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Meet The Only Village In Kenya Where There Are No Men And Why

The village name is called Umoja. It was founded in 1990 by a group of 15 women who were survivors of rape by local British soldiers. Umoja’s population has now expanded to include any women escaping child marriage, FGM (female genital mutilation), domestic violence and rape, all of which are cultural norms among the Samburu.

  5 months ago ago
Meet The Only Village In Kenya Where There Are No Men And Why

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Kenyan Village That is Made up of Only Women and Men Are Banned [PHOTOS]

There is a village in the grasslands of Samburu in northern Kenya, and it’s rather unique as men are banned from living there. The village is guarded by a thorn fence, and for good reason and there are no men allowed there as It’s all women village.

  6 months ago ago
Kenyan Village That is Made up of Only Women and Men Are Banned [PHOTOS]

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Kenyan Village That Is Made Up Of Only Women And Men Are Banned

In northern Kenya, in the grasslands of Samburu, there is a village where men are not allowed to live. The village is protected by a thorn fence, which is smart, and men aren't allowed there because it's a women-only village. Rebecca Lolosoli started Umoja after a group of men beat her and kicked her out of her community because she spoke out against FGM.

  5 months ago ago
Kenyan Village That Is Made Up Of Only Women And Men Are Banned

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Story of Woman Behind Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men

Women like Rebecca Lolosoli are shattering barriers all around the country. Lolosoli is a well-known activist who founded a community in Samburu called Umoja, from which all men are strictly forbidden. With 16 other women who had also endured atrocities at the hands of the British, she established the matriarch village for women alone in 1991.

  7 months ago ago
Story of Woman Behind Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men

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Woman Behind The Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men.

Rebecca Lolosoli is an activist behind the Little-Known village without men deep in Samburu county. She is among the few outstanding women in the country with extraordinary achievements. Rebecca founded the women-only village in the year 1991 in collaboration with other sixteen women who had survived atrocities during the British colonial rule.

  1 year ago ago
Woman Behind The Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men.

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Kenyan village where no man is allowed

Just imagine the great amazon women from the Greek mythology, where women stayed together in villages that no men were allowed and relate that to exactly what is happening in Samburu Kenya.This village is known as Umoja Uaso it is named this because 'umoja' is a Swahili name for unity and it is near the Uaso nyiro river.

  11 months ago ago
Kenyan village where no man is allowed

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Story of Woman Behind Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men and Why Men Are Banned There

Rebecca Lolosoli is one of the women breaking the glass ceiling in the country with their extraordinary achievements. A well-known activist named Lolosoli founded the little-known Umoja village in Samburu, where men are completely outlawed. Together with 16 other women who had experienced horrors committed in the nation while it was under British rule, she formed the women-only matriarch village in 1991.

  5 months ago ago
Story of Woman Behind Little-Known Kenyan Village Without Men and Why Men Are Banned There