"The biggest hardship that i am facing is that of dealing with sickness.Over along period of time,i have been struggling with a rare medical condition that causes one of my legs to swell extremely.I have spent so much money seeking for medication but unfortunately doctors have not been able to detect the real ailment.The worst part is that the pain just keeps on becoming unbearable by each passing day. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that i have faced was that of struggling with sickness.For seven years i was living with tuberculosis and the cost of seeking for medication left me totally bankrupt to the extent that i could not even provide for my family's basic needs and this pained me a lot. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I've faced in life was when my mother was sick, I was the only one to nurse her though I had a month old baby, my husband couldn't listen to me and even threatened to beat and divorce me. I was truly devastated when at the end my mom passed away. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is an unreliable source of income which has made me struggle to meet my family's basic needs. Being a widow and a mother of six children has not been easy and sometimes it breaks my heart seeing my little children going without a meal for a day. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is my poor health condition. I usually experience a severe headache that affects my entire body. Though the exact condition has not been established from the hospitals I have visited, the condition has made me strain financially and has also made me less productive especially in my farms." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is that I was very sick and could not raise money to cater for my medication. I had to sell all my maize so as to pay part of the hospital bill." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced is my inability to pay school fees for my son. He had to drop out of school in form three. This has made him not to realize his dream of becoming an accountant." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is losing my son who was the bread winner in this family. I am now struggling to make ends meet." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that i am facing is not being able to afford paying for school fees to educate all of my four children,at times they are sent away from school and this pains me a lot when i see other children going to school yet my own stay back home due to lack of school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for purchasing oxen and ox-plough to facilitate earlier cropping." (Country: Uganda)