Entrepreneurship

In Mexico, smallholder farmers are learning how to transform their farms into prosperous, sustainable agribusinesses with support from TechnoServe and Walmart Foundation Mexico.

Discover how entrepreneurs are changing the world after pursuing continuous learning and economic growth through innovative education programs.

TechnoServe President and CEO Will Warshauer recently traveled to Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire. Read insights from his trip and learn how TechnoServe is working to boost small business development and food systems in West Africa.

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.

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.

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.