100WEEKS

📈Let's get transparent 100WEEKS has undeniable and data-driven proof that the women enrolled in our program reach financial freedom! After completing the program, the number of women that have financial independence with their own bank account nearly triples. With this, a woman has the choice of not only how she wants to use her hard earned money, but the ability to invest. With just €8 per week for 100 weeks and training from our qualified and local coaches, women are granted agency in their path to overcoming poverty on their own terms. Take a look at our graph to see the no-nonsense and transparent growth our participants make only within 100 weeks! #100WEEKS #femaleentrepreneur #donateeffectively #womensupport #femalebusinessowner #povertyalleviation

💞 My 100WEEKS Meet Alphonsine, a powerhouse from Rwanda. At 45, this mother of seven is the perfect example of what it means to be unstoppable. Before she joined the 100WEEKS program, Alphonsine and her husband were struggling to make ends meet. But Alphonsine knew she was meant for more than just getting by, and joined the 100WEEKS program. Soon she became a financial force. Her capital swiftly multiplied from a modest 400K Rwandan francs (200 euros) to an impressive 1 million (700 euros) – and in a flash she became a powerhouse in her community. Thanks to the tools and knowledge she gained from 100WEEKS, she’s invested in herself and her family in ways that will last: a cassava grinder, three pigs, and a plot of land that’s setting her up for long-term success. Besides that, she has a booming ikigage business: the local beer. She's the favourite bar in the community. Alphonsine is proof that with the right mindset, any challenge can be turned into an opportunity! #100WEEKS #femaleentreprenreur #povertyalleviation #donateeffectively #femalebusinessowner #womensupport!

This Monday morning we are very excited to share our collaboration with Ahold Delhaize, and Sucafina! Together, we are looking for solutions to reduce the risks for smallholder coffee farmers, so they can grow towards a living income. One of the problems that needs solutions is the age of the average coffee tree. Old coffee trees give very little yield, which is why they need to be 'stumped' (cutting all their main stems) , in order for new productive branches to grow. However, before productivity is back, it takes two years, and smallholder farmers do not take that financial risk. Here 100WEEKS enters the stage. For the two years of financial risk, we support the smallholder farmers, so that they can finally stump those old trees. The result: the yield tripples and the quality improves as well. This exciting collaboration is also mentioned in Boon Magazine, the Albert Heijn platform for coffee lovers, still available in the shops! #coffee #sustainablecoffee #directcash #livingincome

This giftbox is much more than a treat—it’s a chance to help families in Uganda break free from poverty!🌱 The 100WEEKS x Moyee Coffee box lets you savour our Ugandan Triple blend and a bar of Tony's Chocolonely chocolate. ☕🍫 From each box, €10 goes directly to women in #Uganda through 100WEEKS, an initiative that provides weekly, unconditional support for 100 weeks, lifting 84% of recipients out of poverty for good! Scan the QR code on the package to meet Mother Mary, one of the #100WEEKS success stories. She’s already transformed her life thanks to 100WEEKS, and you can help support many more power ladies like her!💪 👉 Order now for just €22 at the link in the comments. Enjoy FairChain coffee with purpose and tackle poverty at the same time: EVERY SIP COUNTS!

🔔 This holiday season, every sip of Moyee Coffee and every bite of Tony's Chocolonely chocolate isn’t just a treat. It’s a chance to lift a mother and her family out of poverty. Get the Mother Mary box! From each box, €10 goes to 100WEEKS to lift a woman and her family out of poverty in the most effective and proven way. This isn’t just gifting—it’s changing lives. Let’s make an impact that lasts for a lifetime! 🚨 So go on and buy that box! For your co-workers, for your friends, or for the mother that you love so dearly. Link in the comments!  #100WEEKS #directcash #moyee #sipforchange #christmasgift #mothermary

Do you know? Wildlife populations have fallen by a staggering 73%. Nature is disappearing, but we completely depend on it. Read the 2024 living planet report from WWF https://lnkd.in/gujXwSHb The report warns that, as our Earth approaches dangerous tipping points posing grave threats to humanity, a huge collective effort will be required over the next five years to tackle the dual climate and nature crises. An important cause of biodiversity loss is extreme poverty. People depend for their survival on poaching and cutting trees in wild-parks. To protect these beautiful and important habitats and wildlife we need a #conservationrevolution: Simply give cash + training to people living around wild parks. They start income generating activities as alternatives to poaching. That is exactly what 100WEEKS is doing around Nyungwe National park in Rwanda. Join the #conservationrevolution https://lnkd.in/g8EaBeUQ

