TechnoServe is a non-profit economic development organization that helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas build profitable businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and countries. 

Founded in 1968, TechnoServe operates on the principal that the most productive, most efficient way of bettering the lives of the rural poor is to empower them with the technical and management skills to support themselves on an ongoing basis. 
 

Our focus lies in building businesses and industries through Technical Assistance and Mentorship and assisting entrepreneurs in turning good ideas into workable businesses through our Entrepreneurship Development Programme. 

TechnoServe works in 15 countries across Africa and Latin America.  In Africa we are currently working in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.  In Latin America we work in Columbia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru.    

TechnoServe’s South Africa office was opened in 2003 and is currently serving twelve clients, primarily in the agriculture sector.  To date TechnoServe South Africa has focused its efforts on providing business turnaround support, which includes developing market linkages, securing access to finance and transferring skills to rural entrepreneurs.