Youth Economic Opportunity

Young Africans are improving their livelihoods, creating jobs and strengthening their communities with the support of the STRYDE program.

TechnoServe and J.P. Morgan are partnering on a program to improve workforce readiness among youth in India.

Through TechnoServe's STRYDE program, young entrepreneurs are adopting new agronomic and business practices to take advantage of market opportunities in agriculture.

Creative solutions to agricultural water management in an arid region of India are boosting yields and incomes for smallholder farmers.

With the right mix of skills and confidence, rural youth in East Africa are building sustainable enterprises and creating new opportunities.

Like many young women and men in Rwanda, Eugenie struggled to make ends meet, until she applied the skills she learned through TechnoServe's STRYDE training to assess and meet an important need in her community.

A young Kenyan farming entrepreneur demonstrates why youth are critical to transforming agriculture and ensuring food security in Africa.

By Arnest Sebbumba, STRYDE program participant It is difficult to translate the word “entrepreneur” into my native tongue, Luganda. Most of my friends here in Kayunga, Uganda, come from farming families, but few of them have any interest in managing their farms for a living. Agribusiness skills…

TechnoServe's regional director for East Africa discusses the role of public-private partnerships in eradicating poverty and hunger.

With training and support, young women and men in Uganda are developing the skills and confidence to start their own businesses and become community leaders.