Grandmothers in Nairobi Kenya are fighting back. Literally. For years now rape has been on the rise in Kenya. Much of this violence is a result of the ethnic clashes following their blatantly rigged Presidential election. Senior women, as a result, are learning Karate to prevent them being raped and robbed. You are never too old to be empowered.

While these self-defense skills (and the confidence that comes with them) are a wonderful thing for the women of Kenya, let's hope that they are combined with rape prevention efforts that target the rapists as well. After all, the root of the problem is that there are men who are raping these women, and it should not be the sole responsibility of these elderly women to prevent it. Can't we work toward a Kenya (and a world) where the elderly don't need to learn self-defense because they aren't living with the fear that they'll be raped? Until then, keep up the Karate, grannies - though I hope you never need to use it.