"First of all i intend to use this money to fix my house. During the rainy season as it rains, water pours into my house and it gets soaked. At times i even have to seek shelter at my relatives home. Therefore, i will buy iron sheets to get ride of this problem. I will also use this money to purchase fertiliser so that i can harvest maize. I will also buy maize for food."

"I am aged and sickly most times, hence I cannot go on casual jobs to sustain my family of 2. My household fetches water from the silango's within the village which is nonetheless distant. Furthermore, I consume most of the time fetching water and at the end of it, I am very tired considering I have to fetch round trips to get enough to last the household the entire day. I have been yearning for a tank for the past 3 years, but sadly finances could not allow me. When I receive these transfers, I intend to use KES 30000 to purchase a 2500 litres tank that I will be able to fetch and store rainwater for use in the household. I will be very happy that my energy is reserved and the time reserved for further household chores."

"When I withdrew the money, I bought 20 pieces of iron sheets for KES 20000.00. The aim of buying the iron sheets is that I wanted to construct a new house because the one I had was very small and old thus not secured to live in. I also bought a bicycle for KES 15000.00 for fetching some water because the water points were very scare and far from our home due to the drought that had stroke our area. I also paid KES 8000.00 school fees for my children so that they are retained in school and have proper learning environment. Since I was relying on making and selling charcoals which is not a guaranteed business for generating income, I had borrowed some food items from different shops and I saw it prudent to settle the bills so that if need arises I could have the guts to borrow again."

"After withdrawing the cash, I first paid KES 7000.00 school fees for my seven children. Since it was a dry season, we had hardship in fetching some water hence I bought a bicycle which aided us in fetching the water, at some time neighbors would hire the bicycle thus getting some money from it. Having done the small things that were giving me some headache, I turned to the major issue which was renovation of my house. For quite some time, my house has been leaking and due to lack of money I wasn’t in a position to repair it. When I received this money, I bought eight iron sheets for KES 8000.00 for repairing the leaking parts of the roof. Thereafter, I kept the remaining for the family upkeep"

"I did spend my most recent transfer on zinc and mattress. I have a house that is currently in a very deplorable condition. At the back, this gone rainy season caused the walls to fall because the roof no longer holds the rain waters as compare to when the thatch covering it is new; therefore, I have decided to build a new house for my family and I. I am so happy that I have this money. I am going to use it wisely so that the day GiveDirectly leaves I will have something to show."

"0Receiving money from GiveDirectly was a great milestone for me and my family. It came when I was required to pay for the hospital bill which had taken a long time to be paid back. This was because I was sick and treated in debt. I had no job and could not even afford to buy food, hospital bill and even rent. I spent KES. 1500 to repay the debt, and spent KES. 1000 on food, 500 spent on other basic needs. The first transfer helped me in buying water to help my family during drought and food. Thank you so much, you have put a smile on my face."

"Water. Getting clean water is a big challenge at Kilache.I have to walk for 40 minutes to Kibaoni water point to fetch water that at times is not running also paying school fees for our four children who are in secondary schools have been a challenge for us."

"Having clean drinking has been a problem ever since I was married here twenty years ago. Rains are very unreliable too as we have very low rain seasons. We little we collect we store or we are forced to buy which is also costly. I have been planning to purchase a water tank but it had been hard due to lack of finances. I plan to purchase a plastic water tank worth KES 30,000. For the rest of the amount, I plan to pay off my daughter's school fees in secondary school."

"My house has been in bad condition for 1 year now. Getting this money would be a great opportunity to renovate the house where by I will spend KES 20000. I will also set aside KES 15000 to buy a water tank and erect stand which I will be using to harvest water during rain season. This would solve the unending water problems in my family."

"Receiving this money means that I can start a poultry business to begin a n income source. It helps because it will be a constant source of income, to take care of my family needs as I continue to get a teaching job with the government. I will spend about KES 30,000 to start it. I will improve my home by buying a water tank to store rain water and to buy a solar panel for lighting. This will cost about KES 40,000 in total. I will then have a good home and a source of income."