View source for Umoja

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/aug/16/village-where-men-are-banned-womens-rights-kenya

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/abused-women-find-freedom-in-kenyan-village-where-men-are-banned/ar-AA17VVQm

They received a lot of government support.  Did the men that allegedly set up a rival village?

Between 2005 & 2015 150 children were added.  Men certainly are visiting.

Lotukoi, a man, arrives every day to tend to the herds.

Umoja is a village of unmarried mothers with children from different fathers.

Subsistence living.

Uses socialist principles.

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"I was given a goat. I was given water. I started to feel safe and secure." --Seita, village resident.
<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/aug/16/village-where-men-are-banned-womens-rights-kenya</ref>
</blockquote>

Leigh Day perused cases of alleged sexual violence against the women before it was founded.  They claim all of their documentation went missing while in the custody of the military and thus the case cannot continue.  It is unbelievable that they would not have taken photocopies or scans of these documents before handing them over to the military.

== See Also ==

*[[Jinwar]]

== References ==

[[Category: Kenya]]
[[Category: Segregation]]