"Starting up dairy farming is an achievement am proudest of in my life. My life has changed and am seeing significant improvement. I can now save and provide for my family."

"The a chievement I am proudest of so far is that, after sitting for my KCSE certificate in Secondary school, I never stopped there but persued a certificate course in education and there after graduated. After my certificate course I enrolled for a diploma in Education and currently I am working in the nearby primary school as a PTA teacher."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the miscarriage I had in the year 2005. This led to spending alot of money in seeking medication from the hospital and weakened my body so much that I could not work over that time."

"Looking back at my life, the tea picking job I have been doing for the last 7 years has helped me a great deal. At the moment I can say that the cow I have in our field is a result of the payment I am getting from tea picking job."

"The biggest hardship is the maize disease which affected all the maize fields for a long period of time. Since that was the main source of income during those times I had to move out of home to look for other casual jobs to do in order to feed my family."

"The achievement I am proudest of is the success of my tea buying business. This has enable me to register my Society number and at the end of every year I am receiving bonuses with other farmers."

"My biggest hardship is the deteriorating stomach ulsers I was diagnosed with and also I am old and sickly."

"I sometime face hardship on some seasons. At times I plant beans and they fail to mature hence they make me undergo losses."

"My biggest hardship is that I broke my leg and thus it can at times be difficult walking."

"My biggest hardship is the lack of finances to support my plans. I lack money to start atleast a small business to earn daily income."