"My proudest achievement is that we have a roof over our head" (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship is that I have I child who is not able to talk and needs to be operated but money is the problem." (Country: Kenya)

"The proudest achievement is that I built my house by doing road construction" (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship was loosing my son and everything I had worked for because I was sick and I had to sell everything." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement was being in a women's group where I got some money and bought the chairs in my house" (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship was loosing my husband and I was left with nothing to take care of the children with." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship was loosing my husband and I have no qualifications to get a job. I am also sick most of the time." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to see my children through high school." (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is having bought goats. This is because I saved the profits from my small grocery business and after a while managed to get enough cash to buy the goats." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income and insufficient money to pay school fees for my children." (Country: Kenya)