Katie Arnold is a freelance journalist covering human rights and environmental issues in Central and Southeast Asia. She works primarily with a camera, but sometimes with a pen, and can be found on Twitter @kate_arno. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/katie-arnold/rss en Crises & Conflicts Health Solutions Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:28:44 +0000 Katie Arnold https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/17/rohingya-volunteers-help-rape-survivors-find-solace-in-women-only-hubs https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/11/17/rohingya-volunteers-help-rape-survivors-find-solace-in-women-only-hubs In the Rohingya refugee camps of southern Bangladesh, women-only support centers run by volunteers offer a safe space for those who have survived violence during Myanmar’s brutal military campaign. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Solutions Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:13:26 +0000 Katie Arnold https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/16/rohingya-women-and-girls-fleeing-rape-find-solace-in-safe-spaces https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/16/rohingya-women-and-girls-fleeing-rape-find-solace-in-safe-spaces In the Rohingya refugee camps of southern Bangladesh, women-only support centers run by volunteers offer a safe space for those who have survived violence during Myanmar’s brutal military campaign. Crisis and Conflict Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:36:15 +0000 Katie Arnold https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/01/climate-change-leaves-women-farmers-in-central-asia-fighting-for-water https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/09/01/climate-change-leaves-women-farmers-in-central-asia-fighting-for-water In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation system leave them without the water they need to survive. Entrepreneurship Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:46:53 +0000 Katie Arnold https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/19/the-woman-behind-the-whips-in-kyrgyzstans-horseback-fighting-sport https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/19/the-woman-behind-the-whips-in-kyrgyzstans-horseback-fighting-sport Gülnara Asiz Kyzy is the only female horsewhip maker in Bishkek – perhaps in the whole of Kyrgyzstan – and she’s determined to show other women that it’s possible to go it alone.