"The biggest hardship that I have faced was when I had no house and when I lost my son who drowned at the lake,he was not sick the abrupt death has really disturbed me." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money. My son is due to join secondary school but he might not be able to do so as I do not have money to pay school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is that since my spouse left for kitale, I have been forced to do a lot menial jobs in order to survive, but these kind of jobs are few in the village. I often sleep hungry because I did not get work to do and subsequently I did not have money to buy food to eat." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy some cows and a ploughing machine. The productivity of my farm is very low and I fear if I do not get the money to buy the oxen and ploughing machine it will still remain as it is." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay back a debt. I took a loan from my women's support group and used it to pay school fees for my brother, the loan is now due and my shares in the group might be reduced if I do not pay up soon." (Country: Kenya)

"l plan to pay a dowry and start a business." (Country: Kenya)

"l plan to buy ox plough and build a kitchen." (Country: Kenya)

"l plan buy bedding , furniture and start a small business." (Country: Kenya)

"l plan to buy furniture , l also plan to expand my house it is small." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a reliable source of income that can help us support the family." (Country: Kenya)