On International Women’s Day, Personal Stories on Tanager’s Impact March 2024 Introduction by Morgan Mercer, managing director, social systems The contributions of women to the global agri-food system are numerous and well-documented. Upwards of 60% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries are women, and, according to the Ethical Trade Initiative, more than 190 [...]
Entrepreneurship Project Offers Lessons on Youth Engagement February 2024 When Tanager began implementing Cultivons L’Esprit d’Entreprise (CLE), its youth entrepreneur project, in Burkina Faso in 2020, it had limited time to achieve some ambitious goals. “It was only a three-year program, so we had to do things quickly,” says Romain Kenfack, Burkina Faso country representative [...]
Why Microfinance Institutions Require a Theory of Change for Gender Equity February 2024 Africa’s agriculture sector is dominated by women and accounts for between 30%–40% of the gross domestic product. Two-thirds of the continent’s population are also employed in this sector. While 10 million to 12 million youth enter the workforce each year after graduating [...]
