"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."

"Low production in my dairy farm is the biggest challenge that I face. This is brought about by lack of water and feeds for my farm as this is a dry weather area. These are obstacles that I must overcome using part of the transfers to grow Boma Rhodes for hay. I target to get about KES 20,000 per month to cater for school fees for my children, who will soon be joining secondary schools."

"In the past six months I joined a sacco at my village which has enabled me safe some amount. I was able to buy a 6000 litres storage tank. This is one of my achievement in life. It has reduced a burden of carrying water from a river which is far from my home."

"Receiving this money means food security. I am old and no longer economically active. My children fend for me most of the time. This is something am not proud of since they also have their families to feed. I planted maize which is our stable food but has not reached maturity. So when I receive this transfer I will purchase food and other food items and for the remaining amount, I intend to buy a water tank. Our source of water is from the river but I no longer have the energy to go and fetch water and besides it is not safe for drinking. This tank will enable me to access clean drinking water."

"Because of prolonged drought in this area, getting clean water that is safe for domestic use is a challenge. As a woman, it is my responsibility to ensure that there is enough water for domestic use in the homestead. Every morning, I cover 10 kilometers in search of this commodity, and because I do not own a donkey I have to carry it on my back with a 20-liter jerrican. I do 3-4 trips in a day because once is never enough. This not only leaves me exhausted but also with chest pains that last for days."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is payment of school fees for my kids and availability adequate food for my family. Initially, I relied on casual labor in order to feed my family and at the same time fetch irrigation water from a far away dam. This was quite tough on me but with GiveDirectly I am grateful because I am relieved of casual labor and my kids have grown healthier and happier."

"I spent all the three transfers in a very useful way. Like I said, I have already received three transfers. I used the first kshs 1,200 to buy food and go for medication. That is 6 packets of 2kg maize flour worth kshs 660 and vegetables worth kshs 100. I had a terrible flu at that time, so I used kshs 400 for my medication. The second transfer of kshs 3,000 then came in when I had a plan to renovate my house. I saved kshs 1,500 in a merry go round for my house repair, I bought 10 packets of 2kg maize flour worth kshs 1,100, vegetables at kshs 100 and later bought water worth kshs 300. There is drought here so water is this much expensive. I used the third transfer of kshs 3,000 on savings, food and water. You understand I'm saving for the repair of my house. So I still saved kshs 1,500 for the repair in a merry go round. I bought 4 packets of 2kg maize flour worth kshs 880, vegetables worth kshs 200 and water worth kshs 500. I'm a casual labourer, you realize that casual jobs are not very stable and so is my income. Thank you very much Give Directly for coming through for me."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying three goats worthy of KES 10000. I had been longing to keep them for years but this was attainable since I had a lot of responsibilities to cater for. Also, I bought a bicycle at KES 12000 which has been of help especially in transporting water from the dam which is 12 Km away from the village. For all that time, I have been using my hand which was very tiresome and at times I was complaining of backaches. For now, I feel there is a great relief. I also cleared school fees of KES 3000 for my children who are in secondary schools. I am so happy that they have been attending classes without hiccups. In addition to that, I bought new school uniforms and stationery which has been their learning so smoothly. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodtufs for the family."