Women's Economic Empowerment

Take a look back at the stories that inspired us in 2022. 

Here are some of the highlights from TechnoServe’s work this past year.

As 2022 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite stories of women’s empowerment and resilience in the face of gender-based challenges.

TechnoServe’s Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre recently discussed gender equality in coffee farming in a LinkedIn Live panel discussion with Nespresso.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world.

Determined to find a way to support her three children, a single mother started selling roasted peanuts and earned about $3 each day. Since then, she's dramatically increased her income after working with a start-up supported by TechnoServe.

TechnoServe acknowledges women’s vital role in growing the world’s food, while grappling with significant other challenges and responsibilities. The story of Lesbia Ludia Juárez, a rural woman farmer, demonstrates the tremendous contributions and potential of rural women around the world.

When Elisa and her husband got a divorce, her need for an independent income became acute. She's now able to support herself and her family after working with TechnoServe.

TechnoServe recognizes the vital role of women and men, in all their diversity, in driving economic and social progress and strives to build inclusive and competitive markets that generate sustainable economic opportunities for all people as entrepreneurs, farmers, and employees. We focus on women specifically because women…