"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to take care of my kids even after the death of my husband and managed to pay for them school fees through struggle."

"My proudest achievement is that I educated my son to the University level through fishing."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced is I have been left alone,I have buried almost all of my children and my body has a lot of pain(she is not well health wise)."

"The proudest achievement I have is that I bought a goat and am also keeping some chicken which I bought through selling firewood."

"The proudest achievement is that since my husband died I have been able to sell "mandazi"(doughnuts) which has enabled me to build the house am living in and I have also managed to pay school fees for my children."

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

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income. I have children who are in college as well as secondary schools and I fear that they may not be able to complete their studies."

"My proudest achievement is that I joined a women's support group and through the table banking we had in our group, I was able to save enough money until I finally built my current house."

"My proudest achievement is having worked as a grocer and after saving for many years, I was able to buy household goods and build my mother in law a house."

"My proudest achievement is having worked in a factory making clothes and I was able to save my earnings, these I then used to educate my children."