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Last weekend in Mombasa, 700+ ambitious youth entrepreneurs came together to turn ideas into opportunities at the Access to Finance and Market Expo.

Why coffee? Because it’s one of the most powerful tools to fight poverty.
✔️ Most grown by smallholder farmers
✔️ Strong global demand
✔️ High potential for price premiums
✔️ Can generate real income on small plots

Consulting skills + field implementation = impact.
Ben Smith designs inclusive business models helping farmers scale sustainably in Kenya.

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🍫 Did you know? 58M pounds of chocolate are sold in the U.S. in the two weeks before Valentine’s Day.

This month’s photos celebrate the farmers and entrepreneurs behind every bar.
👉 Vote for your favorite Photo of the Month.

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Real impact delivers real returns.
Every dollar invested in TechnoServe helps hardworking farmers, food processors, and small business owners increase income and creates pathways out of poverty for families and communities.
Learn more about TechnoServe’s global impact.
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Sustainability is now a growth strategy.

Six startups from TechnoServe’s Greenr Sustainability Accelerator are proving green solutions can be scalable, competitive, and transformative.

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From McKinsey to global inclusive supply chains.
Myriam Sainz designs partnerships that connect farmers to corporate value chains and real income gains.

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Inclusive business is both ethical and smart.

TechnoServe helps companies integrate smallholder farmers and hire more women to build stronger, more inclusive supply chains.

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Sinovuyo Papu left her corporate job to follow her dream.

Today, she runs a thriving fashion business in Johannesburg. Her journey shows how entrepreneurship, skills, and support can create new opportunities.

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Ending poverty takes many skills, not just one.

TechnoServe Fellow Joe Manning used his business expertise to help farmers and entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses in Tanzania and Kenya.

His TechnoServe story: www.technoserve.org/blog/ho...

When women farmers receive training, they gain more than skills. They gain confidence.

In Peru, coffee farmer Genith Apagueño Cahuaza is leading sustainable farming efforts and empowering other women to find their voice through training and leadership. 

Women farmers are leaders.

AI is helping nonprofits improve fundraising, predict droughts & disease risks, and even optimize programs. 

Read how TechnoServe is leveraging it to make strides in the fight against poverty. www.technoserve.org/blog/ai...

#AIforGood #Nonprofits #DataForImpact #TechnoServe

Women’s economic empowerment isn’t a “women’s issue.”

It’s an economic one.

When women lead, families thrive, communities grow, and economies move forward.
We’re breaking barriers with women farmers and entrepreneurs worldwide because empowering women benefits everyone.

TechnoServe is using digital finance to help entrepreneurs and farmers build better futures with: more savings, easier credit, and rural resilience.

See how mobile money is changing lives.

#MobileMoney #TechForGood #FinancialInclusion

Every cup of coffee starts with a farmer.

TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative helps farmers improve quality through climate-smart practices, opening doors to higher-paying and more reliable buyers.

From bean to brew, every step matters.

Change looks different around the world but it always starts with people.
Our monthly photo series highlights farmers and entrepreneurs investing in change in Mozambique, Honduras, and Ethiopia.

📸 Read their stories. 
📸 Vote for your favorite

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AI is transforming how communities grow food, access healthcare, and learn, especially in developing economies.

Swipe through to see where AI is making an impact and why it matters.
#AIForGood

TechnoServe partners with small-scale farmers to increase income, build resilience, and grow opportunity from the ground up.

#SmallholderFarmers #FoodSystems #TechnoServe #AgImpact

TechnoServe’s Year in Review: 10 Moments That Shaped 2025 % Discover 10 powerful moments from TechnoServe’s 2025 year in review, from regenerative coffee to green jobs, advancing climate-smart, inclusive prosperity.

A year worth reflecting on.

These 10 moments capture how TechnoServe supported farmers, entrepreneurs, and communities in 2025.

Read the full recap at www.technoserve.org/blog/te...

#TechnoServe #Impact #GlobalGood #SustainableDevelopment #EconomicEmpowerment #YearInReview

What do a coffee innovator, a local retailer, and a sustainable artisan have in common?

They’re all social impact entrepreneurs transforming their communities.

Read their stories: www.technoserve.org/blog/me...

#SocialImpact #Entrepreneurship #TechnoServe

TechnoServe = Technology + Service 💡🌍

We use innovative tools and on-the-ground support to help people build better futures—one community at a time.

Learn more about our work:
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#TechnoServe #SocialImpact #Innovation #PovertySolutions

Every cup of coffee starts with a farmer.

TechnoServe’s Coffee Initiative helps farmers improve quality through climate-smart practices, opening doors to higher-paying and more reliable buyers.

From bean to brew, every step matters.

Layit Vargas Tello went from quiet member to women’s committee president with TechnoServe’s support. 

Read how leadership training is transforming coffee communities:

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#WomenInAg #Leadership #Coffee #TechnoServe #1MillionTrained

Understanding Food Systems: What You Need to Know % In this explainer, gain a better understanding of food systems and their importance to global development.

Food systems feed the world, but they’re also at risk. From farm to fork, see how we can build systems that are fairer, greener, and more resilient.

Read more: www.technoserve.org/blog/un... #FoodSystems #SustainableAg #ClimateAction

Thank you for giving. 

Your support this season is helping farmers grow stronger harvests, entrepreneurs build lasting businesses, and communities rise.
This is what a different way to make a difference looks like.

#ThankYou #TechnoServeImpact #SeasonOfGiving

Reyna García used to sell her coffee for $25/quintal.

Now she earns up to $400—and she’s not stopping there.
With support from TechnoServe, she turned her small farm into a business that changed her life.

#TechnoServe #CoffeeFarming #ADifferentWayToMakeADifference

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This New Year’s Eve, toast to possibility
Your support helps farmers and entrepreneurs build stronger futures in 2026 and beyond.
 🥂 Give now.

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⏰ Last day. Triple the impact.
Today only, every gift to TechnoServe is matched 3×—helping farmers and entrepreneurs build lasting livelihoods into 2026 and beyond.
🥂 Don’t miss it. Give before midnight.

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In Rwanda, Silido Mbonyumuhire helps people gain the tools to lift themselves out of poverty, proving that empowerment creates lasting change.
That’s a different way to make a difference.

#TechnoServe #ADifferentWayToMakeADifference #InclusiveGrowth #Rwanda

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Better opportunities. Better lives. That's our mission at TechnoServe.
Poverty doesn't wait and neither do we.

From hunger to climate change to youth unemployment, the challenges are urgent. But we know solutions are within reach.