Latin America and the Caribbean

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.

Lily Pacas is an entrepreneur in the coffee business and a fifth-generation coffee producer in El Salvador. Read about her experience growing up in a coffee-growing family, how those experiences led to a career in civil service, and her hopes for women in coffee.

Explore Claudia "La Vaquerita" Alvarado's story in El Salvador, where her recycling initiative fuels the local circular economy, improving solid waste management issues and promoting job creation. Through La Vaquerita, Claudia increases environmental sustainability and provides employment, an important combination for economic growth.

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Meet Yader Blandín. This young Nicaraguan man joined a gender commission to challenge stereotypes and change the mentality of multiple generations within his community. TechnoServe knows engaging men is a critical component of empowering women in agriculture.

Creating employment opportunities for the world’s growing youth population is a critical part of improving livelihoods and combating poverty. TechnoServe has contributed to a new World Economic Forum briefing paper that identifies keys to global job creation.

We asked TechnoServe staff around the world to share what they love about working with entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and opportunity in the lives of our clients around the world.

TechnoServe's Kindra Halvorson discusses some of the key challenges and opportunities in the global food system in 2024.

Are you an informed global citizen? Test your knowledge of current events with TechnoServe's January 2024 world news quiz.