Youth Economic Opportunity

With the right mix of skills and confidence, rural youth in East Africa are building sustainable enterprises and creating new opportunities.

Like many young women and men in Rwanda, Eugenie struggled to make ends meet, until she applied the skills she learned through TechnoServe's STRYDE training to assess and meet an important need in her community.

A young Kenyan farming entrepreneur demonstrates why youth are critical to transforming agriculture and ensuring food security in Africa.

By Arnest Sebbumba, STRYDE program participant It is difficult to translate the word “entrepreneur” into my native tongue, Luganda. Most of my friends here in Kayunga, Uganda, come from farming families, but few of them have any interest in managing their farms for a living. Agribusiness skills…

TechnoServe's regional director for East Africa discusses the role of public-private partnerships in eradicating poverty and hunger.

With training and support, young women and men in Uganda are developing the skills and confidence to start their own businesses and become community leaders.

With TechnoServe’s support, enterprising Tibetans in India are building sustainable businesses and generating new economic opportunities.

Rose Amachi, an alumna and mentor of TechnoServe's Young Women in Enterprise program, is working to empower girls and young women in Nairobi's Kawangware slum.

Across East Africa, the Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program is creating new opportunities for young people in rural areas.

Girl-centered design works. Learn how TechnoServe transformed a program in Kenya with guidance from girls.