"I separated from my husband almost a year ago and I am currently having two young children. This has left me with the burden of taking care of them single-handedly, a role that I find challenging. Since I came back to the village, I have been involved in working for my brother at his eatery kiosk. He pays me $2 per day, which I spend to buy for my children; food, clothes, and other needs. Considering this amount is very little, it cannot fully sustain us and sometimes, I seek help from my parents. What a life! The struggle to support my family is what has made my life harder and I consider it as my biggest challenge."

"Financial constraints is the biggest challenge I'm currently facing. I was married to a very old husband as a third wife. He can no longer work and provide for my 4 children. This has forced me to work as a casual labourer. The earnings of $4 in a week is insufficient to cater for all the basic needs such as school fees. This has led to all my 4 children to drop out of school."

"Living as a widow with a family of 8 has left me desperate in life because I lack a reliable job to support my family. To ensure we get a meal, I am forced to do odd jobs like charcoal work to get some cash. This is a tiresome work yet its income is very low, usually, $40 per month if I can estimate. Imagine with this small amount to cater for all our needs! It is hardly enough to finance all of them. This has negatively affected my children's education and one of them could not proceed to secondary school despite having excelled in his standard eight exams. Currently, he is just idle in the town which can easily expose him to bad company. Four of them spend most of their time at home since I do not have money to pay their fees. As a mother, I feel the pain of failing to support my family and this makes my life harder."

"I am grateful to have 9 children. Two of them are in secondary school, two are in junior secondary and the rest are in lower classes. My wife is a housewife and I work as a carpenter in our village. My job is seasonal and in a good month, I earn around $50, which is not enough to cover all our basic needs , including school fees. Providing for my children education is the biggest challenge I'm currently facing."

"My grand daughter gave birth two months ago and the school administration threatened to report me to the local administration if I will not allow my grand child to go back to school. So I had to release her to go back to school and also I had to left my small business to take care of the 2 two months old grand child, this is the main challenges iam facing because I have to fend for my grand children basic needs and also to pay for their school fees."

"Iam struggling financially to cater for my family of five people.i depend on casual labour with a wage of KES 300 per day and the work is not constant sometimes you can get and other days there is no work. This KES 300 is not enough for us because of the high price on food commodity in my area. I have a farm 1 acre piece of land in perkerra scheme and due to financial constraints to buy the farm inputs, I had to lease it to other farmers so that I can get some money to buy food and other basic needs for my family."

"My greatest challenge is the lack of adequate living space for my entire family. Currently, we reside in a single room which is insufficient for our family of 9. Unfortunately, I lack the financial means to build a larger or additional house. Additionally, securing funds to pay school fees for my two secondary school children is another pressing issue. The recent floods devastated our maize plantation, leaving us with only a small portion. The daily income of KES 300 from occasional casual labor jobs is barely enough to cover our basic needs such as food and clothing for the family."

"I am facing difficulties affording food for my family of 5 with the USD2.3 I earn daily from manual labor. It's not enough to cover our needs for food and other essentials. Living in a single room is also challenging; sometimes, I have to send some children to sleep at neighbors' homes due to lack of space. Moreover, I am struggling to gather enough money to pay school fees for my two secondary school children. Additionally, I lack the capital needed to invest in agricultural farming, which could potentially provide us with a sustainable source of income."

"Paying school fees for my two secondary school children has been incredibly difficult. They struggle to concentrate on their studies because they are frequently sent home due to unpaid fees. Finding a sustainable source of income for my family has also been a challenge. I have been eager to start goat farming, which is well suited to our area and could provide much needed income. Currently, I rely on charcoal burning and occasional manual labor jobs to buy food, but this is insufficient. Additionally, I face challenges in securing funds to build a better home for my family of 9. We currently live in a single room that does not meet our needs."

"Facing financial constraints is really challenging for me right now. Here in Longewan, farming relies heavily on irrigation, which requires funds for essentials like a water pump and fuel. Unfortunately, I could not afford these necessities, so I had to lease out my 0.5 acres of land to my neighbor instead of cultivating it myself. If I had the financial means, I could cultivate that land and generate profits to support my family of six, helping us escape poverty and reducing our reliance on unreliable casual jobs. It is a difficult situation, but I am hopeful that I can find a way to secure the resources needed to get back to farming and improve our circumstances."