Uganda, Nov. 14 -- Contours of well-fragmented rice fields and what remains of indigenous trees neighbour the homestead of Mzee Musa Hasahya.

The home springs to life at sunrise with the chirping of birds and early risers running chores.

Some of the children, aged anywhere between 10 and 13 years, tidy up the compound as others head to the well to collect water.

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This is Bugisa Cell, Mulaga Ward in Busaba Town Council, Butaleja District.

By traditional African setting standards, this is a home of a big man. A number of grass-thatched houses made out of mud and wattle surround a 12 bed-roomed semi-permanent house that is home to Hasahya, his 12 wives,...