We are like property because we are part of the dowry - Rebecca Samaria Lolosoli

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We are like property because we are part of the dowry

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About Rebecca Samaria Lolosoli

Rebecca Samaria Lolosoli (born 1962) is the founder and matriarch of the Umoja village in the Samburu County of Kenya. The village is a refuge for women fleeing sexual abuse, and men are banned from the village. She plans to run for local office and will be the first Samburu woman ever to do so.[1]

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Alternative Names: Rebecca Lolosoli
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Our village has turned into a shelter," Lolosoli says. Women and girls fleeing forced marriages, or ostracized for being raped, or trying to save themselves from female genital mutilation, come to Umoja in Kenya for safety. Sons are welcome—as long as they are willing to follow the village's rules and do not try to dominate the women

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