The second phase of the WIN program, which has been underway since July of this year, is beginning to take its first steps towards achieving the primary objective of economic empowerment of low-income women, by identifying, catalyzing and expanding innovative solutions, with the ultimate aim of benefiting low-income women, mostly…
The Malawi REFRESH program is a five-year initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development to safeguard Lake Malawi and its biodiversity while enabling economic opportunities for communities in the eight surrounding districts.
This case study is one of a four-part series designed to explorethe effectiveness of interventions across different sectors to increase women’s economic empowerment. The series includes case studies on four of WIN’s intervention areas: media, financial services, distribution and management tools and information. By promoting management tools and information…
The FAO recently released the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report. Learn about its key findings and what it means for the fight against hunger.
The World Economic Forum recently published its annual report on the global gender gap with more information on modern gender disparities across different industries. TechnoServe works globally to economically empower women with programs that help women entrepreneurs develop their businesses. How much do you know about the gender gap? In…
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…
The Women IN Business program, celebrated on May 31st, the end of its implementation cycle in Mozambique. WIN aimed to accelerate the economic empowerment of micro-entrepreneurs, through smart partnerships with private and public sector companies, which proved to be able to test models, promoting changes in the market, thus minimizing…
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In NextBillion, TechnoServe's Cait Nordehn and Bwile Musonda discuss how a gender-responsive diagnostic is helping to make food systems more inclusive.
In the 2022 Annual Report, we brought you the stories of four individuals whose lives have improved. Here’s a deeper look into how their stories became possible.
