"My goal was to have a Tank in my home because of the water problems in my area .Due to water pollution its safer to consume rainy water and cheaper because we are forced to consume water from a nearby dam and the water is contaminated. I also wanted to buy a sawing machine and start my own tailoring business.I have not yet developed any other goal and am glad that have accomplished what intended to do in the beginning."

"I live in a small grass-thatched house that was built ten years ago. The house roof leaks during rain but due to lack of money I have not renovated it yet. Through GiveDirectly transfers I will erect a new three-bedroom house using sticks and mud with sixty thousand Kenya shillings this will be able to accommodate my family of five. Twenty-five thousand to purchase six goats, and the balance to buy a bicycle to help my family fetch water since the dam is located very far from our home."

"After the short rains 2 months ago, the water pans have now enough water for the community and livestock. This has made me not spending more money in buying water as compared to last year when we experienced water shortages. This has helped me a lot in providing for the other basic needs especially food because last year most of the money was spent on buying water from the vendors. This has brought so much peace of mind to me."

"Luck of money to expand my business, scarcity of water- we fetch drinking water from a water pan which is too far (2km) from my compound."

"Receiving this money means a lot to us. We are excited that we will be able to build a decent 24 iron-roofed house, we have always wanted to build one but due to inadequate finances it has not been possible. Grass thatched houses nowadays are old-fashioned and even getting the specialized grass for roofing is hard nowadays. It is also an opportunity we have been yearning for so as to be able to harvest rainwater. We have been borrowing drinking water from neighbours for a long time now, other times we are not given and so we are faced to use water from the dams which are unsuitable for human consumption, one of my children was affected by amoebiasis caused by dirty water. We used a lot of money to treat her and it pained us alot. It will cost approximately KES 50000 and the remaining amount will be used to purchase a dairy cow."

"I spent part of my second transfer on buying building materials such as building poles at KES 6000, iron sheets at KES 24200, timber, nails, the metal door at KES 7000, and the labor charge of KES 10000. I had intended to construct a new house because the previous one was almost collapsing due to the weak walls. During the rainy seasons, I used to seek shelter from my friends which was very frustrating. To add to that, l bought a water tank of 200litres at KES 1800. I feel there is a relief because I can harvest and store water for my domestic purposes Also with the remaining amount of money, I bought some household items like utensils, chairs, and sufficient foodstuffs for my family."

"The biggest difference in our daily lives is in the water tank that we bought. The sight of it makes me so much happy and grateful at the sme time. We would not have been able to buy the tank anytime soon considering that we rely heavily on gaa fming to make ends meet and casual work done by my husband. These hustles can only give us enough money to buy basic household needs and leaves us with very little or no amount at all to save. We have also had peace of mind having paid school fesa and settled our two children in school successfully. We feel we can breath d organize ourselves to make other valuable investments going forwwrd"

"GiveDirectly transfers helped us as a few miky a great deal.. The fact that we now have a water tank in our compound and which has already collected enough drinking water is not a mean achievement.. We no longer have to travel for long distance in search of this otherwise basic commodity. The whole family is relieved including my three children who would have to travel such long distances too. Furthermore we now live in a very warm house and everyone in the family is happier than they have ever been."

"I spent the transfer to repair my house so that it may be more permanent. I bought the required building materials which include 15 bags of cement, 10 tonnes of building stone, 10 tonnes of sand at a total cost of KES 19,000. I also set aside some money for the payment of labor costs. In addition, I bought a local dairy cow for KES 18,000. I will be having a constant supply of milk for my family consumption. I also bought a water tank for KES 2000, I will be storing enough clean water for the family. Lastly, I saved the remaining amount for our daily upkeep like food and water."

"I delivered my three children through CS and this has made me so weak to a point that the doctors advised that I should not engage in any activity that requires more energy as it will implicate my health. Having fulfilled some of my goals using the transfer, it is my wish to acquire a water tank and to start a poultry project. This will enable me to support my spouse in meeting some of our needs and I will also be using the water tank to harvest rainwater for domestic use. By doing so, my children will not be going to the river to fetch water most of the time."