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A TechnoServe program increased youth employment in Africa through skills and training opportunities, enabling thousands to become successful micro-retailers.

Reliable access to water is essential for every aspect of life, including food production. This World Food Day, we’re celebrating water's critical role in food security and agriculture.

Editor’s Note: Originally posted on December 7, 2017 under the title, “Just Get Up and Do Something” – Updated version published on July 20, 2023 under the new title, “Sarah LaFleur’s Journey from TechnoServe Fellow to M.M.LaFleur Founder” Sarah LaFleur, a TechnoServe Fellow in South…

Learn how TechnoServe is addressing key challenges in Rwanda's coffee sector by partnering with agricultural higher learning institutions to train Rwandan youth on coffee processing.

Discover how two women in Honduras are maximizing opportunities in the coffee industry through their innovative coffee brand and their participation in the MOCCA project. Learn how RGC Coffee and Café Ventura are empowering women in the production chain through the Las Flores del Café initiative.

Learn about how two women in Nicaragua are breaking barriers in the coffee farming industry.

Discover the innovative approach to business taken by the husband and wife team behind a milling business in Zambia, and how their unique application of a gender lens to their company operations has contributed to their success.

As TechnoServe works with those in low-income communities in 30 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America, we have seen how food insecurity presents different challenges–and opportunities for resilience–around the world.

While the struggles and challenges for millions of people around the world are very real, so is the reason to hope. 

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.