"The achievement I am proudest of is having harvested 3 sacs of maize last planting season on a small piece of land. This enabled my family to have meals all meals without straining."

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to buy some chairs for my house using cash that I got from doing casual labor. This makes me proud because it is part of my own hardwork."

"I work as a casual labourer.This job pays very little and sometimes it is difficult to raise enough money to feed my family and provide other basic needs.This is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life"

"The achievement am proudest of is when i bought a cow.I worked on my casual jobs for two years and kept saving money.With time these savings were enough for me to buy a cow and when I did,I was very proud"

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income. My fish selling business collapsed and ever since we have had to rely on my husband's income which is hardly enough to provide everything our family needs."

"The biggest hardship i have faced is not being able to provide sufficient food for my family.I have a very small piece of land and when I plant maize the harvest is not sufficient enough to feed my large family.Hence,i still have to buy more maize with the little money I earn"

"I was jailed for several months some years ago due to drinking of alcohol. I also lost the respect of my parents and other concerned parties and all these made my life unbearable. Before I changed, I had lost almost everything in my life and this moment for me qualifies to be the biggest hardship I have ever experienced. "

"My biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of School fees. My small business and farming is not enough to sustain my family needs and School fees and I have been forced to work as a casual labourer."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is when I wanted to buy a cow but due to lack of enough money I failed to buy it but now I am happy because i will fulfill my desire through the money I will get through GiveDirectly. "

"My biggest hardship is feeding the family as we have a little farm that can hardly produce enough food yet we are affected always either by too much rainfall or drought. We have to sell the little maize we harvest in order to change diet in the family or even to buy a new clothe."