"I am a widow who fends on my children on my own. Life is a struggle. I am aging at the moment and running household chores like smearing the floor of my house is an uphill task since I have a lot of difficulty bending down. It is for this reason that I decided to use the transfer to cement the floors of my two houses. I am happy that this has relieved me of the stress that I used to experience before. I used the other part of the money to purchase a water tank."

"I plan to build a better house since the one I have at the moment is old and dilapidated. It is not conducive to living in. When it rains it gives me and my family a lot of trouble since it lets water in and so it becomes cold and when there is intense heat sun during the day it is extremely hot. So it is not conducive to living in it. My main aspiration, therefore, is to be able to look for finances to enable me to realize the dream of having a better house."

"I decided to remodel my home after getting the second part of the transfer by plastering the exterior walls to keep them from being washed away by rainfall when it rains. By doing this, the house becomes more stable than previously to endure splashes of rainwater on the walls. For $150, I spent on 23 bags of cement, and the work cost me $40. Together with replacing some damaged roofing timbers, the roof refurbishment cost $120 to complete. Following that, I gave my son $200 to outfit his charcoal-selling business, which he uses to supply merchants in large quantities. I spent the remaining money to buy food for my family because I am a peasant farmer and it hasn't rained in a long."

"With the ability to spend your transfer on your pressing needs, most children were able to get an education without being sent home to fetch school fees. I am happy that my son managed to complete his undergraduate with the help of GiveDirectly. We are struggling with unsafe water for domestic use in our area. I would have loved it if GiveDirectly would have started a project to address the problem of water shortage in our area."

"We are using water from the stream for domestic use. I used to go for about 2 kilometers to fetch water which was quite a distance. With my old age, I was struggling to carry water with me back home. I decided to spend KES 25000 of my second transfer to buy 3000 liters of the plastic water tank. This enabled me to harvest rainwater and would last me up to three months without experiencing water shortage. I used the remaining money to buy food and complete constructing my new house."

"I am old and no longer economically active. Providing food for myself is a challenge since I am jobless. In the coming year and beyond, my goal is to ensure food security for the family. I intend to save enough amount of money from charcoal vending to acquire sufficient food. This is because we are experiencing famine in our area and getting food and water is very difficult."

"The best concept was to give us cash since it opened our eyes to the different necessities we lacked as we invested in them. Most people who were struggling financially have made improvements to their life in a variety of ways. Some have built nicer homes, some have purchased water tanks to help with the problem of water shortage, and still, others who had nowhere to live have purchased property. This all contributed to a stronger and healthier community. But, in order to prevent the drunken recipients from wasting the money they get, the organization must keep a tight eye on them. If it's possible, they should ask the local chief to keep an eye on these individuals to ensure that everyone is spending the money wisely."

"Inadequate water and the long-distance my spouse and children take to fetch water upsets me a lot. The only way out is to dig a borehole within my compound. With this, I will be able to start irritating vegetables and thus cast my net of earning a living wider."

"I am very suited and happy to know that I will be recievingvthis cash grant from Givedirectly. I have a sewing machine which I use for small business. I rarely get customers here simply because I don't have materials or sewed clothes that I can sell. This means that I can barely make $5 in two weeks which is totally not beneficial. I M going to invest $278 in buying materials and clothes that I can sew , sell and make money in the future. I am also planning on buying a piece of land in Ruhonjye because this area is so risky and water keeps on coming from underground and uphill as it slopes down hill. The land will cost about $1200 and use $416 to construct a simple two roomed house. This area will give me a better access to the main road and a busy area so that I can gey customers for my sewing g business."

"I was struggling with unavailable clean water for my family. Unsafe water was the root cause of why most of my household members kept complaining of abdominal illness and recorded cases of amoeba. The cost of living in the family went high since we used part of our little family income to seek medication. This pushed my thoughts high and decided to purchase a plastic water tank with KES 20000 of my transfers. I manage to harvest plenty of rainwater for my family which saw our family health improve significantly. I am happy that I am no longer stressed with the huge school fees arrears for my three children in secondary school having spent KES 30000 to pay school fees."