Umoja, Kenya
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Umoja ("unity" in Swahili) is an all-female village located in northern Kenya near the town of Archers Post in Samburu District, 380 km from the capital, Nairobi. It was founded by Rebecca Lolosoli, a Samburu woman, for homeless survivors of violence against women, and young girls running from forced marriages. They run a cultural center and camping site for tourists visiting the adjacent Samburu National Reserve. They create and sell jewellery to benefit the village.
External links
- washingtonpost.com – A Place Where Women Rule July 9, 2005
- MADRE – Kenya: Umoja Uaso Women's Group
- From Broken Lives, Kenyan Women Build Place of Unity — NewYorkTimes
- UMOJA Bonus - Interview Martyn Day
- Women only: Kenya’s exclusive village — TheDailyActivist
- Where Men Now Fear to Tread — ipsnews
- Kenyan women's village illustrates rising brand of feminism in Africa — seattletimes
- Gunman Attacks Women's Village in Kenya — newamericamedia
- Thriving women-only village is attacked by jealous locals — The telegraph
- All-female Kenyan village houses abused women — Alarabiya
- No Men Allowed! — Satyamag
- Kenya : le village où les femmes font la loi — rfr
Coordinates: 0°38′N 37°38′E / 0.633°N 37.633°E
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