"Transforming Lives" TechnoServe 2006 Annual Report

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Introduction to TechnoServe
From Conflict to Coffee in Nicaragua
The Fruits of Success in Kenya
Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity in Swaziland

Case Studies

Factories in the Field: Rural Transformation and the Organization of Work in Mozambique's Cashew Triangle

Using Value Chain Approaches in Agribusiness and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (sites TechnoServe's coffee work in Tanzania)

Building a Competitive Coffee Industry in Tanzania

Enhancing the Global Competitiveness of Mozambique's Cashew Industry

Presentations

"Biodiesel for rural development: lessons from Guatemala on how to increase livelihoods for the poor," Dr. Lionel Lopez, TechnoServe/Guatemala Country Director, presentation to Economic and Social Council (ECOSO), July 3, 2008.

"Choosing Between Strategies: Adapting Industry Approaches to Specific Value Chain Analysis Using Three Comparative Commodities," Tim Piper, former Deputy Director of TechnoServe/Tanzania, presentation to the Small Enterprise Development Workshop, Gerzensee Center, Switzerland, January 11-12, 2007. (This presentation discusses TechnoServe's experiences in the banana, coffee and cashew value chains)

"Linking Small Firms to Competitive Strategies," Jake Walter, Country Directory of TechnoServe/Mozambique, presentation to the USAID Breakfast Seminar #14, "What Drives Competitiveness in the Mozambique Cashew Value Chain?" October 19, 2006.

External Documents

"Entrevista Especial con Nohemi Velázquez," Secretos Empresariales, May 2008. (Article in a Bolivian business journal interviews a winner from the Honduras business plan competition, pages 69-72. Article in Spanish.)

"Second Acts: Career Paths For Worn-Out Executives," The Wall Street Journal, 04/08/08. (Article features Rick Walleigh, a TechnoServe volunteer consultant.)

"Small Business, Big Business?" Inside Southern Africa Trade, March 2008. (Leslie Johnston, Swaziland Country Director, discussed the evolution of small enterprises to viable export-oriented businesses.)

“Gates pours aid into African coffee farms,” The Seattle Times, 01/25/08. (Article quotes David Browning, TechnoServe Vice President, Coffee Initiative.)

“Google Offers a Map for Its Philanthropy,” The New York Times, 01/18/08. (Article identifies TechnoServe as a strategic partner in Google.org’s international development initiative.)

“25 Million Begins Google’s Charity,” The Washington Post, 01/18/08. (Article names TechnoServe as partner in developing small businesses.)

“Climate Change and Poverty Top Google’s Giving Priorities,” The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 01/17/08. (Articles discusses TechnoServe’s role in Google.org’s initiative to spur small and medium enterprise growth.)

TechnoServe cashew client António Miranda and poultry client Andrew Cunningham of Mozambique are featured in a recent issue of The Economist, November 29, 2007.

"Regional Grant Programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa" (International Fund for Agricultural Development, TechnoServe's cashew work in East Africa profiled on page 9)

"Transatlantic Innovations in Affordable Capital for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises" (German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Milken Institute, October 2007)

"Strengthening Africa's Capacity to Trade: Entrepreneurial Development that Catalyzes Broad-Based Rural Economic Growth" (Corporate Council on Africa: AGOA Private Sector Report)

"Development results reveal possibilities for Aid for Trade initiatives" (German Marshall Fund of the United States)

"Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy" (Financial Times special report from July 2007 ranks best global NGOs for partnerships)

"More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa" (Council on Foreign Relations, January 2006, contains article "TechnoServe in Mozambique: Partnering for a Promising Future" on page 115)

"Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor" (Commission on the Private Sector & Development, March 2004)