Umoja
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Umoja, the Swahili word for "unity", is the first of the Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) celebrated each day during Kwanzaa.
It may also refer to:
Places
[edit]- Umoja, Kenya, an all-female village founded on the principles of women's rights
- Umoja, Nairobi, a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya
- Umoja Village, a former shanty town in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida
People
[edit]- Akinyele Umoja (born 1954), American educator and author
Arts
[edit]- Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden, a 2008 French documentary about Umoja, Kenya
- Umoja, a music album released in 2006 by Dutch pop band BLØF
- Umoja: Anthem for Unity, an instrumental work by Valerie Coleman
Politics
[edit]- Umoja Party, a political party active in Washington, D.C., from 1994 to 2000
Transport
[edit]- MV Umoja, a ferry used on Lake Victoria, East Africa
- Umoja, an East African Railways locomotive
Other
[edit]- Operation Umoja Wetu, the name for the 2009 Eastern Congo offensive
- Umoja (software), enterprise resource planning software used by the United Nations
- Umoja (network), an undersea cable connecting Kenya to Australia