"The biggest hardship I have ever experienced is when I was bitten by a dog and I contracted rabbies. There was delay in getting medication and it took time for me to be cured."

"Lacking school fee is the biggest hardship I have faced in life. My parents have no formal employment and it has been hard for them to provide for my school fee and that of my siblings. I thank God his grace has been sufficient and we are in a better position now."

"When I was in form two in 2017, I wanted to achieve a mean grade of B+ (plus). Despite my efforts to attain my goals, I was not able to get my desired grade but instead, I got a C+ (plus). I consider this my biggest hardship because I really felt bad since I had failed."

"My biggest hardship was getting basic needs since my parents could hardly afford any of them, I had to relocate from home to my uncle's place away from home and as you know it is not easy staying at a relatives place."

"My proudest achievement in life is establishing my own homestead on my own piece of land where I have the freedom to put up my projects. The fear of coercion from parents is no longer in me. I have been able to see my family stay comfortably in the compound."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have managed to prepared my parcel of land hence more food will be available in my house for the whole family."

"I spent my third transfer on Polytechnic fee for my son 10,000 KES, bought a heifer for 18,000 KES because of the beneficial effects of offspring and milk for improved nutrition. I then paid a debt I had borrowed earlier for 8,000 kes. The balance I spent on basic furniture for my house.."

"I spent my third transfer on buying house construction materials, in readiness for building on a better house on a new location . As a couple, we have been planning for years to move from my father-in-law's land and relocate to our own compound as required by Luo traditions and there build our house. This has been impossible due to lack of finances. Thank you GD for making this possible."

"My new goal is to fence my compound so as to secure my property."

"My new goal is to start a poultry farming. I am planning to buy building materials to construct a poultry house to keep chicken. These is to help me have a source of income through the sale of eggs and sell some in case of emergency."