Umoja Explained

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

• 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

• Akinyele Umoja (born 1954), American educator and author

Arts

• , 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

• Umoja Party, a political party active in Washington, D.C., from 1994 to 2000

Transport

• , a ferry used on Lake Victoria, East Africa
• Umoja, an East African Railways locomotive

Other

• 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