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.
March 2026 Photo of the Month: Celebrating Women
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating the hardworking women who build better lives for themselves, their families and communities.
How Persons with Disabilities Are Building Livelihoods Along Kenya’s Coast
Learn how a group of entrepreneurs in Kenya is breaking barriers and tapping into the coconut value chain.
February 2026 Photo of the Month: For the Love of Ethical Chocolate
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating the hardworking farmers and entrepreneurs behind one of the world’s most beloved treats: chocolate.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Joyce Chika’s Journey to Success in Botswana’s Tourism Industry
Starting a business is never easy—especially in a sector where there are few women entrepreneurs. Joyce Chika overcame financial barriers and beliefs that as a woman she is not suited to work in Botswana's tourism sector, to build No. 1 Lady Tours and Safaris. With support from the Tokafala program, she turned her passion into a thriving business that also supports young entrepreneurs. Tokafala is implemented by TechnoServe and is a collaboration between the Government of Botswana, Debswana, De Beers Group, and Anglo American.
