Meet the team

Hi, we are 100WEEKS! We are based in the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda. (We use Zoom a lot.) The core of our organization consists of a small permanent team surrounded by a larger circle of professionals that work for us on an ad-hoc basis. This keeps our overhead low and allows us to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. A pretty dynamic bunch!

For full resumes: check our LinkedIn pages

Board of Directors

Jeroen de Lange

Co-founder
Responsible for: programs, business development, IT, financial management
Enjoys: a new idea that works / the view of the meadows surrounding my houseboat / mountain climbing

Peter Meijer

Director of Programs
Responsible for: programs, finance, HR
Enjoys: sunshine, learning new things, hiking

Catherine Tabingwa

Program Manager Uganda
Responsible for: program coordination, training and surveys
Enjoys: travelling / watching movies / networking / swimming

Gervais Nkurunziza

Country Director Rwanda
Responsible for: government and partner relations, finance, general management
Enjoys: swimming in lake Kivu / humor / music

Jan Snelders

ICT
Responsible for: software development
Enjoys: long-distance running in the hills around Nijmegen

Sybolt Hoitinga

Financial Controller
Responsible for: Data-integrity, database development, financial control
Enjoys: birdsong / a well-tuned accordion / good weather for fishing

Yvonne van Dalen

Monitoring & Evaluation
Responsible for: M&E, data collection and donor updates
Enjoys: travelling to hard-to-reach places / the beaches of Zeeland / plants

Bethan Kell

Program Manager Rwanda
Responsible for: program coordination, training and surveys
Enjoys: playing netball/trying different food and drinks/living in different countries

Marie Claire Umuhoza

Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator Rwanda
Responsible for: management of the callcenter and data analysis
Enjoys: singing/cooking/swimming/traveling

Madjéta Coulibaly

Program Coordinator Ivory Coast
Responsible for: program coordination in Méagui, Ivory Coast
Enjoys: music/traveling/movies

Jean-Claude Konan Kouakou

Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator Ivory Coast
Responsible for: coordination survey rounds and data analysis
Enjoys: football/reggae music/traveling

Janet Owusu Asabre

Country Director Ghana
Responsible for: government and partner relations, finance, general management
Enjoys: volunteering / socializing / cooking

Marcus Breekweg

IT Advisor
Responsible for: strategy and adoption of digital technologies
Enjoys: unexpected, beautiful and inspiring encounters, culture, nature and products

Jurrian Veldhuizen

Project manager Uganda
Responsible for: training curriculum, living-income programs, content creation, monitoring & evaluation
Enjoys: playing football every day / hidden worlds / spending an entire rainy Sunday preparing an excellent meal

Charles Adzagbre

Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
Responsible for: coordinating survey and data analysis
Enjoys: biking / gardening

Margaret Emefa Dawson

Program Assistant Ghana
Responsible for: Program coordination , training and survey
Enjoys: movies / music / art / baking / learning new things

Bernard Sibomana

Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
Responsible for: coordinating survey and data analysis
Enjoys: reading / music / traveling / sports / cooking

Marie Rose Asseman

Bookkeeper
Responsible for: Bookkeeping in Ivory Coast
Enjoys: paintball / music / reading / the beach / family life

Brenda Chandiru

Program Assistant
Responsible for: M&E, program work and administration
Enjoys: spending time with young children / cooking / eating good food / a good laugh.

Martine Wijnstra

Employee Marketing, Communication & Parnerships
Responsible for: donor relations, private donor communication
Enjoys: birds / swimming in the Rhine

Irene Vreeken

Finance Officer
Responsible for: financial administration, bookkeeping
Enjoys: horse riding / sailing my boat on the 'Westeinderplassen'

Eline van den Blink

Intern Marketing & Communication
Responsible for: campaigns, PR, private donors
Enjoys: discovering new cultures and climates / yoga and power training / the sea

Sikkiim Hamilton

Intern Marketing & Communication
Responsible for: social media, communication, design
Enjoys: traveling and discovering new cultures / trying new recipes / card games / watching films

Tina Wünn

Intern Data & IT
Responsible for: impact analyses
Enjoys: running / pilates / art museums

Supervisory Board

All members carry out their duties on a pro-bono basis.

Gisella van Vollenhoven

Gisella van Vollenhoven (1970) has years of experience in finance, fulfilling key roles with the Dutch central bank DNB and ING. She started her career as an actuary, making 100WEEKS’ data-driven approach a natural fit. Gisella sees 100WEEKS as a fintech startup, but its people-focused mission is her strongest motivation to serve as chair on the Supervisory Board.

Thecla Schaeffer

Thecla Schaeffer (1975) learnt the power of persuasion in the many years she spent as a top-tier marketer, serving at the highest level of Tony’s Chocolonely and G-Star. To Thecla, marketing is at its best when it makes people think, rather than just encouraging consumption.

Peter de Wit

Peter de Wit (1963) was a partner with McKinsey for more than 20 years. In 2018 he established the MiekFoundation, in memory of his daughter. Its charter: to create opportunities for young women like her, in Africa. To carry on her spirit Peter now puts the skills he acquired in the highest echelons of business to use for the benefit of 100WEEKS.

Advisory Board

Ndagijimana Gaspard

Ndagijimana Gaspard is an agricultural engineer by training. He was actively involved with the Dutch embassy in Rwanda for 20 years. He advises the Rwanda-team on how to scale the 100WEEKS-program.

Camiel van Steekelenburg

Camiel van Steekelenburg is an economist and managing director at ABNAMRO. Camiel was responsible for the introduction of ‘green bonds’ at the bank in 2014. He advises 100WEEKS on financial and social enterprise issues.

Idgar van Kippersluis

Idgar van Kippersluis is an economist, entrepreneur and investor. He is a co-founder of Standard Investment, an active, hands-on investment company that focuses on SMEs. Idgar advises 100WEEKS on growth strategy and further professionalization.

Gitte Büch

Gitte is one of the founders of 100WEEKS. She has dedicated het professional life to improving the lives of vulnerable people worldwide. She actively connects 100WEEKS to relevant third parties and is involved in raising awareness of the 100WEEKS brand, allowing more women to join the program.