"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is marital conflicts since 2015 when my spouse married a second wife. He has neglected my household and doesn't support our upkeep. " (Campaign: UBI)

"My proudest achievement is being able to buy seats for my house. The presence of these chairs constantly reminds me of my hard work, and my ability to save for a particular course." (Campaign: UBI)

"The achievement that I am most proud of is taking my sons to secondary school, one in form two and the other is in form three. Even though I am a low income earner, I work hard to pay their school fees. I am also proud of their good academic performance and this motivates me to work even harder." (Campaign: UBI)

"The proudest achievement in my life is the education of my children. I managed to pay their school fees with money I got from my business of selling fish. It was through hard work and determination that I achieved this and am happy all the five of them were able to complete high school." (Campaign: UBI)

"My biggest hardship was when all my household items burnt down to ashes in the year 2012 due to an electric fault that left my family stranded for there was no shelter and no one to lean on to.This situation was so devastating that I had to relocate from Kisumu town to my rural home." (Campaign: UBI)

"The achievement that am peoudest of is the purchase of cupboard worth kshs 5000. From my little savings and loans,I have managed to complete its payment." (Campaign: UBI)

"The achievement that am most proud of is the cow that I purchased last year after selling part of cereals that we had grown for subsistance. At 15000 Kshs last year,I hope to take care of it until its value shoots to kshs 30000 then I will resell and buy back two or three new ones when prices will be favourable." (Campaign: UBI)

"The achievement that am most proud of is taking up a course in hairdressing and opening up a salon business. After separating with my husband,I did casual work and generated money for the course and capital and today am proud that the returns can be seen." (Campaign: UBI)

"The biggest hardship I have faced is being unemployed.I used to do car wash business in Nairobi but when the business collapsed,I could not find another job and providing for my family proved so difficult.I had to come back home and resort to farming.Before that transition,life was so difficult with a young family that I had." (Campaign: UBI)

"The achievement I am proudest of is educating my first born son through secondary school. Paying school fee had been a great challenge to me but through financial sacrifices we made as a family, my son completed his secondary education last year. " (Campaign: UBI)