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

Paul Stewart - Coffee Marketing & Finance Coordinator
Mr. Stewart has 7 years of agri-business experience in East Africa. Since 2002, Mr. Stewart has advised TechnoServe/Tanzania’s coffee team, which has supported KILICAFE to develop a unique commercial strategy. Having developed new coffee business models in Tanzania and linked KILICAFE to specialty coffee buyers including Peet’s Coffee & Tea,

Thomas Dixon - Country Director - Tanzania
Mr. Dixon has over twenty-five years experience managing and advising companies and institutions on business strategy, entrepreneurial management, and marketing. His expertise in diverse industries and their unique challenges is combined with a focus on integrating small producers into the supply chain.

Personnel Statistics

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