"My biggest hardship is lack of a proper source of income. As a woman I feel desperate to engage in an income generating activity so that I stop depending entirely on my spouse because that brings a lot of conflict in my marriage."

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of reliable source of income to educate my children because I depend on rain fed farming which at times disappoint me a lot."

"My proudest achievement is that I can cook using a gas cooker that I purchased through small savings from my business."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced is lack of a proper housing structure. My house has been leaking and this has troubled me for years now."

"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled and managed to pay school fees for my siblings in primary school out of the meagre income that I get from the farm."

"The biggest hardship in my life currently is on paying school fees for my two children.The casual job I do is never a promise."

"I am proudest of owning and maintaining my home because I have my privacy and can do any kind of development there."

"I would say,the sickness I have is my biggest hardship because I'm too weak to fend for my family and sometimes they go without food."

"I am proud that I moved from a single room house and managed to build a two roomed house that could accommodate my expanding family."

"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to educate my children after the death of my husband."