"I am so grateful for the fact that my family now has access to clean water. Before, we had to fetch water from the well, about 30 minutes from our home. This process is usually very exhausting and I could not wait for the day I could afford to buy a water tank. This transfer has enabled us to do just that. We now harvest our water for use at home and life is so much better."

"I have been admiring my freinds who have good furniture in their houses, fridge and other household equipments. There was nothing i would do due to lack of funds. Now i have bought a fridge which i will be using in a business of selling cold drinks and water and improve my house all because of the transfer from GiveDirectly"

"I earn by fetching water and transporting it to peoples houses and I also sold charcoal ,so the money most times is not enough to take care of every necessity in my home especially the food part because most times when I fail to get any money I make porridge for my children and let them at least not go to bed hungry and I pray and hope the next day I get something so that even I could possibly eat."

"Getting my child an education is very important to me and so I was very thrilled that they could back and continue learning. I personally do not have any well paying job and without the financial support at times I get overwhelmed because my husband passed on years ago, and as for work I help carry water to peoples houses so that I can get paid and then feed my children and pay for their studies"

"I have desired to invest in livestock because this is the only way I can save my money to earn me a profit when I sell them after they multiply. I, therefore, intend to start with 10 goats that will cost me KES 30000. I will also spend KES 20000 to buy a bed and mattress to avoid the cold floor. I will further spend KES 40000 to renovate my structure to a semi-permanent house.This is because I am currently temporarily house. The remaining amount will cater to other household expenses like food and water."

"Scarity of food and water is the current challenge that I am facing. This is due to the ravaging of drought that we are experiencing in our area, all the water pan that we were relying on has dried up. I buy 3 of 20 liters jerricans of water daily that cost me KES 150. This is very costly to me since I have to buy food for my family of eight daily. With most of the money going on buying food and water, paying school fees is now a problem for me. I am the sole breadwinner since my spouse is very old and cannot work anymore."

"A month ago, I received relief food from well-wishers who came to our village to support us because of the prolonged drought we are experiencing. This food lasted us for 2 weeks something that I call a miracle. This brought happiness to my life because at least I could concentrate on other things like water knowing that I have enough food on my table do my family of 6."

"Due to the drought conditions in our area, we are forced to spend most of the time looking for water. I always wake up early in the morning to go to the water point. I had left my phone in the house since it has low power. I did not check my phone until 6 pm because I was very busy with my household activities. I was surprised to see a mpesa message indicating that I had received the transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy for receiving my transfer since I had a lot of goals to achieve."

"My house is in a deplorable condition and that is the greatest challenge that I am currently facing. Where I sleep is a one bedroom thatch house which I built about three years ago. Every time it rains, I become homeless because for the past two years the thatch has not been able to hold the water every time it rains. I feel very bad about this situation but I do not presently have the funds to build a decent and spacious house for myself."

"The first thing I did was to buy two chickens worth KES.400. I plan to rear the chickens and also sell them this will start my business. I was also able to buy food worth KES.800.The food includes buying water and vegetables. This year has been a tough year due to the drought. I am thankful for this program that has helped to feed my family."