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30-06-2023
Annual report 2022: a new perspective on poverty
Annual report 2022: a new perspective on poverty Our annual report on 2022 was published today. A chance to reflect on a year of...
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19-06-2023
100WEEKS publishes first Cash Lab study of cash transfers in Ivory Coast
A research consortium led by 100WEEKS has taken an in-depth look at the long-term effect of cash transfers on smallholder farmers in the...
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18-11-2022
From the UN to 100WEEKS, meet Nadine Spalburg: 'I want to see the impact'
100WEEKS is adding to the ranks. Over the past few months several new hires joined our team. Nadine Spalburg is one of them. She joins...
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31-10-2022
This is the strongest evidence so far that 100WEEKS is a permanent gamechanger
Does 100WEEKS change the lives of participants for good? A new in-house study published today offers the strongest evidence to date of...
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23-10-2022
Goodbye, Gitte Büch: a personal note from our departing founder
Dear 100WEEKS friends, Eight years ago Jeroen and I boarded a plane bound for Rwanda with 10,000 euros in our pockets. Money given to us...
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26-09-2022
Magnum and 100WEEKS join forces again in AWA by Magnum campaign
100WEEKS and Magnum are partnering up for a second time in an effort to lift thousands of women from poverty. A limited-edition fashion...
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05-07-2022
2021: Taking root
2021 was not an easy year. The world remained in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in poverty bearing the brunt of its...
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18-11-2021
100WEEKS Insight: Cash sparks entrepreneurship
A lack of formal-sector job opportunities is keeping hundreds of millions of people trapped in poverty around the world. Securing an...
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20-05-2021
100WEEKS Insight: How cash can save a child's future
Half of the people living on less than $1.90 per day are children. Children in poverty grow up to become adults in poverty, often raising...
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01-02-2021
Report: "Cash transfers for food and futures"
Can cash transfers also be used to improve food security in situations of fragility? 100WEEKS founder Gitte Buch was part of the...
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26-01-2021
100WEEKS’ partner Tony’s Chocolonely hopes to take a bite out of poverty with these chocolate bars
Chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has launched four look-alike chocolate bars this week, drawing inspiration from the world’s most...
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09-10-2020
The fight against global poverty at a crossroads: why the “cash revolution” can no longer be postponed
Over the last 20 years, humanity has made real and tangible progress in its quest to create a poverty-free world. During this period, we...
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09-10-2020
Lockdowns have big impact on the poor, 100WEEKS survey shows
The design and implementation of the 100WEEKS program (cash and training) is constantly evaluated through mobile surveys, conducted by...
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09-10-2020
Meet Justine Nakazzi
Justine is a 24-year-old single mother living in the Mpigi district of the Central region of Uganda. Joining the 100WEEKS program in...
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