Odharnait Ansbro has worked as a freelance writer and educator in both the NGO and private sectors. Most recently she assisted UNICEF on the development of their peacebuilding programming and  created the first national study on the impact of a training program for Lebanese public school teachers, designed to help them to deal with the traumatic effects of conflict on their refugee students. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/odharnait-ansbro/rss en Crisis and Conflict Health Wed, 06 Sep 2017 03:00:49 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/06/behind-bars-in-a-civil-war-the-women-of-yemens-prisons https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/06/behind-bars-in-a-civil-war-the-women-of-yemens-prisons During a visit to a prison in Yemen’s Ibb Governorate, Fahmia al-Fotih of the UNFPA was shocked to see the conditions in which female inmates – and their children – were living. Crisis and Conflict Health Mon, 04 Sep 2017 07:19:51 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/04/raging-civil-war-makes-giving-birth-harder-than-ever-for-yemens-women https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/04/raging-civil-war-makes-giving-birth-harder-than-ever-for-yemens-women Before the war started, Yemen already had one of the world’s highest rates of maternal mortality. But now, with an increasingly impoverished population and hospitals struggling to function, the outlook for pregnant women has become even worse. Crisis and Conflict Tue, 08 Aug 2017 07:38:11 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/08/women-fight-to-make-their-voices-heard-in-myanmars-peace-process https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/08/women-fight-to-make-their-voices-heard-in-myanmars-peace-process Women are still largely excluded from the ongoing peace process in Myanmar, but a growing women’s rights movement aims to tackle the persistent sexism that, they say, blocks women’s full participation. Crisis and Conflict Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:00:38 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/18/u-n-gender-adviser-for-women-in-peacekeeping-slow-but-growing https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/18/u-n-gender-adviser-for-women-in-peacekeeping-slow-but-growing Worldwide, women are vastly underrepresented in official peacekeeping and peace-building efforts. While they face significant roadblocks, there are also signs of real progress, says Claire Hutchinson, a senior gender adviser at the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping. Crisis and Conflict Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:41:35 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/21/women-crucial-fighting-radicalization-afghanistan https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/21/women-crucial-fighting-radicalization-afghanistan Mariam Safi is one of just a handful of researchers focusing on the role of women in post-conflict peace building in Afghanistan. As part of our “Women and Jihad” series, she tells us about the pivotal role women can play in combating the Taliban. Crisis and Conflict Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:48:02 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/06/love-life-women-marry-boko-haram https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/03/06/love-life-women-marry-boko-haram Since it began its military campaign against the Nigerian government in 2009, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram has kidnapped hundreds of girls. But some young women join the group voluntarily, raising questions about how to help them when they come back home. Crisis and Conflict Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:44:59 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/01/16/alisa-roadcup-young-women-come-us-completely-broken https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/01/16/alisa-roadcup-young-women-come-us-completely-broken Once known as a refugee-friendly nation, Kenya is becoming more resistant to taking in people who have been forced to flee their homes. That means added challenges for the nonprofit Heshima and the refugee girls it supports, says executive director Alisa Roadcup. Crisis and Conflict Solutions Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:41:41 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/08/26/claiming-womens-rightful-space-at-the-peace-talks-table https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/08/26/claiming-womens-rightful-space-at-the-peace-talks-table Irene Santiago is a rights activist from the Philippines. She is organizing a series of peace talks hosted by women around the world, challenging the traditional notion that men should be at the head of negotiating tables. Crisis and Conflict Minority Rights Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:54:15 +0000 Odharnait Ansbro https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/08/26/giving-black-feminism-a-voice-in-the-climate-change-conversation https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/08/26/giving-black-feminism-a-voice-in-the-climate-change-conversation Women are disproportionately affected by climate change but are often left out of decision-making on the issue. The feminist voice is essential to the debate, says activist and artist Ama Budge, but black women first need to believe that feminism is for them, too.