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Afbeelding

01-10-2024

100WEEKS and coffee, a celebration

Ready, set, stump Picture this: you’re a coffee farmer living in Rwanda. You only have a small piece of land littered with old coffee...

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Afbeelding

13-09-2024

Annual report 2023: the country teams take control

In our 2023 annual report we look back on a year in which the country teams took control of the 100WEEKS program. Under the title...

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Afbeelding

20-06-2024

Meet Catherine: Our Senior Program Manager in Uganda!

At 100WEEKS, our mission is to empower women and transform communities through direct cash transfers and ongoing support. Today, we shine...

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Afbeelding

26-04-2024

Meet our new marketing team: A fresh perspective on our mission!

At 100WEEKS, we always strive to increase our impact and spread our message in new and powerful ways. With this goal in mind, we have...

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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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Afbeelding

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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