"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved farming that I had been doing after obtaining a new machine that has made irrigation possible. It has been a challenge fetching water from the river, but after connecting the pipes that conveyed enough water to the farm, I found it easier and the much time that would be used then is no more."

"I do subsistence farming for a living, whereby I mainly major in growing vegetables, I had to buy water for irrigation which used to be so costly. With the transfers I received, I used Kshs 10,000 to install a borehole within the farm which does not necessarily need alot of labour. I used to supply vegetables to the suppliers like hotels and schools using public means of transport. This was so costly and took alot of time to deliver within a given time. I used the transfers to purchase a motorcycle worth Kshs 40,000. I used the remaining balance of Kshs 5,000 to pay school fees for my son who is in class seven."

"Receiving this money means a new start for my farming practices. I am a small scale farmer and I mostly plant vegetables for sale in the local market. In my farming I usually wish that I could integrate irrigation so that it can help me during the dry season. I usually do not make any money in my farming during the season and I wish I had a water pan to help me practice irrigation. I will therefore use the transfers to dig a water pan and develop an irrigation system in the garden. This will ensure that I can carry on with farming activities no matter the season."

"I am a farmer growing crops like cabbages, beans, tomatoes, and sometimes maize. I have been thinking about starting a small-scale irrigation project on my 0.8-acre piece of land. I am tired of depending on rain because it can go for 3-4 months without raining and this has been causing me losses. Farming is a good source of additional income and I am not willing to give up on it. I desire to buy a human-powered treadle irrigation pump that retails for KES 20,000. This will serve as a solution to the perennial drought that has seen me witness losses every year. Receiving this money will be a new beginning for my farming because I will not have to worry about drought again."

"I started a vegetable irrigation farm this year,2022, but it is now stuck due to a lack of funds. The prolonged drought has made the project too expensive as I have to buy water tanks and also fill them with water that I have to purchase and hire a motorist to ferry the 20 litres of jerricans to my farm which is one kilometre away from the water point. Receiving this money means using 20,000 KES to buy two water tanks and fill them with water. I will use the remaining transfer to renovate my house specifically the roof as the timbers were attacked by termites and strong winds or cyclones may bring it down."

"Used KES 30000 to buy a dairy cow used kes 8000 to dig a wate pan. The remaining amount was useful in buying more building materials as I get ready to build a shop that will see me run a business in it once it is complete. I normally engage in farming which I support with irrigation water from a pan that I dug in my compound. The money came at a time that the pan was getting muddy and I had to use the money to make it good and be able to accumulate much more water. I am glad that the rains came after the clean up and soon I will embark on farming to improve our living standards furter as a family."

"I depend on both crop and dairy farming to educate my children. Three are still in primary and one just did his final examinations at the secondary school level. It is my wish to improve my farming practices and utilize my farm throughout the year so that I can generate more income from it. I am planning to start irrigation during the dry season and I am happy that GiveDirectly enabled me to acquire irrigation pipes that I will use to facilitate this. I will be using income from this project to support my children in their education to the level that they wish to attain."

"After utilizing the second transfer as to how I had planned, I developed another goal that I desire to accomplish once I get some money. if I get the money, I aim to fix a water tap at home and become a vegetable grower. The water will aid me in irrigation for better growth of the veggies. Since drought hit our area, I am sure the vegetable business will do well because people need veggies on daily basis."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that the financial support empowered me to accomplish my long-time dream( the availability of fresh water in my compound ). This is for sure the best achievement and a relief for my family and I. The water will be for domestic usage, commercial purposes, and use for irrigation since I live in a semi-arid region. Initially, we used to walk for like 10KM to fetch water which was tiring. Also, my wife is old and has issues with her backbone so there is a huge relief for her. Also, I am happy that soon I will start practicing drip irrigation. I am positive that in a few months to come, I will even scale up to the large scale farming with the help of the availability of the water which has been my prayer."

"My work is to do farming, particularly crop farming. My job has had a challenge because we received rains two years ago. The drought and family caused a separation between my wife and me. This happened two years ago. Since then I have been struggling with life alone. I desire to carry farming to another level despite the drought problem. I will make a water pan on my piece of land to buy flour and use it as wage after people have done work. The water pan will help me to do irrigation and harvest enough food to take me throughout the year and even sell some to the community. I have a 5 acres piece of land and I plan to do irrigation in all the 5 acres. I anticipate harvesting approximately 30 bags of 90kg each."