"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is when I realised that my wife was infected with HIV and refused to take drugs. It was too late and she had infected me too. It was difficult to accept my status then." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is getting money to pay school fees for my kids. It has been hard being that I don't have a reliable source of income." (Country: Kenya)

"Getting money to educate my kids and also feed my family has been the biggest hardship I have faced in my life." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement that I am proud of is that I have managed to keep poultry as a venture. It has supported me as a source of income and also food." (Country: Kenya)

"I have faced discrimination from some of my family members who looked down upon me because I am disable." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is paying for school fees for my children who may be forced to drop out due to lack of fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is we were able to build a house and have iron sheets for roofing which is a big step from our initial grass thatched house." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to secure a loan from my self-help group that I used to buy cement for cementing the floor of my house. I am yet to pay the loan." (Country: Kenya)

"The hardship that I face in life is getting food and water to sustain my family." (Country: Kenya)

"The greatest achievement that I am proudest of is that my husband and I were able to start a small business in the form of a shop." (Country: Kenya)