"My proudest achievement is that I was able to educate my children up to college level thereby making them independent and productive people in the society."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income is very low and I have a large family that I need to feed. At times am I am not able to buy enough food that can feed the whole family."

"My proudest achievement is that I started a business of selling maize with only Ksh 150 when my husband had abandoned his family. I managed to get profits to a point that I could afford to buy bags of maize till I bought a piece of land. "

"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to take my son Mackean to Kenyatta University. This makes me proud due to the fact that I managed to do it alone even though I am a widow."

"My proudest achievement is that I had an opportunity to own a shop in our village and this was my main source of income that enabled me to feed my family."

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to buy a dairy cow using my savings from table-banking. This makes me happy as I am able to get milk for my breakfast. "

"My proudest achievement was constructing a more decent house that is spacious and can comfortably accommodate my family members."

"The achievement I'm proudest of in life was establishing my own home where I'm currently staying peaceful with my family, unlike before when conflict could frequently arise from the extended family members."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is taking care of my sick grandfather though I don't have a stable income. Sometimes it forces me to borrow money from friends however repaying becomes difficult ."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is being jobless because I am not in a position to provide for my family."