Nairobi — TechnoServe has announced a new partnership with Moody’s to empower entrepreneurs in the informal settlements of Nairobi by helping them increase the profitability of their small retail shops. The one-year project supported by the Moody’s Foundation will train 1,000 entrepreneurial duka owners (50 percent of them women)…
Arlington, VA — Today, the international development nonprofit organization TechnoServe and the Argidius Foundation announced that they have expanded their partnership to scale TechnoServe’s work with entrepreneurs in developing countries across Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. The partnership addresses a pressing need to create more…
Washington, D.C. — The international nonprofit TechnoServe today announced the launch of the Maximizing Opportunities in Coffee and Cacao in the Americas (MOCCA) Project, a five-year, $36.4 million initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Implemented with principal partner Lutheran World Relief, MOCCA will build the key agricultural sectors…
Lagos, Nigeria — CEOs from Nigeria’s leading food processing companies today announced new food fortification commitments to improve the country’s nutrition, health, and economic development, joining industry, government, and development leaders at an event convened by Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive of Dangote Industries and chairman of the Aliko Dangote…
Washington, D.C. — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the nonprofit organizations Partners in Food Solutions and TechnoServe announced the launch of the Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP). The five-year, $20 million public-private partnership will work with the food processing sector…
Nairobi – Nonprofit organization TechnoServe today announced the results of the Mom and Pop Shops project, which reached nearly 1,000 owners and employees of micro-retail outlets over two years. After participating in the program, which was funded by grants from the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative, the elea Foundation…
Washington, DC — This week, TechnoServe announced four initiatives to boost the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers. Over the next five years, these new projects are expected to benefit nearly 90,000 farmers in four countries. Democratic Republic of Congo TechnoServe will work in the Democratic Republic of…
Washington, D.C. — International development nonprofit TechnoServe’s programs help farmers and entrepreneurs earn thousands of dollars of additional income, according to impact audits published last week by ImpactMatters. Using data collected by independent evaluation firms and program staff, research analysts from ImpactMatters reviewed four TechnoServe projects: The Coffee Initiative II,…
Cotonou, Benin (December 12, 2017) — TechnoServe today announced the launch of the BeniBiz project, which will harness the power of entrepreneurship to improve the availability of nutritious food and create economic opportunities for young people in Benin. The project is funded by an $8.5 million grant from the Dutch…
Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2017) – This week, the Citi Foundation and the international nonprofit organization TechnoServe announced three new projects to support young entrepreneurs and workers in Africa through the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative. Over the next fourteen months, the Girls’ Apprenticeship Program (GAP), Pan-African Youth…
