Peru: Visiting Businesses in the Andes

Peru: Visiting Businesses in the Andes

In May 2008, Rick and Wendy visited Peru—their third time—on a business trip for TechnoServe.  Prior trips to Peru had included both pleasure–mainly visiting Lima and Machu Picchu–and a volunteer work project for Rick.  This was part of their visit to five...
El Salvador Recovering from Civil War

El Salvador Recovering from Civil War

In order to create more jobs and income opportunities for the rural poor, El Salvador is boosting its agricultural exports. Besides TechnoServe helping farmers in key sectors to sell to export markets, it also runs entrepreneurship programs that empower people to...
Honduras Successes: Ancient Indian Cocoa Grafted to Modern Cocoa

Honduras Successes: Ancient Indian Cocoa Grafted to Modern Cocoa

A major challenge for Honduras to move nearly 50% of its population out of poverty, is to increase its competitiveness in key areas while diversifying into other markets where it can leverage competitive advantages. Established only in 2003, TechnoServe Honduras is...
Nicaragua’s Slowly Expanding Economy

Nicaragua’s Slowly Expanding Economy

In May 2008 Rick and Wendy’s visit to five countries in two weeks for TechnoServe proved fascinating, exhausting AND invaluable. The TechnoServe teams in Central and South America were wonderful, letting us observe the impact they are having on their clients in Peru,...
Peru: Rick Volunteers in Ayacucho with Care Corps

Peru: Rick Volunteers in Ayacucho with Care Corps

In late 2005, Rick volunteered in three projects that would help him decide the kind of work and where we might attempt to live.  In the first, he spent 2 weeks in Ayacucho, Peru as part of Care Corps.  Each morning he would work in a school or local jail educating...