{"id":37255,"date":"2026-09-29T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/programmas\/ready-to-impact\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:34:49","slug":"ready-to-impact","status":"publish","type":"programmas","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/programmas\/ready-to-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37255\" class=\"elementor elementor-37255 elementor-37242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"programmas\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b95cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29b95cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040ae2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040ae2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you a student or a young entrepreneur in The Hague and the surrounding area? Do you have an idea for making a positive social or environmental impact? The next question is trickier: Is your solution actually the one that will help? And if it works, who else will it affect?   <\/p><p> <\/p><p>During Ready to Impact, you&#8217;ll have six Mondays to figure this out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8ec12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8ec12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The underlying question<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83b968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e83b968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Most programs for people like you focus on one thing: does it make money? We think that\u2019s important too, but we\u2019re just as interested in whether it really makes a difference to the world around you. Not just as a catchy line for your pitch deck, but as something you actually weave into your way of thinking (a habit, not a slogan).  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0829f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf0829f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06ae66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a06ae66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do you gain?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fd026 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"29fd026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Idea validation, or valuable insights to help tailor it better to your target audience.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trainers and mentors who were specifically selected for the space projects.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A group of entrepreneurs who are at the same stage as you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A pitch you can actually use, built on what you've learned through testing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A clear plan for your next step: build, pivot, or pause.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M13.5469 0.124512C13.7129 -0.0415039 13.9785 -0.0415039 14.1113 0.124512L15.0742 1.0542C15.207 1.22021 15.207 1.48584 15.0742 1.61865L5.11328 11.5796C4.94727 11.7456 4.71484 11.7456 4.54883 11.5796L0.0996094 7.16357C-0.0332031 6.99756 -0.0332031 6.73193 0.0996094 6.59912L1.0625 5.63623C1.19531 5.50342 1.46094 5.50342 1.62695 5.63623L4.81445 8.85693L13.5469 0.124512Z\" fill=\"#069D8E\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A practical way to test your solution with real users, rather than just relying on friendly feedback.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083c7ae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"083c7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77934 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b77934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94ef71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e94ef71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is Ready to Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eec07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eec07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ready to Impact is a 6-week program for students and young professionals who want to make a positive social or environmental impact. If you\u2019ve already chosen a problem you want to solve, understand it well, and are ready to validate your solution, keep reading! <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Through guided learning, peer interaction, and practical project development, participants turn their initial ideas into concrete project proposals and realistic action plans. Ready to Impact is een initiatief van PLNT en The Hague Humanity Hub. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8733432 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8733432\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d577c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d577c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-34930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Picture1.png 396w, https:\/\/plnt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Picture1-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c22a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c22a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87591b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d87591b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac87ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-accordion\" data-id=\"bac87ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-accordion\" data-settings=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:false,&quot;ajaxTemplate&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrolling&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingTablet&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingMobile&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingOffset&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingOffsetTablet&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingOffsetMobile&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingDelay&quot;:500,&quot;switchScrollingDelayTablet&quot;:500,&quot;switchScrollingDelayMobile&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-accordion__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-control-1951\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h6 class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Location<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-1951\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"1\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\"><p>The Hague Humanity Hub (Fluwelen Burgwal 58, The Hague)<\/p>\n<p>Please note: this is an on-site program. You are expected to attend the mandatory weekly sessions on-site throughout the entire program. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\" jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-control-1952\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h6 class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Deadline<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-1952\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\"><p>October 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\" jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-control-1953\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h6 class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Dates<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-1953\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\"><p>Six Mondays, October 26 through November 30, 2026, 4:00 p.m. \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\" jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-control-1954\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"4\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-1954\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h6 class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Terms and Conditions<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-1954\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"4\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\"><ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\">Every week, you apply what you&#8217;ve learned to real people, and you take what you&#8217;ve learned from them with you to the next session. If you skip a session, there&#8217;s nothing to work on. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\">Plan on spending 3 to 5 hours a week working on your project between sessions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc4748 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adc4748\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6555e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae6555e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sample projects from previous 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