"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, the right side of my body is partially paralyzed. This means that I can hardly till my farm and therefore I cannot get any income. I fear that I may succumb to the illness if my financial situation does not improve. This is because I do not have enough money to seek treatment. "

"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling cereals and onions, the profits from the small business enabled me to educate my children up to standard eight, but unfortunately they could not move on to secondary school level."

"My proudest achievement is having been a successful farmer. The proceeds from the sale of my crops have enabled me to build a better house for my family and also purchase some oxen and a dairy cow. "

"The biggest hardship we face currently is on paying school fees,this is because we fully rely on farming and in some seasons we are not able to get better yields."

"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling onions in kisumu town, I was thus able to educate my children with proceeds from the sale of onions until they managed to have their own families."

"I'm proud for having saved money from farming and bought household items like furniture and utensils. "

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my daughter who should be joining secondary school next year, I fear that she may have to defer her studies if I am unable to raise the required fees. "

"My biggest hardship is on making ends meet,I have no other sources of income other than farming and being a widow makes it even more difficult to fend for my family."

"My proudest achievement is having worked in my farm for many years and managed to buy a ploughing machine, some cows and built my house with funds I got after selling maize and sweet potatoes that I harvested. "

"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to save money from farming and bought some chickens that have since multiply into many more."