"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I am suffering from a chest infection. This cannot allow me to go to the farm and therefore I have to depend on well wishers for food." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my husband passed away. Life became hard for me because we used to depend on him as the sole breadwinner." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to buy five goats. I managed to do this from the savings that I made from the sale of charcoal." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build a house however small it is. It wasn't an easy task because as a widow, I had to do it myself from the savings which I made from my little business." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay my son's school fees up to college level. I have managed this through the little income that I get from the sale of charcoal and farm produce." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that of getting school fees for my children as my source of income is very low." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is paying school fees for my children is difficult as our income source is inadequate to cater for the high school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of water as we fetch water at a far distance from my house and it takes me almost one hour to get water." (Country: Kenya)

"I am proudest of struggling to educate my eldest son who earned his bachelor's degree in Economics." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient finances to support my large family. I have adopted six children and I lack proper source of income." (Country: Kenya)