Our people

Meet the team

Hi, we are 100WEEKS! We are based in the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda. (We use Skype 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

Gitte Büch

Job title: Founder and Managing Director
Responsible for: marketing, communication, fundraising, finance and business operations
Enjoys: mountaintop views / travel / tropical heat in the Netherlands

Jeroen de Lange

Job title: Founder and Managing Director
Responsible for: program development
Enjoys: a new idea that works / the view of the meadows surrounding my houseboat / mountain climbing

Catherine Tabingwa

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

Eric van den Berg

Job title: Media Manager
Responsible for: media and communications
Enjoys: my wife Boukje / my cat Moessie

Fabrice Ngenzi

Job title: Country Director Rwanda
Responsible for: government and partner relations, finance, general management
Enjoys: travelling / watching football matches / visiting the lake with my family

Gervais Nkurunziza

Job title: Rwanda Program Manager
Responsible for: program coordination, training and surveys
Enjoys: swimming in lake Kivu / humor / music

Innocent Manzi

Job title: Call Center Manager Rwanda
Responsible for: call center management, data analysis
Enjoys: meditation / travelling / playing guitar / swimming

Jan Snelders

Job title: CTO
Responsible for: software development
Enjoys: long-distance running in the hills around Nijmegen

Korotoum Doumbia

Job title: Country Director Ivory Coast
Responsible for: government and partner relations, finance, general management
Enjoys: good food

Maartje Snieders

Job title: Country Director Uganda
Responsible for: government and partner relations, finance, general management
Enjoys: exploring Uganda / dinner with friends / my children

Marjol van der Linden

Job Title: Program Coordinator Ghana
Responsible for: Ghana program and impact reports
Enjoys: walking barefoot through sand / going off the beaten path in faraway countries / diving

Nico Bolle

Job title: Accountant
Responsible for: financial administration
Enjoys: birdwatching / travel / Amsterdam

Johannes von Engelhardt

Job title: Data Scientist
Responsible for: impact- and data analysis and visualisations
Enjoys: unexpected conversations with people from a different world than my own / smart and beautiful ways of visualizing data, making it easy to understand.

Rebecca Scholten

Job Title: Customer Relationship Manager
Responsible for: fundraising and partnerships, relationship management
Enjoys: my family / long autumn hikes / movies and theater

Sybolt Hoitinga

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

Yvonne van Dalen

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

Thomas Bartels

Job Title: Communications Manager
Responsible for: social media and reporting
Enjoys: an Ajax victory / learning languages / walking the streets of an undiscovered city

Supervisory Board

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

Ellen Kooij

Ellen was War Child’s marketing director for 13 years, achieving a leading position in the Dutch market during her tenure. As one of the founders of HopStep&Leap Company, she helps social entrepreneurs maximize their impact by providing brand and marketing support.

Marcus Breekweg

Marcus Breekweg is one of the founders of Undagrid, a start-up that provides ‘Internet-of-Things’-solutions to companies in the logistic sector. Prior to this he was in charge of machine-to-machine communications for Vodafone.

Marinus Wisselink

A former lawyer, Marinus is now a corporate governance expert and boardroom advisor for Tata Steel Netherlands. He is involved in new forms of sustainable, innovative business, both as an advisor and as an investor.

Advisory Board

Raymond van de Klundert

Raymond van de Klundert (Kluun) was an advertising strategist for years before breaking through as a writer. He is one of the best when it comes to communicating with a large audience and is happy to share his know-how with 100WEEKS.

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.

Yuri van Geest

Yuri van Geest is a writer, speaker and entrepreneur specialized in exponential organizations. He is an ambassador for the Singularity University in the Netherlands.

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.

Our Partners

Unilever

PwC

Google

Accenture

Caritas Rwanda

MTN Rwanda

Karma Brothers

Secuval

Nebu

Studio Stomp

Doen

Adyen

Chocolonely Foundation

Fred Foundation

Stichting Dioraphte

Nationale Postcode Loterij