Den, 14, does not attend school but works as a cattle keeper, cook, cleaner and aid to her brother. The Dinka comprise of many independent but interlinked clans.
South Sudan's cattle grazers in pictures
A boy tends a cow in the early morning. The Dinka set up big cattle camps near the Nile to make sure their animals are close to grazing pastures.
Dragging away a dead cow that was killed by a scorpion, Mingkaman, Lakes State, South Sudan on March 4, 2018.
Cattle herders gather for church prayers. The sacrificing of oxen has traditionally been a central component of Dinka religious practice.
South Sudan's cattle grazers in pictures
South Sudan's cattle grazers in pictures
Cattle keepers Achiek Butich (left) and Makal Maker pose with their weapons, used to protect their herds in a nation where conflict has broken out in recent years.
A boy uses white ash from burned cow dung as a mosquito repellent.
