"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have unstable source of income and this has made life to be difficult for my family. Sometimes we go without a meal." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship is lack of a proper source of income. As a woman I feel desperate to engage in an income generating activity so that I stop depending entirely on my spouse because that brings a lot of conflict in my marriage." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have educated my children through farming." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I can cook using a gas cooker that I purchased through small savings from my business." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced is lack of a proper housing structure. My house has been leaking and this has troubled me for years now." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled and managed to pay school fees for my siblings in primary school out of the meagre income that I get from the farm." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is having been able to build my current house and buy household items I used to be homeless.Working at a quarry made all this possible." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship is that I lack sufficient income that can enable me provide basic needs appropriately." (Country: Kenya)

"I would say,the sickness I have is my biggest hardship because I'm too weak to fend for my family and sometimes they go without food." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship has been to live near a lake because wild animals destroys our crops hence causing food scarcity. I also live in fear of attack by wild animals." (Country: Kenya)