"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my house got burnt. As a widow, I had to ensure that I find a place which we could call a home as a family. I pay rent every month and its been difficult." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship is when my husband died. Becoming a widow and with a lot of responsibility on the dependants has not been very easy for me." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my children were sent out of school due to fee arrears and I was broke at that time. They almost dropped out of school." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship is lack of sufficient finances to feed and cater for the medical needs of my family." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have successfully raised six orphans from my two late daughters out of hard work at my shop." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have in life is lack of sufficient funds to satisfactorily meet the needs of my family." (Country: Kenya)

"I am proudest that I have assisted my brother to train in carpentry through sales of charcoal." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I am doing fishing using my own boat that I purchased out of hard work as a casual laborer." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to build my own home with money I got from my fishing business." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that fishing business is currently not doing well hence my income has gone down therefore getting money to support my family is a challenge." (Country: Kenya)