Expanded Partnership Will Help Small Businesses in Latin America Recover from COVID-19 Crisis
The Impulsa tu Empresa 3.0 program will provide support to more than 1,000 entrepreneurs in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia
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Expanded Partnership to Help Businesses in Malawi Improve Food Security and Safety
The expansion of the Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing to the country will allow food processors to weather the COVID-19 crisis and increase production of safe, nutritious food
World Food Day Highlights Importance of Fortified and Nutritious Foods during COVID-19 Crisis
The Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods program is helping African companies expand the availability of fortified foods to vulnerable populations
Renewed Partnership to Strengthen Youth-Owned Shops and Build Resilience during COVID-19 Crisis
Nairobi, Kenya – The Citi Foundation and international non-profit TechnoServe have announced the launch of the fourth cycle of their partnership, the Pan-African Youth Entrepreneur Development (PAYED 4) program, to support young micro-retailers. The program will start in October 2020 and will work with 1,000 youth entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire,…
Africa’s Food Processors are Vital for the Continent’s Food Security. COVID-19 Is Putting Them at Risk.
Brent Wibberley shares his insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food processors with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Grocery Shops Need Help to Weather Covid Storm
Writing for Business Daily, TechnoServe's Alice Waweru and Citi's Martin Mugambi discuss the importance of micro-retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Program to Help 28,000 Kenyan Micro-Enterprises Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis
Nairobi, Kenya – This month, international nonprofit TechnoServe and the Mastercard Foundation announced the launch of the Micro-Enterprises Strengthened for Pandemic Adaptation and Resilience in Kenya (mSPARK) program, a one-year partnership to help 28,000 entrepreneurs respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenya’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector…
How to Safeguard the Livelihoods of Women Farmers and Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Writing in Business Fights Poverty, TechnoServe Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre describes how to provide effective support to women entrepreneurs and farmers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Helping Africa’s Food Systems Respond to Covid-19
In this article for Farming First, TechnoServe's Kindra Halvorson presents a strategy for strengthening Africa's food systems in the face of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Threatens the Developing World’s Small Businesses. This Is How to Save Them
TechnoServe's Alice Waweru and Juan Carlos Thomas write for the World Economic Forum's Agenda about how to provide effective support to entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 crisis.
