"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is raising my child as a single mother. I struggle with providing him with proper medical care and other basic needs like clothing and food because I have no reliable source of income." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship have faced is the accident i had, i was hospitalised for long with chest problem and i was not able to caltivate my land, this largely affected my family because no one was there to provide for them food and other needs." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship am currently facing is not being able to provide for myself as before due to old age. I totally depend on my children who mostly forget about me or send me very little money that is not enough to sustain me." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship has been raising school fees for my children, the return i get from my business is little and can not pay fees and at the same time buy enough food for the family." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I faced was in early 2017 when I developed a strange disease that for a long time could not be managed or treated. This stressed me and my family as we spent a lot of money,yet could not find the cure to my sickness. I am glad that after a long struggle, I'm now doing well." (Country: Kenya)

"There was a time my Son Emmanuel tried committing suicide and this was the lowest moment in life. We spent a lot of resources and time in hospital. It took him time to recover and at some point we had to seek spiritual help. Our pastor helped us through and we thank God For his grace. Emanuel is now doing well in school." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face is lighting in the house. As a student i find it difficult to study and do assignments at home because of insufficient light. We use kerosine tin lamps and this makes me to strain my eyes a lot. At times we even lack money to buy kerosine." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I faced in my life is when my husband was relieved of his duties and became jobless. Life was tough because we had to struggle to get food for our children and pay their school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face is my state of despair. Eight of my children died and it torments me at times whenever I think of them because I no longer get the support they used to offer me and I have to struggle on my own to make ends meet." (Country: Kenya)

"I have a new goal to save for two months for a she goat that will be profitable to me in the future." (Country: Kenya)