"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income. Sometimes life becomes so hard that we spend the day without having a meal." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship in life is over dependency since my son died living me with his children and my own which has really been a challenge." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is the burden that I have as a single parent because I am the breadwinner to my family and I have to work extra hard to raise my children without a proper source of income." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is poor health. I am not able to work as hard as I would want to because of TB and Alcers." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have in life is that my income is not enough to feed and educate my children the way I would want to." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of hiring people to help me prepare land and to plant crops, this is quite expensive." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement am proudest of is educating my children. Through the small business I do, I have seen most of my children through college. I hope they get stable jobs soon." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face is that I am sick. I am yet to know the exact diagnosis due to financial constraints." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement am proudest of is family. I thank God for my children. I work hard to ensure they all go to school and to provide for their food, clothing, shelter and medication." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement am proudest of is educating my eldest daughter to college level. She graduated recently. I am happy to see all my children go to school because I didn't have a chance to." (Country: Kenya)