Umoja | |
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Village | |
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| Nickname: Village without men. | |
  Umoja | |
| Coordinates: 0°38′N 37°38′E / 0.633°N 37.633°E | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Matriarchal village |
| Website | https://www.umojawomen.or.ke |
Umoja Uaso ("unity" in Swahili, the Uaso Nyiro is a nearby river)[1][2] is a village in Kenya. The village, founded in 1990,[3] is an all-female matriarch village located near the town of Archers Post in Samburu County, 380 km (240 mi) from the capital, Nairobi. It was founded by Rebecca Lolosoli, a Samburu woman, as a sanctuary for homeless survivors of violence against women, and young girls running from forced marriages or female genital mutilation. The women of the Samburu people do not agree with violence and the traditional subordinate position of women.
They run a primary school, cultural center and camping site for tourists visiting the adjacent Samburu National Reserve. They create and sell jewellery to benefit the village.
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