BY: JESSICA BEUKER
Rape and sexual assault are growing problems in Kenya. In 2009 alone, there were 40,000 reported cases, and the majority of cases still go unreported. In order to protect themselves a group of women have decided to get together every week to learn self-defence and karate-style movement.
The class takes place in a slum in Nairobi, where elderly women especially are at high risk of rape because of a misconception that older women don’t have HIV.
About 20 women attend the class each week and the oldest woman in the group is 85. A video released by AJ+ shows these badass ladies in action.
“He touched my neck, and then I boxed him. And another one and another one,” recalls Jane, a 55-year-old woman who fought off an attacker.
Watch the karate grannies in action below.
