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We love jewellery.

At the Umoja Women’s village, we express ourselves through our jewellery.

The Umoja Women’s Village is a modern day revolution that is happening in Samburu County, Kenya.

Founded by Rebecca Lolosoli in 1990, Umoja is a matriarch village that has become a sanctuary for women that have run away from Female genital mutilation, rape, forced marriage, and domestic violence.

In order for the village to sustain itself, the women of Umoja sell handcrafted glass-bead jewellery to tourists that pass through the village.

After a trip to Samburu County, our team was inspired by the phenomenal stories of the Umoja women. They left a mark on our hearts and we wanted to help them make a mark on the world.

Since 2017, our team has worked closely with the women to create their very first venture into the digital world — Umoja Jewellery.

Our goal for Umoja Jewellery is to help the Umoja women increase sales in order for them to further their movement, improve their standard of living, educate their children, and emancipate future generations from the outdated traditions of patriarchy.

Our process is simple: the jewellery is made with love at the Umoja Women’s village and shipped with care from Byron Bay, Australia. From there, it is distributed globally as it is much cheaper to ship products individually from Australia than it is Kenya.

Umoja Jewellery is a proud Fair Trade Member, we buy the jewellery in bulk from the village, that way our enterprise can maintain a structured workflow that meets the demands of eCommerce.

100% of every sale goes directly to the Umoja Women and their villages, which now boasts a total of 28 matriarchal villages throughout the Samburu region.

As they say, “It takes a village,” and we invite you to be apart of our community, wear the story, and change the world – one bead at a time.

The Umoja Women have triumphed over many difficult circumstances. 

Read their stories below…

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