Accessing Clean Water and Economic Opportunity for Women
Application booklet for women entrepreneurs seeking to operate Sunlight Water Centres in Nigeria…
Women-Owned Businesses Provide Clean Water in Nigeria
An innovative retail model is allowing women business leaders like Charity Dangana to sell safe and affordable water in their communities.
A New Look at the Cashew
Innovations in the cashew value chain provide women the opportunity to become leaders in their families and communities.
Ode to Nuts
National Nut Day celebrates the huge nutritional and economic value that comes in small nutty packages.
A New Model for Benin’s Cashew Industry
With technical expertise and training from TechnoServe, a Benin-based company has established a world-class cashew processing facility that prioritizes social and environmental responsibility.
Strengthening Competitive Businesses in Benin
Launched in late 2014, TechnoServe implemented a business plan competition program with funding from the World Bank and working in conjunction with the Government of Benin. This partnership aimed to create jobs by strengthening formal small and medium enterprises.
Improving the Poultry Sector
The Ghana Poultry Project (GPP) will increase the competitiveness of the domestic production and processing of poultry meat and eggs.
Enhancing Growth in New Enterprises
Despite a high volume of of entrepreneurial activity, Ghana has a low rate of success in transforming small enterprises into larger, more productive companies, which can help to promote economic growth and create jobs.
Empowering Women with Cashew Products
Over 60 percent of Nigeria’s population lives in poverty, while women suffer the greatest effects. Processing cashew by-products poses a unique opportunity for women’s inclusive economic diversification.
Franchising for Women’s Empowerment
Unemployment in Côte d’Ivoire has strongly increased over the past 14 years due to political and economic instability in the country, and women have faced particular challenges in finding employment.
