 Many parts of East Africa are facing complex economic, environmental and conflict-driven crises. Pastoralists in the greater Karamoja cluster have not been spared. The region covers an area almost the size of the United Kingdom. Spanning across the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, cross-border resource sharing and livestock coordination programs have been essential in building resilient livelihoods and contributing to lasting peace. This is a story about strengthening the pastoralist way of life and disentangling it from a legacy of conflict, vulnerability and poverty for all the people of the Karamoja cluster, from Pocot and Karamajong shepherds and a young girl's passion for farming, to a Kenyan veterinarian's life's work. This is the result of more than a decade of FAO's work in building resilient livelihoods, contributing to peace and stability and overcoming a challenging history of cross-border proportions.