The Saho people of Eritrea are a nomadic people, whose lives are built around their herds. Numbering only 180,000 people they compose only about five percent of the total population of Eritrea. Today, the Saho often tend other people's cattle, in exchange for grain. Many Saho children wear little leather pouches around their neck, which are supposed to ward off evil spirits. Honey has traditionally been an important part of the Saho diet and the people are also known as good beekeepers.