"The biggest hardship we face is that we have a lot of dependants to fend for, yet our income sources are not sustainable." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement am proudest of is educating my children through high school as a single parent. I was a professional photographer until I developed eye problem. That's how I was able to pay school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face is the lack of a sustainable income source. I have been trying to save to start a business in vain." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I find it difficult to pay school fees for my children and to get them food to eat at times as I only depend on farming but farming is a seasonal thing which depends on the rains hence I may not have a good harvest that can be sold to cater for my family's needs." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am sick and my sickness has made not to be able to do things and work as I used to do normally and this really makes me not to be productive." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to build some three houses that I have rented to some tenants who are coming from my village of Yao. The money that I used to build those houses came from money that I used to save when I was working as a filling station attendant and for this I am proud." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that l used not to have house but we have struggled and built a better house." (Country: Kenya)

"The proudest achievement is that I am educating my children. And also through my hard work I have been able to buy a solar panel which my family use to light the house with and my children can also read at night." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship has been paying school fees to the orphaned children that I have and my children." (Country: Kenya)

"The proudest achievement is that I have livestock which I have bought through my work." (Country: Kenya)