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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...