𝐎𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐳𝐢𝐣𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭!  Met een korte wandeling in ons kantoorpand - een verdieping naar boven - waren we al op locatie: Een LoonGift kick-off bij onze buren! Onder het genot van een lunch woonden de medewerkers van De Groene Grachtenvandaag de lunchlezing over LoonGift bij.  🌿De Groene Grachten wil alle monumenten zo snel mogelijk duurzaam zien. Denk aan duurzame oplossingen voor isolatie, verwarming, energieopwekking en materiaalgebruik. Ze ondersteunen zowel met advies als in het uitvoerende werk. Hun motto: 'Als verduurzamen hier kan, dan kan het overal!’ Maar hun positieve impact reikt verder dan dat. Door gebruik te maken van #LoonGift geeft De Groene Grachten hun medewerkers een eenvoudige manier om direct vanuit hun salaris op effectieve wijze bij te dragen aan een betere wereld. Jurrian Veldhuizen was als goed doel aanwezig om te vertellen over het sociaal impact platform 100WEEKS (tevens ook ons pandgenoot), dat directe financiële steun biedt aan vrouwen in Afrikaanse landen. 100WEEKS biedt de deelnemende vrouwen aan hun programma wekelijks een vast bedrag aan, rechtstreeks via hun mobiele telefoon, om vervolgens een bedrijf te starten, schulden af te lossen of te investeren in onderwijs en gezondheid. Erg inspirerend om te horen over hun werkwijze gericht op armoede en de resultaten die zij met de lokale gemeenschap boeken!  🌟Ook lichtte Jurian de aanpak van 100WEEKS toe als innovatieve manier van natuurbehoud. Want wanneer mensen die rondom parken wonen in extreme armoede leven, wordt het werk van rangers om natuur te beschermen extreem moeilijk. Duurzame inkomstenbronnen zijn nodig als alternatief voor illegale activiteiten zoals stroperij en ontbossing. Een mooie brug naar duurzaamheid die de groene harten in de zaal vast konden waarderen. 💡Fun fact: Wist je dat mensen in Afrika bankieren via hun telefoons, via mobiele financiële diensten ontwikkeld door telecom providers? Het was een geslaagde dag! Dankjewel José Willemsen voor de uitnodiging, en Rosalie Schadenberg voor de technische ondersteuning 🙌 Ben jij benieuwd naar wat The Social Handshake doet? Kijk dan even op onze website! www.thesocialhandshake.nl #KickOff #LoonGift #duurzaam #Groen #Afrika #steun

This week, we had a big graduation ceremony in Ivory Coast! In cooperation with partners Unilever, Cargill and CARE, we finalized a program that empowered 400 women in cocoa-growing communities! We worked together with two cocoa cooperatives: Canwori and Coopagrel, and the results are astonishing! The women invested in their farms, started alternative income generating activities, and reduced the gap to a living income. The ceremony was as celebratory as you would expect. It kicked off with singing, dancing, and theatrical performances by the women, showing their joy and feeling of fulfillment. These women, once marginalized, have now become confident leaders and examples for the community. At the end, all participating women received their graduation certificates, as a testimony to their achievements. Now they continue their journey, because the impact of the 100WEEKS program does not stop here. Farms will grow, businesses will further develop, and communities will grow out of poverty. We all know it, but we’ll say it once more: when we support one woman, we support an entire community. #cocoa #femaleempowerment #valuechains #partnership #chocolate

Colleague Jurrian Veldhuizen wrote an opinion article in the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad about the biodiversity crisis and how we structurally ignore the importance of poverty alleviation. Because nature's time is running out. Wildlife is decreasing at an alarming speed worldwide because of poaching, population growth, smaller habitats and pollution. One of the main drivers is extreme poverty. Poverty drives people to desperate measures, forcing them to choose between survival and conservation. Innovative and bold solutions are needed to create sustainable sources of income as alternatives to poaching and deforestation. Therefore, we have started our own conservation revolution. After a successful pilot in Rwanda, 100WEEKS has started a major research program in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research, in which the poorest people around national parks receive 100 weeks of cash and training. We know that traditional conservation methods are not enough. We need bold, new solutions. And that is what we are doing. But to realize this project, we need you. Will you join the revolution? Read more about it in the link in the comments! #natureconservation #cop16 #biodiversity #poverty

📈 Not storytelling, but storyproving Ever wondered why our impact numbers change so often? No, it does not mean that we have a sloppy intern who mixes up our data (we only have rockstars). It means that our numbers actually change, every day! Let me explain. At 100WEEKS, our data is dynamic, just like the progress our women make. Every week, we conduct hundreds of surveys to track each and every participant. As the women open businesses, grow their income, and gain financial independence, our data shows their successes. But this also means, that our average numbers change. Last week, 83% of all participants stayed out of poverty. Today, it’s 84%. That’s not a mistake, it’s real change, happening in real time. Consistency is not about repeating the same story. Consistency is about repeating the facts. Day in, day out. #datadriven #directcash #povertyalleviation #effectivealtruism