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[mk_page_section vertical_align=”top” bg_image=”http:\/\/wordsforeverything.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/headerabout.jpg” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” video_mask=”true” min_height=”0″ full_width=”true” padding_top=”70″ padding_bottom=”80″ skip_arrow=”true” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#ffffff” size=”40″ txt_transform=”none” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Dosis” font_type=”google” align=”center”]For seeing the world through your eyes[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_button dimension=”flat” icon=”mk-icon-envelope-o” url=”mailto:bipasha@wordsforeverything.org” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#fcc409″]bipasha@wordsforeverything.org[\/mk_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_padding_divider size=”80″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#4d4d4d” size=”24″ font_weight=”500″ font_family=”none”]Hello![\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_padding_divider size=”80″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1448005998135{padding-top: 3px !important;padding-right: 3px !important;padding-bottom: 3px !important;padding-left: 3px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1744887465762{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

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My name is Bipasha van der Zijde and I’m a freelance communications and research consultant. What does that include, you’re wondering?<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, <\/b><\/span>I thoughtfully write, edit, gather and compile content for any medium. For example, I could write an article for your corporate magazine or website, or I could develop and monitor your project’s communication strategy, project manage the content development for your website, or even compile the magazine from scratch. I could even edit your annual report or compile and layout the whole thing in InDesign. Ok, you get the message.<\/span><\/p>\n

It all began <\/b><\/span>almost 15 years ago when I graduated with a Masters in International Journalism from Cardiff University. For a while I worked with a few magazines<\/span><\/a> and publishing houses in London, but my heart lay in the development sector. Not long after, I moved to The Netherlands and I started working with organisations in the development sector there. I started off working full time and decided to freelance a few years later. Since then I’ve worked on a myriad of assignments<\/span><\/a>, where the deadlines were tight and the stakes were high, for a variety of sectors like gender, global health, climate change, human rights and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Now, <\/strong>since we can’t all fight all aspects of this polycrisis we’re in the midst of, I have decided to pick my battle. I’m now knee-deep in (part-time PhD) research at the University of Amsterdam trying to find the best arguments and frames we can use to persuade our audiences of the need for united and comprehensive climate action. I’ll let you know what I find (on this website and LinkedIn).<\/p>\n

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The common denominator <\/b><\/span>in all my work has been my wish to share my clients’ hard fought victories with the rest of the world. To cast a spotlight on the triumph of humanity over adversity from areas that are otherwise only associated with war, famine, poverty or despair. To make these stories stand out amongst all the others that are clamouring for a few seconds of our attention. And finally, to thwart the barrage of bad news with some good.<\/span><\/p>\n

My clients <\/b><\/span>may be scattered around the world but I have hung up my tools in a windy little corner of Amsterdam.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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