Youth Economic Opportunity

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On August 12, TechnoServe joins the global celebration of International Youth Day, a moment to recognize the important role of young people in driving local action and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s theme, “Youth Localizing the SDGs,” highlights the value of youth-led solutions in communities around the world.

Learn how young entrepreneurs in Kenya are gaining peace through prosperity with support from TechnoServe.

This World Youth Skills Day, learn how young entrepreneurs in Kenya are gaining the leadership skills they need to thrive in the Blue Economy with support from TechnoServe.

For nearly 60 years, TechnoServe has been working to provide youth with the business skills training, mentorship, access to finance, and market linkages to transform their lives and communities. Meet three of these inspirational young entrepreneurs.

Abdullahi Said Abdallah is a 24-year-old entrepreneur from Kipini in Tana River County, Kenya. He is the founder and proprietor of Soko Seafood, a burgeoning enterprise that exemplifies Abdullahi’s grit, resilience, and transformative growth.

This graduation season, as many young people finish school and begin to consider their next steps, entrepreneurship presents a promising opportunity. Seven entrepreneurs who made that leap share their challenges, biggest lessons, and advice for peers considering the same path.

Throughout the world, it is common to see mothers who sacrifice for their families. Many of TechnoServe’s clients exemplify the heroism of motherhood by working harder than most to build farms and businesses that put food on the table and completely transform the future of the next generation.

Sales agent models have the potential to improve access to goods and services while creating economic opportunity for women and youth. Drawing on work from Rwanda and Mozambique, TechnoServe’s Sophie Duchanoy and Sarah Bove share three key factors in making these approaches work.

In Ghana, Veronica Abrokwah is juggling life as a nurse and a smallholder tomato farmer and processor with support from TechnoServe.