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WOMEN ONLY: Inside Kenyan village where men are banned

WOMEN ONLY: Inside Kenyan village where men are banned

THE thorny trees and dung-caked homes of Umoja village make it resemble any other in Kenya's northeastern Samburu region, except in one key detail - the absence of men. Since it was established over 30 years ago, Umoja has provided a refuge for women from the Samburu community and beyond fleeing female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage. "I used to be mistreated but now I feel free," said 26-year-old Christine Sitiyan, a mother of four who abandoned her marriage because her husband physically assaulted her. Losing hope in the relationship, she first tried to return to her home…
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