"Previously i used to suffer a lot sleeping under licking roof, but now am pleased that the money will help me with my grandchildren to build a new iron roofed house,that will save us from other diseases like malaria." (Country: Uganda)

"My people dying and leaving me alone with my children as orphans out of natural disease. How has it affected you? They were the ones looking after me and they were providing me with food,clothes,security and happiness and ever since they died life has never been the same." (Country: Uganda)

"Sickness of my daughter has been the biggest hardship I have faced. It is suspected to be epilepsy that is affecting her." (Country: Uganda)

"The loss of my husband was my biggest hardship I've faced in my life because it became challenging raising my children alone." (Country: Uganda)

"My biggest hardship in life was when my child was sick of measles and got so bedridden to the point of being admitted. I was scared he was going to die." (Country: Uganda)

"My biggest hardship i have faced in life is falling sick while in marriage to the extent of wanting to cut my leg off and my husband's family all gave up on me after seeing that there is no improvement so i had to divorce and come back home." (Country: Uganda)

"My proudest achievement is buying a bicycle for my children because they used to walk from Nawansenga to Idudi to go to school" (Country: Uganda)

"The achievement am proudest of is moving my family back home from Uganda, where we lived for years. It's my pride to be back home even though we started life a fresh."

"I have seen a lot of hardship, but the one I most remember is when one of my sons almost died in Uganda. He was a fisherman, but he became sick and his employer abandoned him without a penny. I had to sell part of my land to raise money to bring him home,"

"My biggest achievement that I can never be proud of is when I bought 7 tailoring machines and did business but got stolen during the Iddi Amin war in Uganda"