TechnoServe

Mission

TechnoServe helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their countries.

Programs

TechnoServe focuses its efforts in three primary areas: •Raising Farmers' Incomes: We empower farmers with knowledge and tools to increase the quality of their crops, to access wider markets and reinvest their incomes to improve their farms. •Empowering Entrepreneurs: We identify promising entrepreneurs and help them establish and expand businesses that generate economic opportunities for the poor. •Developing Industries: We work with a range of stakeholders to spur growth of key sectors.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Promote Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa	Help Female Entrepreneurs in Peru Escape Poverty	Support Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Tanzania	Help Adolescent Girls (15-24) Develop Businesses
Reduce poverty in rural Nicaragua	Help Kenyan Dairy Farmers Increase Their Income

Personnel Overview

Fred Ogana - Dairy Manager
Fred Ogana is TechnoServe’s dairy team leader and has over ten years of experience in providing business development experience to agribusiness enterprises with over five years specifically dedicated to dairy.

Antony Bugg-Levine - Kenya Country Director
Antony is a former McKinsey Engagement Manager, where he focused his consulting practice on healthcare, financial services and non-profit. Prior to joining McKinsey, he was a consultant for the World Bank, Social Protection Unit. He also was a speech writer/communications strategist for the African National Congress (ANC) national election campaign in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Personnel Statistics

Bruce McNamer,
President and CEO
Founded in 1968
Employees: 450
Volunteers: 0