth employment in Africa through skills and training opportunities, enabling thousands to become successful micro-retailers.
Creating Youth Opportunities In El Salvador: Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, & Women’s Employment
Discover the journey of Gabi Garcia, the manager at Cochecito, a baby clothing boutique in San Salvador. Her experience highlights how small businesses are a lifeline for many young Salvadorians facing limited job opportunities. Through a TechnoServe program creating youth opportunities, small businesses like Cochecito are creating jobs, strengthening communities, and ensuring a brighter future for youth and women in El Salvador.
How Small Businesses Can Help Buffer Developing Countries Against a Global Recession
TechnoServe's Global Entrepreneurship Director Juan Carlos Thomas discusses how governments, development agencies, and the private sector can leverage the unique economic power of small businesses and entrepreneurship.
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Collaborative Threads: Transforming Kenya’s Micro-Retail Landscape
In Kenya, micro-retailers play an essential role in the local economy by providing important consumer goods. With TechnoServe’s support, a new umbrella organization of micro-retailers is creating a robust ecosystem where entrepreneurs can share knowledge, resources, and opportunities.
Project Awale
Project Awale is a two-year initiative funded by Cargill to increase and diversify the
income of cocoa farming households in center-western Côte d’Ivoire by facilitating younger generations and women to develop strategic, financial, and business management skills needed to successfully build a safety net that is not solely reliant on a single income stream from cocoa.
Major Gift Endows TechnoServe Fellows Program
TechnoServe CEO Will Warshauer (left) and Board Co-chair Rachel Hines (right) in Kenya. Photo: Ali Yusufali ROSSLYN, VA. (December 4, 2023) – TechnoServe welcomed a significant gift that will support the organization’s climate work through the TechnoServe Fellows Program. The gift was made by Board Co-chair Rachel Hines…
Inclusive Loops: The Crucial Role of Social Enterprises in the Circular Economy
As business, government, and civil society recognize the urgency of moving away from a linear model, the global transition to a circular economy is gaining momentum. The Inclusive Loops: Social Enterprises in the Circular Economy report from TechnoServe, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship draws…
Vote for the Photo of the Month: November 2023
TechnoServe’s monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.
Livelihoods Improvement for Women and Youth (LIWAY)
The Ethiopia LIWAY program is a nine-year initiative implemented by TechnoServe alongside a consortium of partners. The program is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). It is working to create a more sustainable and inclusive job market for women and the youth.
