TECHNOSERVE INC

FOUNDED IN 1968, TECHNOSERVE INC IS A LEADER IN HARNESSING THE POWER OF BUSINESS TO HELP PEOPLE LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY FOR GOOD. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING IN ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES, WE HELP PEOPLE BUILD BETTER FUTURES THROUGH REGENERATIVE FARMS, BUSINESSES, AND MARKETS THAT INCREASE INCOMES. OUR VISION IS A SUSTAINABLE WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROSPER. IN 2024, TECHNOSERVE INC'S WORK SUPPORTED 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE AND ENTERPRISES ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND ASIA TO GENERATE $491 MILLION IN INCREASED REVENUE. OF THOSE BENEFITING FROM IMPROVED REVENUES, 42% WERE WOMEN OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. 73,000 JOBS WERE CREATED, STRENGTHENED, OR FILLED AS A RESULT OF TECHNOSERVE INC'S WORK IN 2024. OUR PROGRAMS IMPROVED THE LIVES OF AN ESTIMATED 3.1 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING FARMERS, ENTREPRENEURS, EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR FAMILIES. EACH DOLLAR INVESTED IN OUR PROGRAMS HELPED CLIENTS INCREASE THEIR REVENUE BY AN AVERAGE OF $7.60. MEANWHILE, AN ESTIMATED 126,000 TONS OF CO2E EMISSIONS WERE AVOIDED, REDUCED, OR SEQUESTERED THROUGH TECHNOSERVE INC PROJECTS PROMOTING REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. BELOW, WE PROVIDE UPDATES FROM SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT ILLUSTRATE TECHNOSERVE INC'S DIVERSE EFFORTS TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS AND REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS TECHNOSERVE INC SUPPORTS INCLUSIVE, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS THAT DELIVER BETTER LIVELIHOODS FOR COMMUNITIES AND FARMING FAMILIES, IMPROVE NUTRITION, AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES. THESE PROGRAMS HELPED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE EARN $235 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL INCOME. IN MEXICO, THE PEQUENO PRODUCTOR PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE WALMART MEXICO FOUNDATION AND IMPLEMENTED BY TECHNOSERVE INC, HAS TRAINED OVER 32,000 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN AGRONOMY PRACTICES AND HELPED FARMERS TRANSITION MORE THAN 68,000 HECTARES OF LAND INTO REGENERATIVE PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM HELPS IMPROVE MARKET ACCESS FOR LOCAL AGRIBUSINESSES LIKE UTELINI TONATIUTEOTL, WHICH INCREASED ITS SALES BY 1,400% OVER FOUR YEARS AND GENERATED 256 JOBS. CATALYZING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOSERVE INC'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORK SUPPORTS MICRO, SMALL, AND GROWING BUSINESSES (SGBS) THAT DRIVE JOB CREATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN 2024, THESE PROGRAMS HELPED 311,000 PEOPLE EARN MORE THAN $212 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GREENR PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE IKEA FOUNDATION AND VISA FOUNDATION IS HELPING TO SCALE THE GROWTH OF SUSTAINABLE SMALL BUSINESSES IN INDIA'S CIRCULAR ECONOMY. GREENR CLIENT BRISIL TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMS RICE HUSK ASH INTO SILICA, REDUCING POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SILICA PRODUCTION. WITH TECHNOSERVE INC'S SUPPORT, BRISIL'S MONTHLY REVENUE INCREASED TENFOLD BETWEEN APRIL 2023 AND AUGUST 2024, AND THE COMPANY HAS ADDED 30 FULL-TIME JOBS AND 35 CONTRACT POSITIONS.