"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am very happy and I have got back my garden."

"Despite the fact that I am unemployed, I have ensured that my family doesn't lack any basic need. I have worked purposely(whether on my farm or as a casual labourer) to ensure that all of their needs are met. This for me is the greatest achievement I am proudest of. "

"There was heavy infestation of maize stalk disease in my farm for the past seven years and providing the stable food(ugali) for my family became very difficult. I had to buy maize for those years and this really drained my business capital. This is the biggest hardship I have ever experienced. "

"My parent's inability to pay for my secondary school education made me abscond schooling for one year as they hustle for money. I remember I could see my age-mates going to school and this made me feel uncomfortable. This for me is the biggest hardship I have ever experienced. "

"I dropped out of school while I was still in primary school and this will always be the greatest mistake of my life. Since then, finding a job has been very difficult due to my inability to posses necessary education documentation. Now I have to do manual job(rope weaving)so as to sustain my family and for me this is the biggest hardship I have ever experienced. "

"Separating with my wife is the biggest hardship I've faced in my life. It was hard copping up with life situations and bringing up children on my own. Things were tough back then but I'm glad we were able to pull through."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is the inability to put food on the table for my family. There are times when we sleep hungry because we cannot provide food for the family. This is a very low moment for me as a mother since I often feel I have failed as a parent. We do work hard to provide for our children but sometimes it really becomes difficult."

"The achievement that am most proud of is being involved in farming which has helped raise fees for my college education."

"In January 2018, I bought land and I paid half of the money and now I don't know where to get the remaining money yet again I have children who are in School and I have to pay fees. The small hotel which I run cannot sustain the needs of my family and not enough to pay the remaining money for the land. This has been the greatest hardship in my life."

"Even though I am single mother working as a casual worker, my proudest achievement is having managed to pay School fees for my children. Waking up early to fend for my children single handedly has not been easy but I am proud my children are in School. "