"My biggest hardship has been to raise enough capital that can enable me start an income generating activity." (Country: Kenya)

"I would say,I am proud of owning my home because I have my privacy and the freedom of making decisions." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to educate my children properly and I'm happy that they have secured good jobs." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled so hard and bought land which I built my home." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build a house for my family." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I was diagnosed with Malaria and I became so sick and bedridden. I couldn't manage to continue with my business and so it closed down. Since then, I have been suffering for lack of a stable source of income." (Country: Kenya)

"Our proudest achievement is that we have struggled and managed to build iron roofed house for the family. We made this possible through the savings that we made from the little income that we get." (Country: Kenya)

"The happiest part of my day is when my children wake up very early in the morning and prepare to go to school so that they can learn without any interruption of being sent home for school fees. This makes me happy as they are able to get education just like the other kids in Kenya." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that we tried to save some cash using the small businesses that we have been doing and that cash was used to pay my dowry by buying a cow that was paid to my family as dowry." (Country: Kenya)