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almost 6 years ago

Godwin enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have our own house."

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almost 6 years ago

"Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to get married and have children."

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almost 6 years ago

Nancy enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of sufficient funds to feed my family because my business went down following my spouse's prolonged ailment."

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almost 6 years ago

Marikus enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face in life is having to live with HIV and being that I have no proper income as I depend on rain fed farming which is so unpredictable. "

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almost 6 years ago

"The biggest hardship I face in life is being a single parent to my two children. I have been a victim of divorce twice and that has affected my physical and emotional health. "

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almost 6 years ago

Moses enrolled.

"The proudest achievement is that I have built the house I am in and I also have a piece of land that I bought. I have taken some of my children to school."

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almost 6 years ago

Catherine enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is lack of finance to improve my family living standards."

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almost 6 years ago

Elisha enrolled.

"The proudest achievement is that I have bought some livestock and I have ensured that my siblings are always in school."

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almost 6 years ago

"The proudest achievement is that I have built my house through small jobs that I do,I have also managed to take my child to high school."

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almost 6 years ago

Beatrice enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is that we have no proper income to support ourselves for a long time."

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