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# Poverty Business Development
TechnoServe is an International Nonprofit Founded in 1968

By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-04-20 | Social Good
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/technoserve
References: [businessfightspoverty.org](http://www.businessfightspoverty.org/profiles/blogs/andrew-eder-world-water-day-a-sustainable-water-solution-for) & [technoserve.org](http://www.technoserve.org/)

Founded in 1968, TechnoServe existed before the contemporary social enterprise vocabulary entered the landscape but in many ways, it is aligned with social business in that its goal is to use business solutions as an effort to thwart poverty in various countries around the world.

The international nonprofit espouses neoliberal values of individual hard-work, making it an easy fit for the business world. [Andrew Eder of TechnoServe (he's the Marketing and Communications Manager) recently wrote for Business Fights Poverty](http://www.businessfightspoverty.org/profiles/blogs/andrew-eder-world-water-day-a-sustainable-water-solution-for)for World Water Day last month about a coffee processing program in Ethiopia that promotes sustainable use of water.

**Contact Information**
TechnoServe [website](http://www.technoserve.org/)
TechnoServe on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TechnoServe)
TechnoServe on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/technoserve)
TechnoServe on [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+technoserve/posts)
TechnoServe on [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/technoserveglobal)

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.7/10
- Popularity: 46% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen X
- Top markets: South America, Asia, Africa

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Poverty Business Development:** TechnoServe uses business solutions to combat poverty in various countries around the world.
- **Sustainable Water Solutions:** TechnoServe's coffee processing program in Ethiopia promotes sustainable use of water.
- **Neoliberal Values:** TechnoServe's alignment with individual hard-work is an easy fit for the business world.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Nonprofit:** TechnoServe is an international nonprofit that uses business solutions to fight poverty.
- **Agriculture:** TechnoServe's coffee processing program promotes sustainable practices in the agriculture industry.
- **Marketing and Communications:** TechnoServe's Marketing and Communications manager, Andrew Eder, promotes sustainable water solutions through his writing.

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