"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we solely depend on subsistence farming as a source of livelihood. This makes life unbearable especially when we get poor harvests."

"My proudest achievement is having worked as a blacksmith for a while, I have been able to save some of my earnings and bought some livestock, sadly most of the livestock often succumb to various types of illnesses."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income.I am a casual worker but there is very little work to do in the village, in fact my spouse recently went to back to their home and it seems my in laws do not want her to come back to me unless I pay dowry which I cannot afford."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of capital to increase stocks of fast moving consumer goods that we sell at our small shop."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, I have four children who all need to go to school and if I am unable to raise the required fees they may have to stay at home."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, I often have to carry out very many manual tasks in my farm and whenever I have problems with my health my farms often lie fallow."

"The proudest achievement is that I have a house and I am taking care of my child."

"The achievement am proudest of is raising my nephews and nieces. All my other siblings passed away and left their kids behind."

"The biggest hardship is lack of a proper house and ways of making ends meet"

"The achievement am proudest of is educating my children. My eldest daughter just completed primary school."