"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was when I fell sick for along time and I didn't have money to acquire proper treatment." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when I lost my child through prolonged sickness which left me depressed and broke." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I am facing in life is that, my house is in bad condition and whenever it rains, most of my household items are damaged by the rain water and as a result forces me by more household items every now and then. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I had faced was the lose of my husband in 1992 and it has affected me to date. As the sole bread winner for my family, at times it becomes so hard to earn enough income to feed my family and this stresses me out to an extent that I can not operate normally hence not proving for my family sufficiently. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced is giving birth while still in school. I had to do my KCPE examination immediately after giving birth. This was not a walk in the park, handling the exams and a young baby at the same time with both requiring your attention was difficult." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing my well paid job. This was a very tough moment since I could not fend for my family." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced is inability to get enough money to cement my house,buy fertilizer and seedlings." (Country: Kenya)

"Being neglected by my husband at a early stage of our marriage is the biggest hardship I have faced in life. Raising 8 children by myself was a huge challenge because I didn't have stable source of income. I resorted to casual jobs to be able to fend for my children and support them with their education. I am glad God has been merciful with us. " (Country: Kenya)

"When I first got married, my husband and I had nothing at all. We started from scratch and that was the biggest hardship I have ever faced in life. Getting food and other essentials was a challenge but with hardwork from casual jobs and farming, we were able fo pull through. We have managed to build a house and I can only thank God for the far he has seen us through." (Country: Kenya)

"One of the biggest hardship that I have faced in my life was when I lost one of my daughters to sickness. Her death affected me psychologically to an extent that I could no do my daily chores as required and as a result could not sufficiently provide for my family's daily basic needs. " (Country: Kenya)