"Our proudest achievement is that we have a better shelter for our family after living under a leaking roof for six years."

"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to buy a piece of land and managed to build my house on it using cash that I got from my fish business and the savings that I had in our local lending and saving scheme."

"The biggest hardship we have in life is that we lack money to live a comfortable life. Right now we don't even own chairs that our visitors can use when they visit."

"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I have been able to take my child to school up to university using cash that I get from my savings in our table banking scheme."

"The proudest achievement is that I have taken care of my children and now they are adults."

"The biggest hardship is that I still have some siblings of mine who depend on me and am not stable enough to support all the needs of my siblings and my own children."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I separated with my husband. He became so hostile with me for no reason and decided to chase me out of his life. I currently feel burdened because I have got three kids who I take care of and I don't have a stable source of income."

"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income to support my family. I depend on farming and charcoal making. Sometimes life gets hard to the extent that we go without having meals."

"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled to educate my children and two already have jobs and are helping us out with their siblings education."