"We are planning to construct a new and bigger house."

"I am planning to plaster my house and pay school fees for my children with my upcoming lump-sum payment."

"The biggest hardship I'm facing is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for my children. I'm also sickly and in some cases not able to go to the farm which is my only source of livelihood. "

"The achievement I'm proudest of is being able to pay dowry for my lovely wife and building my current house,we used to live in a very small thatched house before."

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to educate my eldest daughter through secondary school and she is now waiting to join college having passed with a C-."

"My biggest hardship currently is on being homeless, it is very difficult to stay in another person's house even when they are your relations since you can't make any progress and it's uncomfortable too."

"My proudest achievement is having joined a merry go round (informal savings group), I managed to save enough money in the group and finally bought some household items like chairs. "

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income, I have children who are in primary school but I am not sure if I will be able to pay their fees this coming term. If I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. "

"My proudest achievement is having moved from town where we used to stay. We did not have a homestead but I really struggled and managed to assist my spouse when he was building our current house and establishing our homestead. "

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to renovate my house, it is dilapidated and I fear that the walls might collapse anytime. "