"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have been sickling and this has lowered my productivity. I am the only bread winner for my family and its usually hard for us especially when am sick and bedridden." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship we face in life is lack of reliable source of income because we depend a lot on fishing and it's not always successful." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have a peaceful marriage." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient funds to educate my children." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship is lack of sufficient funds to feed, educate and build a house for my family. I don't have a reliable source of income and so what I earn is not sufficient to cater for all my needs." (Country: Kenya)

"I am proudest that I have educated my children after my spouse's demise through my hard work as a farmer." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build iron roofed house since we used to stay in a grass thatched house." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship in life are lack of money to pay school fees for my children and illness of my child who is suffering from sickle cell." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have been sickling since my husband passed away. This has lowered my productivity because sometimes I get bedridden and therefore I can't get enough income to sustain my family." (Country: Kenya)