Environmental Sustainability

Poverty impacts billions globally, with over half living on less than $6.85 a day. This blog post explores how poverty is measured, its root causes, and potential solutions.

Women comprise 70% of the world's low-income people, making them especially vulnerable to climate change. But with the right support, they can be a tremendous force for protecting their livelihoods, their families, and the environment.

TechnoServe is helping coffee farmers adopt an innovative, natural, and low-cost solution to prevent water and soil pollution.

In the Amazon rainforest, fires are causing trees to release carbon instead of absorbing it as they naturally do. What is this practice of capturing and storing carbon called? Find out in our latest world news quiz.

Kenya’s growing waste crisis is detrimental to the environment and poses serious health risks for local communities. Learn how TechnoServe’s Smart Duka program is helping micro-retailers gain the knowledge and tools needed to improve their waste management practices.

Nuria Riechenberg, a TechnoServe Fellow in 2023, played a pivotal role in the LIWAY Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There, she created an intervention to address a gap in the recycling value chain, creating sustainable recycling solutions and thousands of jobs. Discover how her experience as a TechnoServe Fellow has impacted her career.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month’s photos illustrate the interconnectedness of our global food system and the critical role smallholder farmers play.

Take our August news quiz to find out how much you know about current events and how they tie back to TechnoServe's mission to end world poverty.

Smallholder farmers like Olívia Ezequiel are turning challenges into opportunities, contributing to both their personal growth and the broader economic development of Mozambique.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, coffee farmers are employing new regenerative agriculture practices that improve yields, increase incomes, and allow farmers to meet their families' needs while also promoting biodiversity and conservation.