Developing a Business Case for Women’s Economic Empowerment with Agribusinesses
A practical framework from CASA TAF helps agribusinesses, investors, and development practitioners examine the commercial value of investing in women.
How Radio Boosts Women’s Economic Empowerment in Northern Benin
In northern Benin, a community radio broadcast is changing attitudes and lives. TechnoServe partnered with Radio SOTA FM to co-produce programs on entrepreneurship and women's economic empowerment. These shows reach thousands of listeners across West Africa and beyond.
Mitigação de Riscos no Crédito Agrícola: Relatório e Ferramenta de Scorecard
No âmbito do fortalecimento do financiamento agrícola em Moçambique, o programa Women IN Business (WIN), implementado pela TechnoServe e financiado pela Embaixada da Suécia, desenvolveu em conjunto com um microbanco parceiro o Relatório sobre a Gestão de Riscos Agrícolas e uma Ferramenta de Scorecard. Estes instrumentos foram concebidos…
Celebrating Milestones on the Path to Scale: Experiences from WIN 2.0
Seeing ambitious goals come to life through smart, context-driven solutions with the potential to transform the lives of women, that’s worth celebrating. The Women IN Business (WIN) program—a market systems development initiative implemented by TechnoServe and funded by the Embassy of Sweden in Mozambique— has done just that. In…
Strategies to Engage the Public Sector to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment: Experiences from WIN 2.0
In international development, visions for programs often look great on paper, with specific activities, targets, and budgets. But when these plans meet the reality of underfunded, complex government entities, they can quickly fall apart. To create lasting impact, initiatives must move beyond abstract goals and ground themselves in the…
What is a Sustainable Supply Chain? Lessons from the First Mile
Learn about the important role of farmers in the agriculural and food supply chain in this comprehensive overview.
More Than a Soap Opera: A Radio Drama for Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique
Teresa Morgado, 47, relies on her farm in Nampula Province, Mozambique, to support her family. Like many women farmers in Mozambique, she managed her production for years without a defined plan, selling what she harvested and buying what she needed. That is, until a radio soap opera showed her a different way of working.
Women Coffee Farmers in Guatemala Play a Central Role in Coffee Production
Women have long played an essential role in coffee farming in Guatemala, contributing to harvesting, pulping, and tending nurseries. Yet their work is often viewed as secondary, and they rarely receive the same social or economic recognition.
Resources for Expanding Rural Financial Services
Research, guidance, and tools from WIN 2.0 offer practical lessons for supporting financial service providers to reach women in rural Mozambique.
When Pilots Don’t Take Off – Closing a pilot, pivoting to redirect efforts and what WIN learnt
This study is one of a five- part series of learning products and tools designed to help companies to be more gender inclusive. This brief focuses on the learnings from a 12-month pilot, where four clear barriers were identified to successful implementation and the team eventually pivoted to redirect…
