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Jassir de Windt

Communication for Development & Journalism

Born in Europe (The Netherlands) and raised in the Caribbean (Curaçao), Jassir de Windt is a supporter of constructive journalism and alter-globalisation. His fields of interest are in the area of international relations, human rights, cultural pluriformity, development and social change. Based in Amsterdam, he holds a master's degree in Communication for Development from Malmö University (Sweden).

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Photo: Sander vanderWel via Flickr. Used under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Community//March 13, 2019

When men experience harassment

Copenhagen, Denmark – Photo: Roman Boed via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Community//February 4, 2019

Here are 4 Danish core values the world could learn from

Community//January 28, 2019

This is how millennials contribute to ethical fashion

Venezuelan protest in Cologne | Photo by: Scoobay. Used under Creative Commons (CC BY-2.0).

Activity Recreation//November 6, 2018

Venezuelan women in the diaspora on femininity, career choices and their involvement in the future of their country

Christian Höferle | Interviewee's own collection.

//August 21, 2018

Thriving by virtue of or partly thanks to multiculturalism and inclusiveness

Community//August 14, 2018

This is how Amsterdam allows children to thrive by means of cultural education

Community//July 24, 2018

Sierra Leonean women in the diaspora thriving as grassroots development actors

Community//July 2, 2018

The revolutionary approach of a Dutch abbey in areas such as existential questions, LGBT+ matters and communal life.

Community//March 26, 2018

“Greenland is far more than a primitive society”

Community//March 26, 2018

On Amsterdam’s Continuous Efforts To Be An Inclusive LGBT+ City

Community//March 26, 2018

On India’s unceasing contributions to female leadership

Community//March 22, 2018

The dyslectic poet

Community//March 19, 2018

Curbing old age poverty by dint of a Dutch initiative

Community//March 19, 2018

On Ethiopian women steering development in the world’s fastest growing economy

Community//March 6, 2018

Framing Global Poverty

Community//January 31, 2018

How Stedman Graham, Oprah Winfrey’s life partner, is helping a proportion of the Dutch population in becoming self-sufficient

Community//January 31, 2018

A Macedonian woman’s odyssey as a UN advocate of social change

Community//October 13, 2017

“Technology has given people a voice and identity”

Community//October 10, 2017

On being the mother of a transgender child

Community//September 14, 2017

The compelling story of a young LGBT+ Muslim advocate

Community//September 14, 2017

“Anne Frank’s legacy is always relevant, irrespective of the times we live in”

Community//September 8, 2017

Double Dutch: the Netherlands’ first black and first female news anchor

Community//September 8, 2017

The daughter of an undocumented Ghanaian immigrant’s emergence as a member of the Dutch House of Representatives

Community//September 8, 2017

The Netherlands’ first black beauty queen on triumphing over bigotry, the relativity of success and the quest for inner peace

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