"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build iron roofed house for my family. I managed this after I sold maize that I got from my farm." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is hunger. Being that I get very poor harvest from my farm and also I lack additional source of income, life has become unbearable for me." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I that I have tried so hard to pay school fees for two of my children who have finished college. I made it possible from my little income" (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income source is not stable and getting cash to sustain my family's needs is not easy." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to build my house using cash from our village saving and lending scheme." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am a young widow and supporting my children as a single parent is not easy as they have a lot of expectations like food to eat and school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I have children who are total orphans and they belong to my sons who passed on with their wives and they are under my care. I find it hard to support them as I don't have a good income source." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship has been to take care of my epileptic son because I cannot raise money that can help him seek treatment." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship has been to raise capital that can enable me set up my own business." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship is that I don't have a job,hence I'm not able to raise school fees nor feed my children properly." (Country: Kenya)