Top Women’s Empowerment Stories of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite stories of women’s empowerment and resilience in the face of gender-based challenges.
How to Create Gender Equality in Coffee Farming
TechnoServe’s Global Gender Director Cristina Manfre recently discussed gender equality in coffee farming in a LinkedIn Live panel discussion with Nespresso.
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How a Single Mother and Woman Entrepreneur Transformed her Income in Mozambique
Determined to find a way to support her three children, a single mother started selling roasted peanuts and earned about $3 each day. Since then, she's dramatically increased her income after working with a start-up supported by TechnoServe.
International Day of Rural Women: A Rural Woman Farmer in Guatemala Supports Her Children and Her Community
TechnoServe acknowledges women’s vital role in growing the world’s food, while grappling with significant other challenges and responsibilities. The story of Lesbia Ludia Juárez, a rural woman farmer, demonstrates the tremendous contributions and potential of rural women around the world.
A Mother in Mozambique Succeeds in Running Her Two Businesses
When Elisa and her husband got a divorce, her need for an independent income became acute. She's now able to support herself and her family after working with TechnoServe.
Gender Equality Policy (2022)
TechnoServe recognizes the vital role of women and men, in all their diversity, in driving economic and social progress and strives to build inclusive and competitive markets that generate sustainable economic opportunities for all people as entrepreneurs, farmers, and employees. We focus on women specifically because women…
Effective Support for Women Entrepreneurs Goes Beyond Skills Training
Writing for Business Fights Poverty, TechnoServe's Cristina Manfre and Lucinda Francisco share insights from the Business Women Connect program.
Equality for Growth: The Business Women Connect Program’s Approach to Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
This case study highlights the approach that the Business Women Connect program, a partnership between TechnoServe and the ExxonMobil Foundation, has used to support thousands of women entrepreneurs in Mozambique.
