A Ugandan soldier guards cattle in the northern province of Karamoja, Uganda, Cattle is highly prized in the region which has seen violent raids by opposing groups intent on the requisition of cattle., Cattle herders or Kraal boys are often the victims of this violence, Kraal boys find the security of the protected kraals reassuring. Most have seen the results of a violent kraal raid., Sara Alyek aged 14 years old who is a total orphan after her parents were killed during a cattle raid., Every evening in the province a mass migration of thousands of cattle are moved to the safety of government protected kraals., A kraal boy leads his mixed herd through the centre of Kaabong on their way to the protected kraals., A Ugandan government soldier is given water by the herders he protects, A government soldier stands with the herders he is protecting., A kraal boy with traditional head gear distinctive to the Karamoja district of Uganda, Kraal boys gather at the protected government kraal where their cattle will be protected for the night., Two elder cattle herders in the safety of the government kraal..
