"I am proud that I have managed to finish high school because of well wishers who took responsibility after the demise of my parents."

"My proudest achievement is that I have obtained a forth form certificate with help from well wishers who took care of me after my parents died."

"My proudest achievement is that l have worked hard to educate some of my children upto high school."

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."

"My biggest hardship in life is frequent illness affecting my family."

"My proudest achievement is that I have a family and I am struggling to take good care of my children."

"The biggest hardship I face in life is poor health. I am down with TB of the bones and can't engage in hard tasks."

"My proudest achievement is that I have established my own home as a woman after loosing my spouse fifteen years ago."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting a job in the village is not easy and when I get one casual job, the pay is very little and this has made me not to lead a comfortable life as when I don't get anything I am forced to go to bed hungry without a meal."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is that I was an IDP after the 2007 post election violence in Kenya and I was forced to move back to our rural home and all our property was burnt by rowdy youths."