My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I am certain of access to clean water in my household since I have been able to purchase 5000 Litters water tank . At the moment is its raining in my region and I am harvesting water . Therefore , the struggle of walking to long distance in search of water in dry season because we live in an area where the climate is harsh and on such times with the water shortage at hand and rationing of water. I felt very disappointed after taking a far walk and all I would afford to get is a Jerry can . Its with joy that this challenges are behind me now . Secondly , in the foreseen future, I will no longer incur expenses of buying milk from my neighbors but rather I will get it from my dairy cow that I had bought with the first transfer .

In my opinion , GiveDirectly's field staffs related with our village members with respect and proactively gave solutions when they interacted with beneficiaries who didn't know how to use Mpesa because of their vulnerability either old or illiterate . I personally do not see what GiveDirectly did wrong on its work .

I spent 35 ,000 KES of my second transfer to buy a 5000 litter water tank . With the rains , I do harvest water in it hence from today hence forth I will have efficient access to clean water even in dry seasons . The remaining amount , I built a kitchen , therefore, my main house doesn't serve as a kitchen and a living room like before .

The biggest difference is that I get clean water for domestic use right in my compound. I used to cover long distances to fetch water from someone's dam. It used to be hectic and I always wanted to buy a water tank to collect rainwater from my roof but this was impossible given that I get little, only enough for food from my farm. I currently get time to do other chores and give more attention to my farm that would have been wasted looking for water. Thank you so much GiveDirectly.

The moment I received the money was the best moment of my life. I was extremely excited to the extent that I could sleep after I read the message because I have never had such a huge amount of money in my life. I got up earlier than usual that day and prepared my best breakfast ever with joy and hope for a better life had dawned on me.

I spend my first transfer on a water tank to solve a perennial water problem in my household. It is a huge challenge of obtaining water for domestic use because our area is quite dry. The only water source is a dam that is privately owned and the owner restricts people from drawing water . The water is also not fit for drinking but currently, I don't have a big problem because I have harvested rainwater and the tank is now full of clean water. I also bought a gas cooker and bought some foodstuffs. My life has greatly improved because of this transfer.