Fabíola Ortiz is a Luso-Brazilian journalist dedicated to reporting on development and human rights. She has lived in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Washington, DC and New York. Follow her @FabiolaOrtizRio. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/fabiola-ortiz/rss en Crisis and Conflict Education Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2018/01/08/they-told-me-i-would-be-a-soldier-the-drc-conflicts-forgotten-girls https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2018/01/08/they-told-me-i-would-be-a-soldier-the-drc-conflicts-forgotten-girls Girls make up between 30-40 percent of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They face greater stigma than boys when trying to reintegrate into their communities, but demobilization programs are not taking their specific needs into account, experts say. Crisis and Conflict Education Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:25:49 +0000 Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/13/lack-of-birth-certificates-exposes-congolese-girls-to-early-marriage https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/13/lack-of-birth-certificates-exposes-congolese-girls-to-early-marriage North Kivu has the lowest rates of birth registration in the DRC, with only 5 percent of children having access to the legal document that allows them to attend school and potentially escape being married off young. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:50:17 +0000 Megan Clement, Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/10/12/how-a-drc-surgeon-became-a-global-advocate-for-rape-survivors https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/10/12/how-a-drc-surgeon-became-a-global-advocate-for-rape-survivors Through his holistic approach to treating women who have been subject to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege not only heals their wounds, but also helps survivors find the strength they need to fight for justice. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:18:57 +0000 Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/17/fight-for-peace-capoeira-helps-girls-heal-from-trauma-of-war-in-drc https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/08/17/fight-for-peace-capoeira-helps-girls-heal-from-trauma-of-war-in-drc Using the Brazilian martial art that combines dance, chanting and acrobatics, one initiative is teaching Congolese children to overcome the violence they’ve grown up with through self-confidence and respect. Refugee Voices Fri, 17 Feb 2017 07:37:11 +0000 Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/17/the-dark-reality-for-women-migrants-in-morocco https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/17/the-dark-reality-for-women-migrants-in-morocco Morocco’s policy toward migrants is more generous than most, issuing work permits and refusing to evict undocumented refugees. But women in the country’s refugee camps are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, Fabíola Ortiz reports for Women & Girls Hub. Crisis and Conflict Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:54:20 +0000 Fabíola Ortiz https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/16/dark-reality-women-migrants-morocco https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/02/16/dark-reality-women-migrants-morocco Morocco’s policy toward migrants is more generous than most, issuing work permits and refusing to evict undocumented refugees. But it does little to account for gender, leaving women living in refugee camps vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.