Economic Equality

For over 50 years, TechnoServe has helped hardworking women and men in the developing world gain the skills, connections, and confidence to create self-sustaining businesses and build a path out of poverty. In part three of this series, we ask a few of these farmers and entrepreneurs to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted […]

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By Make the Road NY See Source DESCARGUE AQUÍ Make the Road New York (MRNY) está en una posición única para identificar y abordar las necesidades urgentes de la comunidad ya que es la organización de membresía comunitaria más grande que representa a los inmigrantes y a las personas de color de clase trabajadora en […]

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By Make the Road NY See Source DOWNLOAD HERE As the largest community based membership organization representing immigrants and working-class people of color in New York, Make the Road New York (MRNY) is uniquely positioned to identify and address pressing community needs. Through its community centers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, MRNY […]

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In Tanzania, young people like Asia Abdallah often face an uphill battle when entering the job market. With few formal sector jobs available, many turn to entrepreneurship. But without the practical skills to get started, entrepreneurship can present challenges. TechnoServe is equipping youth with the skills they need to gain formal employment or run their […]

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In India, women often face gender-specific challenges that limit their ability to achieve their full potential. TechnoServe is working to identify and support women leaders in male-dominated spaces, such as in farmer producer organizations throughout the states of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.   Every year, 45-year-old Bajakiya Khan buys the same wheat seeds from […]

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Veteran Long Island immigration attorneys say a cascade of rule changes initiated by President Donald Trump, hamstrung their abilities to defend their clients and resulted in the most challenging and frustrating years of their careers. When President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated Wednesday, lawyers say they are hopeful the new administration will implement a more compassionate […]

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Days ahead of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden is facing pressure from immigrant rights groups to make good on his campaign promise to stop all deportations for 100 days as soon as he takes office. On Thursday, two national immigrant rights groups, Make the Road New York and Mijente, plan to launch a digital ad […]

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In the six weeks after a federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration to restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and accept first-time applicants along with renewals, more than 31,000 applications were submitted, according to government documents filed with the court. But it’s unlikely any have yet been approved because the process normally takes […]

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New York needs cash, and the state’s progressives say they know where to find it. On January 6, many of the major progressive organizations in New York City, including the Working Families Party, the Democratic Socialists of America, and Make the Road New York launched the Invest in Our New York campaign, a coalition of more […]

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Tuesday afternoon saw several education groups, two city council candidates and a State Senator gather at 740 Park Ave. on Upper East Side to help launch the “Protect Students, Not Billionaires” campaign, started by the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE). The co-op where the protest took place is one of the city’s “Tower of Power” because of […]

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For over 50 years, TechnoServe has helped hardworking women and men in the developing world gain the skills, connections, and confidence to create self-sustaining businesses and build a path out of poverty. In part two of this series, we ask a few of these farmers and entrepreneurs to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted […]

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Multiple Cities – In response to the Biden transition team announcing Marty Walsh as the nominee for US Labor Secretary, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) issued the following statements: “At this moment, work- and the exercise of rights at the workplace- is a matter of life and death, and the Biden Administration must […]

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“Now, it is time to lead the nation with the boldest tax justice agenda designed to break up the extreme concentration of wealth that’s causing the worst economic divide we have seen in human history,” said Kim, who is the lead sponsor of the Capital Gains Tax Bill included in the package. “It is time […]

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Technology has the potential to address many of the world’s most pressing development challenges. But some of the biggest failures incorporating technology in development contexts result from solutions that don’t fit the target users’ needs and capabilities. In his first regular column on applying technology to solve development problems, Director of TechnoServe Labs Dave Hale […]

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For over 50 years, TechnoServe has helped hardworking women and men in the developing world gain the skills, connections, and confidence to create self-sustaining businesses and build a path out of poverty. In 2020, we asked a few of these farmers and entrepreneurs to share how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their lives and how […]

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With New York anticipating a multi-billion-dollar deficit for years to come, progressive groups are uniting in their efforts to convince state legislators to approve tax increases on the wealthiest New Yorkers. During a typical legislative session, advocacy groups would flood the Capitol to lobby lawmakers on various causes, programs and issues, but the coronavirus pandemic […]

