Do women farmers benefit from participating in women-only self-help groups, or from mixed ones? In this innovation spotlight, we highlight a new case study from Nigeria that explores how different types of community organizations impact women’s ability to access savings and exercise financial decision-making.
Private equity investor Joe Manning has volunteered twice as a TechnoServe Fellow—first helping Tanzanian coffee farmers in 2010, then returning 15 years later with his family to support Kenyan entrepreneurs. His hands-on experience has made him a passionate advocate for TechnoServe's business-focused approach to fighting poverty.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're highlighting the many ways that farmers and entrepreneurs are investing in change.
They've proved that a profitable business can go hand in hand with social impact. Hear three entrepreneurs share in their own words how they built their businesses and why they are hopeful for the future.
Learn how Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are helping cocoa farmers invest in their farms, start small enterprises, and manage unexpected costs.
In Peru's San Martín region, coffee farmer Layit Vargas Tello learned skills that helped her transform from a quiet participant in her coffee cooperative to a leader in her community.
In 2025, TechnoServe navigated challenges, launched exciting new initiatives, published cutting-edge research, and helped entrepreneurial people around the world create economic opportunity. Here are 10 milestone moments that marked the year at TechnoServe.
Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to Silicon Valley boardrooms or research laboratories. Today, AI for social impact represents a convergence of technology and purpose, creating tangible solutions for some of the world's most pressing challenges.
As COP30 closed in Belém, new momentum emerged around food systems and collective action. In this interview, TechnoServe’s Thiago Chang shares his perspective from the ground and what businesses could do now to turn that progress into real action ahead of COP31.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we're celebrating the skills, confidence, and connections that TechnoServe clients use to build sustainable pathways out of poverty.
