"Water unavailability has been a nightmare for my family for over a year. Due to the prolonged drought, all the water pans around dried up. Cycling and walking for three kilometers to fetch water has been the order of the day since then. This has affected my health due to the body aches I experience. To counteract this problem, I will use 30,000 KES to channel a water pipeline to my homestead. This will not only help my family but also my neighbors. They will be fetching water at a shorter distance."

"Receiving this money means access to clean and safe water for drinking. In our area, our source of water is the river and I have become old. I am no longer able to carry water and most of the time I depend on my grandchildren to fetch water for me. However, this water is not safe for drinking and I am afraid that I will get waterborne diseases since my immunity has gone down. So when I receive this transfer I will spend KES 60000 to purchase 10000 liters water tank. I will then harvest rainwater from my house thus reducing exposure to waterborne diseases."

"I am a widow and I depend on charcoal production for a living. The job is energy-draining and at my age, it is hard to do it on daily basis. In a month I earn around KES 2400 which is not enough for all the basic needs of my family of 8 members. In a day I require KES 400 for food and water. As a result, all the wages go into buying food leaving other necessities unattended. Lack of money has remained to be the major challenge that my household is currently facing."

"Towards the end of last year, we had a rain pour after months of experiencing drought. The water filled our streams which have helped us survive with our animals for a while now. This brought joy in our lives considering that before then we used to cover many kilometers in the scorching to fetch water which was very tiresome."

"Purchasing a water tank to reserve water during the rainy season is my wish when I receive the money. I have been going through a hard time getting water for domestic use for some years. The distance that is covered from home to the dam is approximately two hours which is so tiresome. To solve this I intend to buy a water tank with the capacity of 2000 liters by using twenty thousand Kenya shillings which will be able to collect water that can serve us for long period, fifty thousand to build a new two three-bedroom muddy house for my family since the one we live currently has one bedroom which forces my children to seek shelter from my mother in law and the balance to buy beddings and clear school fees."

"Food insecurity is the biggest challenge in my house. There is no fresh water for drinking in our area. We get fresh water from far-a distance of 5 kilometers walk."

"Two years ago, I was waken up by the sound of rowdy water flowing under our bed. Little did we know it was floods which ended up sweeping away the house and all our belongings. My husband and I were left homeless for over six months untill our son build a 2m by 3m house which currently serves for both dwelling and a store. Being old and jobless has left us long to build a better structure in vain. It is with joy that upon receiving our transfers, we will erect a two-bedroom iron-roofed house which will cost approximately 60 000 KSH. We will set aside 10 000KSH for purchasing a bed and a mattress and the rest of the money will support us in medication and food."

"Mostly i struggle with places to cook and use to eat. I also do not have water dishes to keep my water. To find food is also a huge problem"

"I mostly struggle with what to use to draw water or where to eat as most of my plates and water dishes were broken when the house fell"

"GiveDirectly can help people financially, so they can be able to send their children school, build house and make business. GiveDirectly can't take food nor water or anything from people."