Rebecca Lolosoli

Rebecca Lolosoli is the founder and matriarch of the Umoja village in the Samburu County of Kenya.[1][2] The village is a refuge for women fleeing sexual abuse, and men are banned from the village.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Lolosoli Survivor of violence finds a new "unity"". Independent Lens. PBS. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Wax, Emily (9 July 2005). "A Place Where Women Rule". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Bindel, Julie (15 August 2015). "The village where men are banned". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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