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almost 6 years ago

Evalyne enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income, this means paying school fees for son who is in secondary school is difficult and he might be sent home from school soon."

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almost 6 years ago

Wilfrida enrolled.

"The biggest hardship currently in our life is on paying school fees to our children and finding daily food for the family."

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almost 6 years ago

Dorothy enrolled.

"The achievement we are proudest of is being able to build our current small iron roof house after the one we had which was thatched roofed, burnt down."

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almost 6 years ago

Hellen enrolled.

"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on constant sickness,my husband has respiratory problem which has proven hard to treat and is expensive."

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almost 6 years ago

Benard enrolled.

"My biggest hardship currently is on feeding my family since I depend on casual labour around which most of the time is not available."

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almost 6 years ago

Elijah enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to build my current house and also paying dowry for my wife.This was through saved money from casual labour that I would get around the village."

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almost 6 years ago

Moses enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is my sickness because I've been suffering from chest pain and raising money to go to the hospital has also been a problem."

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almost 6 years ago

Phoebe enrolled.

"My proudest achievement was that I was able to save some money in my account to cater for my children's school fees and upkeep."

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almost 6 years ago

Wilfred enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income, this often means that my family does not always get everything they would need in life."

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almost 6 years ago

"The biggest hardship I have is that my husband died a long time ago and I was forced to be the sole breadwinner, my business is not as profitable as it used to be, so I cannot live a comfortable life."

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