"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to save cash from my business that enabled me to buy a water tank that I use to harvest water when it rains."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that at times my family go to bed without a meal and one of my child has been sent home because I have not paid fee for this term. I am a widow and am not able to support them fully."

"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of sufficient finances to meet all my basic needs because I have no reliable source of income."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced is I have been left alone,I have buried almost all of my children and my body has a lot of pain(she is not well health wise)."

"The biggest hardship is that I don't have a proper job,so feeding my children and taking care of there daily needs is a challenge."

"The proudest achievement is that since my husband died I have been able to sell "mandazi"(doughnuts) which has enabled me to build the house am living in and I have also managed to pay school fees for my children."

"The biggest hardship is that I have no one to support me and taking care of my children is very difficult."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income. I have children who are in college as well as secondary schools and I fear that they may not be able to complete their studies."

"My proudest achievement is that I joined a women's support group and through the table banking we had in our group, I was able to save enough money until I finally built my current house."

"The biggest hardship that I face currently is that I lost my husband a long time ago and I had to stop working in order to come to the village and and stay with my mother in law, this means that I do not have any source of income and life is difficult."