Women in Recycling: Driving Arequipa’s Circular Economy
In Peru, recycling is a way to address an urgent environmental issue and an opportunity to build an inclusive circular economy that creates new economic opportunities for women and youth.
World Food Safety Day 2026: From Burden to Solutions for Safer Food Everywhere
Every year on June 7, World Food Safety Day reminds us of the critical need for safe, nutritious food for all.
New Digital Initiative to Support Alternative Livelihoods in South Africa’s Coal-Mining Communities
The new initiative will leverage educational technology to help entrepreneurs in coal-dependent communities build businesses and create jobs.
Entrepreneurship Development in Local Communities Facing the Energy Transition
The Mpuma NOVA project supports businesses in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province as coal-dependent communities transition toward a low-carbon economy. Through TechnoServe’s NOVA EdTech platform, the project delivers flexible, mobile-based entrepreneurship training that helps entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, create jobs, and build more resilient local economies beyond fossil fuels.
Lasting Impact Spotlight: One Entrepreneur’s Journey to Entrepreneurial Success
More than a decade after participating in a TechnoServe program, Gloriose Uwayezu is now the owner of a thriving brick-making business in Rwanda.
Sustainable Business Solutions to Poverty: A Fellow’s Experience in Kenya
TechnoServe Fellow Rediet Yeshidenber shares her experience building sustainable business solutions to poverty in Kenya by transitioning the Smart Duka program into a self-sustaining independent organization. Discover how strategic financial modeling and community-driven entrepreneurship are driving global equity and empowering micro-retailers across Nairobi.
What is a Sustainable Blue Economy? Kenyan Youth Turning the Tide
Learn how young people in Kenya are gaining the skills and confidence they need to build livelihoods through the blue economy.
A Thriving Market on Shifting Sands: Empowering Refugee Businesses in Dadaab
A new report highlights opportunities to support entrepreneurs in creating economic resilience and jobs in one of the world’s largest communities of displaced people.
Sustainable Impact in India: Women-Led Green Startups
A TechnoServe program in India is equipping women-led startups with the knowledge and tools they need to make a sustainable impact.
From Waste to Wealth: How Nigeria’s Plastic Recyclers Are Rewriting Their Story
Nigeria's massive plastic waste crisis is also an economic opportunity. See how one program is transforming the informal recycling sector, turning waste into wealth.
