From Worry Comes Determination for Grocery Store Entrepreneur in Mozambique
A determined grocery store owner in Mozambique adjusts her business model to save her store – and set her children up for success.
Women in Energy: “It Makes Business Sense to Increase Gender Diversity”
TechnoServe's Program Director for Women IN Business (WIN), Julia Sorensen, is featured in this article about the benefits of getting more women involved in the energy sector.
Meet the TechnoServe Fellow Who’s Inspiring Farmers in Mozambique: Q&A with Progress Chisenga
Progress Chisenga is a former TechnoServe Fellow who worked in Mozambique in late 2019 through early 2020, where she worked on a project supporting rice and vegetable farmers in Mozambique. In this Q&A, Progress shares her thoughts about the experience and the future.
Celebrating a Milestone in Women’s Journeys to Improve Their Businesses and Futures
TechnoServe’s Business Women Connect program recently celebrated training 1,000 women entrepreneurs in Mozambique. Read about the event and what it meant for the women involved.
Making This Year Better Than the Last: A Recent Survey Assesses the Pandemic’s Impacts on Micro and Small Businesses
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in NextBillion as a part of the series “Recovery 2021,” which explores how businesses, development initiatives and the communities they serve in low- and middle-income countries are building greater resilience for a post-pandemic future. At the worst…
Skills for Life: Developing a Curriculum to Help Young Mozambicans Thrive Post-Graduation
In Mozambique, many students graduate without the necessary soft skills to succeed in jobs or as entrepreneurs, leaving them with limited economic opportunities. TechnoServe’s WIN program worked with the Mozambican government to revise a life skills curriculum that will help young people — and women in particular — access jobs and start their own businesses.
Promoting Economic Opportunities for Youth Builds Pathways to Peace
Earlier this year, violent insurgents attacked the city of Palma in northern Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. They killed dozens of people, forced thousands to flee, and sparked a humanitarian crisis that continues to this day. There is a perceived link between poverty — particularly among youth — and insecurity. TechnoServe is addressing this challenge by promoting economic opportunities for youth in the region.
Climate Change, Insecurity, and COVID-19: How Farmers in Northern Mozambique are Grappling with Crises on Multiple Fronts
In northern Mozambique, climate change, regional insecurity, and COVID-19 have combined to create immense challenges for farmers like Jacinta Fernando. A TechnoServe program is teaching these farmers how to grow soybean for the first time — a profitable cash crop that can help them improve their financial security and food security during times of crisis.
One Year of COVID-19: Catarina Bié, Small Business Owner in Mozambique
In this series, we check back with TechnoServe program participants previously featured on our blog, documenting how their lives have changed and progressed. Catarina Bié is a small business owner in Maputo, Mozambique. After receiving digital business training from TechnoServe, Catarina learned how to adapt her business to survive the crisis. Find out how she is doing now, seven months later.
