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over 5 years ago

Everline enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to take my daughter to high school though through difficulty."

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over 5 years ago

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."

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over 5 years ago

Peter enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of is raising my children as a single father. It's been tough on me since my wife passed away. My eldest child has now completed high school, I hope to take him to college."

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over 5 years ago

Loice enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a sustainable income source. My husband is disabled and quite incapacitated."

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over 5 years ago

Evaline enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of is what I do and the fact I even have something to do. I make and sale mats. I also participate in merry go rounds. This is how I manage to provide for my family."

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over 5 years ago

"My proudest achievements are that we have struggled to build our house though not cemented . Secondly we have managed to take our children to school."

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over 5 years ago

Collince enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is having focused and managed to complete my secondary school education even though my own mother had passed away in the year 2010."

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over 5 years ago

Caroline enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that I currently face is diminished income from my business this means my family can barely afford essential items like good, nutritious food."

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over 5 years ago

Benard enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is having managed to marry a good wife, paid dowry to my in laws and managed to raise my children up to the level they have reached."

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over 5 years ago

Dorine enrolled.

"The biggest hardship we face is that we have a loan to pay which my husband is being deducted. We are abit financially incapacitated now."

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