"Crop failure is the biggest hardship I have faced. Maize is the main food crop that I rely on to feed my family, the crop has failed to perform over the last three years and feeding my family has been a big challenge."

"The biggest achievement that I am proud of is harvesting tomatoes which I planted the previous year. The yields were encouraging, I sold and got a substantial cash."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of finance to enable me pursue my post secondary education."

"The achievement that I am very proud of is when I completed my masonry course at Siwot Polytechnic. I was very happy because I could now get employed and cater for my family. That was an achievement because from then, I became dependent and can provide basic needs for my family."

"The biggest achievement that I was proud of is when my daughter constructed rental shops for me 5 years ago at a nearby shopping centre. I was happy because I could now get monthly income that would help me cater for my needs."

"The achievement that I am most proud of is when my four children completed their first degree. I was happy since each of them can now secure jobs and help themselves and also that the burden of fees payment has been reduced."

"The greatest achievement which I can proudly talk of is the fact that I have been able to persue my diploma in Education which is now sustaining me in some short contracts like the one I am currently taking in the nearby private primary school."

"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to attend a polytechnic and successfully completed a course in masonry.This has helped me look for work in the construction industry which has helped me to start farming."

"The biggest hardship I still recall is the maize disease which destroyed all the maize fields we had. For the last six months we have been buying maize graind unlike other times when we woyld fill our granaries with maize."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is growing up in hardship.Due to ignorance at home I did not complete primary school.Going to school was not a priority at home.I also took time to learn how to work hard and look for money.This dragged my life a lot."