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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 gender-based violence, and young girls running from forced marriages. They run a cultural center and camping site for tourists visiting the adjacent Samburu National Reserve.

It is not to be confused with Umoja, a suburb of Nairobi.

[edit] External links

• washingtonpost.com – A Place Where Women Rule July 9, 2005
• MADRE – Kenya: Umoja Uaso Women's Group

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Coordinates: 0°38′N 37°38′E / 0.633°N 37.633°E / 0.633; 37.633