Rebecca Lolosoli | |
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 Portrait of Rebecca Lolosoli | |
| President | Présidente du village d'Umoja |
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| Born | 1962 Wamba, District de Samburu |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Profession | Écologist |
Rebecca Lolosoli (born 1962) 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] She plans to run for local office and will be the first Samburu woman ever to do so.[4]
- ^ "Rebecca Lolosoli Survivor of violence finds a new "unity"". Independent Lens. PBS. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Wax, Emily (9 July 2005). "A Place Where Women Rule". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Bindel, Julie (15 August 2015). "The village where men are banned". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide". Halftheskymovement.org. Retrieved 2015-08-18.