"My proudest achievement is that I am doing fishing using my own boat that I purchased out of hard work as a casual laborer."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my source of income is inadequate because I don't have enough tools that I can use in my fishing business and this includes fishing gears like nets."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that fishing business is currently not doing well hence my income has gone down therefore getting money to support my family is a challenge."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting school fees for my children is a problem as my income is low and at times my children are sent home."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income from tailoring is not stable as getting capital for my business is not easy as I am also a widow."

"The biggest hardship that we face in our life is that fish stock in the lake has gone down thereby making our income to be low."

"The achievement am proudest of is a cow that I bought with my savings. I feel proud because this is an asset. I had also started plastering my house with cement, the walls and the floor. It's incomplete now due to lack of cash but I still feel proud."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a sustainable income source. In this economy everything you do requires money and at the same time it's so scarce."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a sustainable income source to sustain my wife and children."

"The achievement am proudest of is moving to my own compound. In Luo custom this a big step and so I feel proud. Usually once a man marries they will eventually have to move out of there parents compound and build there own house in a different compound."