Umoja was created by Rebecca Lolosoli when she was beaten by a group of men because she opposed the practice of female genital Mutilation (FGM). After being beaten, She got an idea while she was in hospital. The idea was to create a home where men would be banned. This led to the creation of Umoja Uaso in Kenya in 1990. The 15 women who survived rape by British soldiers were the first women in the village
Men have the privilege of visiting the village but cannot live there. Only Men raised as children in Umoja can sleep in the village. According to Wikipedia, in 2015, there were 47 women and 200 children living in the village. Most of the women living there have survived rape,domestic abuse, early marriage or female genius mutilation(FGM). Do you think it will not be dominated by men as they allow their sons to live in it?
Umoja women organize camps for safari tourists, and tourists pay to enter the village. At the city's craft center, women make and sell colorful beaded necklaces, bracelets, rings and other trinkets.In the city's craft center, women sell colorful beaded necklaces, bangles, bangles, and other trinkets. Older women also teach young women about social norms such as female circumcision and forced abortion.
where they fled. They also built a school on the land of the Umoja women and it is open to nearby villages. Women don't live alone. They go out to a neighboring villages, markets and schools, but also created a safe place for them to live a decent life.
The village began as a refuge for 15 women who survived sexual harassment and rape by British soldiers in 1990. Today the village has grown to provide shelter, food and life for all women who are trying to avoid genital mutilation, sexual abuse, abuse or domestic rape, including early marriages.
The city has empowered some women in the community, but this is maligned by others. Some locals call the women too radical and capitalistic. Ravas Remorro who is a male, does not believe that women live in a same-sex society. "They sneak out in the middle of the night to meet the men or take them to the city." He said. "Or whether they used history to make money."
Faith Mwangi-Powell, Nairobi-based Global Director of Girls' Generation, believes women are agents of change but says her approach has failed to address the broader community's concerns. “Women are very brave and we need more brave women and I think this is the only way to end female genital mutilation.
Therefore, the city of Umoja should be glorified,” she said. “But we need to know how these changes can span entire communities so that girls who grew up in the city can stay safe when they leave the city.”
