In Kenya's coastal region, marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, and coastal tourism make up the growing potential and value of the blue economy. Driven and led by young entrepreneurs, their involvement is crucial to ensuring that the Blue Economy thrives in a way that benefits all–balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability.
This International Youth Day, we’re featuring a young entrepreneur in Botswana who is using the skills she gained in a TechnoServe program to build a thriving poultry business from the ground up.
Our monthly photo series highlights the beauty and emotion in the lives of our clients around the world. This month, we’re featuring three young people who have gained the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to succeed. Read their stories, then vote for your favorite photo.
This week, we sat down with Mefthe Tadesse, TechnoServe’s regional director for East Africa, to learn about a program in Ethiopia that aims to increase the wage and self-employment opportunities available to women and youth.
In Uganda, young people like Akankwasa Ismas are gaining new business skills to help them thrive as vanilla farmers.
When Chaquila José Augusto first started her business, she was selling just one loaf of bread per day. Today, she owns multiple shops and employs several people in her community. Learn how gaining new business skills helped her overcome barriers as a woman entrepreneur.
The 2024 Olympic Games recently opened in Paris, France. For the first time in history, the games will feature an equal number of what? Find out in TechnoServe's latest world news quiz.
Learn about five practical strategies to address poverty, from promoting regenerative agriculture to leveraging technology for development. Discover how these approaches are creating sustainable pathways out of poverty and explore how you can contribute to building a more equitable world.
This World Youth Skills Day, learn about five critical skills youth around the world need to thrive. Then read about a few young people who are using these newfound skills to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.
There's so much international development jargon out there that we're back for a second round. Here's a cheat sheet with seven more terms you should know in 2024.
