"I started a long-term investment of building rental houses at a nearby center that will be giving me income. I am almost done except for buying water tanks to be collecting clean drinking water and also installing a good gate for security. I plan to use KES 50,000 to finish up the building. For the rest of the amount, I will invest by purchasing a dairy cow. Receiving this money, therefore, means, I will bring my dreams to reality."

""I have been getting my drinking water from the creek for many years, which was not too safe for us, but at the end of last year an NGO called German Argro build a handpump in the town where we get our drinking water, that makes me so excited"."

"The challenge I am facing is living with three members of my family with special needs; my wife and two children. It is a challenge for several reasons. First, I have to do duties that my wife could have otherwise helped me. This includes fetching water because she uses a wheel chair. My children need special care. Balancing this with looking for income becomes a big burden. I am always stressed stressed because I cannot even afford to take my children to a special school."

"The biggest difference in my life today is that I can harvest rainwater, this is because I was able to construct an iron sheet house, we used to buy drinking water but with this, we will be able to save up money on the cost of buying water daily, I am grateful for the support that changed my life to a higher level in the society."

"I used to sit on the ground or on worn out water jerican because I could not afford to buy chairs. Three months ago, I joined table bank where I was saving 100 KES every week. The cash saved helped me get six plastic chairs and a plastic table. This has given me joy since am now comfortable with visitors on my compound."

"Before receiving the transfer I had had an accident of falling down with a bucket of water on my head, thus got injuries. Lucky enough, in that very week I received the promised transfer of KES 1200.00 from GiveDirectly. I used KES 700.00 for medication where an x-ray was done and I was given some medicine. For the remaining KES 600.00, I used it for transport to and from the hospital."

"Three months ago I was paid KES 40000 from the village contribution which we normally contribute KES 200 monthly. With this money, I was able to construct a more spacious iron-roofed house. This has brought joy and happiness into my life since I harvested rainwater and I can now access clean water. My visitors also have a place to sit when they visit."

"I spent KES21000 on a 3000 litres water tank because our nearest water source with clean water is an hour away. I spent KES10000 on my son's school fees and KES 5000 on a goat as a long term investment.The rest I spent on food and clothing.I normally rely on dairy farming and casual labor in order to feed and pay school fees for my kids."

"I am the sole breadwinner in my family. I have a small business where I sell dried fish pulled out from the small rivers and streams. Because of the long drought we have been experiencing in the recent years, the water level has gone down and has affected the number of fish we get from the rivers. This has heavily affected my business negatively as I am not in a position to sell the fish daily unlike before. The fish are very expensive and once we sell them to the customer, the profit margin is tiny. I spend the little I earn only on buying food, as I hardly have any left to save. It is for this reason that I purchased some two ducks at KSH 900 so that I can slowly venture into poultry farming and widen my source of income. This will be a huge step forward for me and my family to be financially stable. I also used the remaining amount of money to buy food. With the challenges I have been facing with my business, I cannot provide food for my family all the days. I bought the food in bulk to give me more time to plan and save the little I will earn within that period."

"My husband bought land in this village two years ago. The house he built is not yet complete which exposes us to dangers from wild animals. Recently, we killed a snake that was trying to get inside the house. This scared me a lot because where we live is near bushes that have different kinds of wild animals. I get worried mostly when my spouse is not at home and because I am expectant it is not good for my health. Receiving this money will therefore help me finish the house so that it can be safe for us. My plan for this money is to spend 50,000 KES to finish the structure and build a small shelter for poultry-keeping since that is my next project. The reason why I decided to venture into poultry farming is that this area is prone to drought and farming cannot be a good thing to do. The chicken can also be exchanged for money when they multiply or even food which makes it a good project to have. The remaining 60,000 KES will help me to do some clearing in my compound, fencing, and also taping piped water that I can use to irrigate my vegetables."