"After struggling doing casual jobs,i have been saving the little amount I get to secure my children a school to attend to. "

"I was leaving in a rental house but at least now I have a structure which I can call a house to leave in after struggling to build it. "

"The achievement am so proud of is having learnt the skill of lumbering.I am able to use a power saw to make timber from wood.This enables me to comfortably fend for myself."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is inadequacy of farm land. We live and farm in about a quarter of an acre, hence cannot afford to do sufficient farming."

"The biggest hardship i am facing is raising school fees for my two children - one in secondary school and the other in a private primary school.Sometimes they are sent home and i have no money to pay and so they stay home until i can pay"

"My biggest achievement so far is being able to buy two calfs through my little earnings,Iam hoping that they will mature soon and we start getting milk."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the lack of enough food for us as a family. This is something that has been hard for me especially when I have a young child who needs food regularly."

"I real worked so hard in the farm which I yielded a good harvest of which I used to pay my grandchild school fees. "

"Last year in November I helped my husband set up a shop business in this village. Since then we have gained commendable profits since it is the only shop in the village. This business has catered for most of our domestic needs and brought me closer to my husband. This is an achievement I am proudest of."

"Two years ago I was attacked by robbers on my way home. One of them hit me on the chest with a blunt object. I was admitted to hospital for a week and discharged. This was followed by a series of check up trips to hospital for further medication. My family was affected the most because I am the sole breadwinner. This is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life. "