Rebecca Lolosoli (born 1962) is the founder and matriarch of the Umoja village in the Samburu County of Kenya.

Later, she enrolled in a Catholic nursing training center but had to drop out six months before finishing due to financial difficulties.

Indeed, Rebecca acquired a certain financial independence through the sale of manufactured goods and thus opposed the patriarchal tradition of the region.

[12] Subsequently, she began to raise the problem of rape at local government meetings, which earned her to be severely beaten and robbed by Samburu men.

The year 2010 marked a turning point in the life of Rebecca Lolosoli since she finally obtained the right to divorce.

In addition, the money raised allowed for the creation of a museum and a school for the children of Umoja and its surrounding villages.

[18] Four years later, Diane von Fürstenberg noticed her on a trip to Kenya and signed her up for Vital Voices, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works in collaboration with the main actors of economic, empowerment women's political participation and human rights.

Rebecca received a "Global Leadership Award" in 2010 for her courageous initiative in the fight for women's rights.

[19] In the same year, stylist Diane von Fürstenberg presented a spring collection inspired by traditional clothing from the village of Umoja.

[20] Lolosoli's story is recounted in Alyse Nelson's 2012 book Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World.