 The men of Barbacoas showed no support at the beginning of the campaign, but they soon joined in the protest campaign.After 112 days strike in October 2011, the Colombian government promised action on road repairs, and construction ensued.In April 2009 a group of Kenyan women organised a week-long sex strike aimed at politicians, encouraging the wives of the president and prime minister to join in too, and offering to pay prostitutes for lost earnings if they joined in.