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Chants of “Tax the Rich” bellowed from those who gathered in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office as a new and broad coalition of different organizations launched today to persuade lawmakers in Albany to pass a total of six bills that would end tax breaks and increase taxes for the wealthiest of New Yorkers. The […]

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8. LI PLAINTIFF WINS DACA CASE June brought good news for an immigration advocate from Patchogue who sued to block the Trump administration’s decision to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants — the Supreme Court ruled in her favor. Eliana Fernández, an Ecuadorean immigrant and lead organizer of nonprofit […]

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In Tanzania, shopkeepers like Emanuel Barosha Ndiwene often lack the business and financial management skills they need to run profitable businesses. A TechnoServe program connects young entrepreneurs with the knowledge, training, and tools they need to become successful retailers.   Each evening, after a long day selling everyday products from his small shop in Dar […]

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As Christmas morning dawned gray and overcast in San Francisco, Queen Atapka and Alquista Ryans, both 39, bustled through the lobby of Clementina Towers in the South of Market neighborhood, past garlands and other festive decor, clutching heavy cardboard boxes. The containers were loaded with prepackaged food: sliced ham, steamed carrots and green beans, stuffing, […]

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(Los Angeles, CA) – In Response to President-elect Biden’s statement on December 22 that, “The last thing we need is to say we’re going to stop immediately the access to asylum the way it’s being run now and end up with 2 million people on our borders,” Pablo Alvarado of the National Day Laborer Organizing […]

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This commentary is from Nils Behnke, CEO of St. Anthony’s, a nonprofit working to feed, clothe, heal and lift the spirits of San Franciscans in need. COVID-19 has changed many of our lives in heartbreaking, isolating, arduous ways. But it also has made changes possible that are good and should last, one of which is […]

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant challenges for many farming households in Uganda. But coffee can economically sustain families in a difficult time – if farmers can receive the information they need. A TechnoServe program is working to deliver that information to 30,000 farmers in central and western Uganda. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published […]

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By Make the Road NY See Source DOWNLOAD HERE 2020 in Review In 2020 we confronted an unprecedented public health emergency and continuing xenophobic attacks from Washington. When COVID-19 hit, we jumped to address job loss and hunger, and supported families dealing with sickness and death in terrible conditions. We sustained thousands with emergency case […]

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In the Indian tradition and culture, it is common for parents to be highly involved in their children’s decision-making processes, particularly regarding career choices. However, parental involvement can also sometimes be a barrier to youth employment. TechnoServe is engaging both youth and their parents to ensure that young people can pursue formal sector jobs with […]

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(Full post, noticia completa) Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) is committed to the wellbeing of low-income environmental justice neighborhoods of color. Now more than ever our communities need extra support—that is why we created the CBE Community Fund. Since the Fund’s inception, we knew this was immediate and temporary relief. We received the last […]

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(Full post, noticia completa)  Everyone has a right to live in a healthy environment, emPOWER is a coalition of community-based organizations across Los Angeles County making sure that the people hurt most by pollution, high heat, and increasing utility bills can access the millions of dollars provided by State and local agencies to combat climate […]

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In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, agri-entrepreneurs like Helena and Amândio are seeking to lift themselves out of poverty by expanding their businesses. But even good market opportunities, like poultry production, can pose challenges when entrepreneurs lack the technical knowledge to run enterprises successfully. TechnoServe’s Catalisa program teaches small-scale poultry producers how to profitably produce chickens for […]

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From launching a new program to help small shops respond to COVID-19, to using remote sensing technology to map cashew production in Benin, here are some of the highlights of an eventful year. In TechnoServe’s 2020 year in review, we reflect on a difficult year. It’s safe to say that not much about 2020 went […]

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Because of pervasive inequalities, women are vulnerable to the lasting economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article highlights some of the ways we can strengthen the resilience of women farmers and entrepreneurs during the crisis and aid their post-pandemic recovery. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Business Fights Poverty.  Even before the […]

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