"Receiving this money means better housing for my family. currently, we live in a small hut with my family. The but is too small and each time my inlaws visit am forced to borrow a pace where I will spend the night. I plan to use KSH 50, 000 to build a bigger iron-roofed house that can accommodate my children and guests each time they visit. I will also buy a dairy cow worth KES 30,000 since I do not have one. The remaining amount will go for foodstuffs, clothing, and a water tank."

"I have lived in a single grass-thatched house for the last 40 years. Although the house is still in good shape, it is however small to accommodate my family and also visitors who occasionally come to check on me. Since the roof is made of grass, I am not able to harvest rainwater every time it rains and this has forced me to always go to the river to fetch even during rainy seasons. At my age I cannot carry a 20-liter jerrican of water on my back because of persistent backaches that comes with it. Due to these frustrations, my desire is to build a 24-iron sheet house at a cost of KES 25000. Receiving this money will mean a decent house for me and my family."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a new kitchen house. The one I have at the moment is an old grass thatched house , dilapidated and seeps water. It is uncomfortable to stay in. It is against this backdrop that I intend to build a modern iron sheet roofed. It is expected to cost KES 35000. We will use the rest of the money to pay school fees for my children who are in various schools."

"Climate change is the real issue that has affected us. It is so sunny and dry nowadays.We no longer receive adequate rainfall. I am passionate about dairy farming, because of changes in weather patterns pasture and water have become so scarce. The vagaries of weather has cause us alot of suffering. I am left with no option but to purchase ,which is costly and I cannot sufficiently provide for my cows for maximum production of milk."

"The major problem is this house, it is made of grass and it gets soaked during the rainy season. Some nights we can not sleep properly because running water passes through my house. At times we also sleep on an empty stomach because finding money and work is a challenge."

"To be fair, GiveDirectly have done nothing wrong. Since they came God have protected them from accident. They have given me a huge amount of money that I didn't work to get to improve my living standards. They don't accept even water or food from us."

"We have passed through a tough period of drought and as a polygamous family with total of 4 children, our husband cannot provide basic needs for everyone in the family and sometimes we have to sleep hungry for 2 days and if I do odd jobs like casual labour in the farms I get a little to support kids though not sufficient enough to push us for longer days. It has been tough getting clean water around and sometimes we have to travel longer periods to get pond water which is no fit for human consumption so our kids get sick time to time, and taking care of them is very expensive."

"Receiving this money makes me feel special that amongst all other people in Ganze that am amongst those who will benefit from the project, among all organisations that visit Give directly is one of the most respected organisations as it gives people unconditional cash transfer that comes twice, they also prepare us on how to use the money effectively and from this education many have been benefiaricies and the community visited have been transformed and I believe I will live to tell my story to my other community members. I plan to buy domestic animals inclusive of a donkey who will help ferry out water for my household and even for my neighbors at a small fee, I have a plan to rear few cows and goats so that can be back up plan where I can resell them during hard economic times."

"For me, Give Directly does everything good, but they don't accept the least thing (water) from us. That attitude from them can really make me feel bad, even if they won't take anything but at least water is enough. Sometimes their staff run out of water and you can see the thirst in them, but when you offer them water, they refuse it and say thanks, that's really not fair."

"My long-term desire has been to have a reliable source of income for my family. After receiving my transfer, I spent KES 35,000 to purchase a second-hand motorbike. This was to help me in fetching water since we are experiencing drought in our area. Similarly, I am engaging in taxi driving where I earn an income of KES 500 per day. This income I use mostly to feed the family as well as save some for paying school fees for my children. Furthermore, I spend KES 2,000 to clear the school fees arrears for my kids. They were always sent how for fees something affected their performance. In addition, I invested KES 8000 in goats rearing an alternative source of income for myself."