"When I get this money I would like to build an iron-roofed house. This house will help me with water harvesting. ' Chepkulo' river has been our source of water. The river is 3km away from my house hence tiresome to go and fetch water daily. The water itself is not safe for drinking and I am scared that I will contract cholera one day. The house I am wishing to construct will cost around KES 30000."

"My biggest hardship is hunger in my family. Drought has persisted for a year now and I do not have food in my house . The job I depend on of charcoal burning does not sustain the needs of my house.I am also facing water shortage in my house.we are getting fresh water from Bamba town which is very far and we need to buy at a cost of 20 KES per 20 liters jerican."

"Receiving this money means continued education for my children.My husband and I depend on charcoal production which is energy draining and gives us an income of KES 24,00 per month. The earnings are not enough for my household of six members because we spend KES 200 on food and KES 100 on water during week days and an extra KES 100 for water on weekends.This is for washing school uniforms.Therefore, I am planning to spend KES 40,000 to pay school fees of my son who is in secondary school. Besides, I will use a portion of the second transfer to buy four indigenous goats because they do well in our area due to harsh weather conditions.As the giants multiple I will sell at a profit and use it when I am in need.The remaining amount will help me cater for other basic needs such as food and water which sells at KES 50 for a jerrican of 20 lts as a result of prolonged drought."

"Where I build my house is a lowland area , when it rains the water flows towards where my house is and finds it's way inside my house. It makes my house logged and uninhabitable. Even cooking becomes so difficult, we use the traditional fireplace and firewood and therefore when the floor is wet it takes a long time to cook. At such situations, we are forced to improvise a piece of iron sheet to put underneath the fireplace for the firewood to burn. It takes time for the water to dry off completely, even up to a month. It is for this reason that I plan to relocated to a higher place and build a better house, an iron-roofed house of 24 iron sheets that will cost approximately KES 40000. I will use the rest of the money to purchase a dairy cow."

"Getting food and money during the rainy season is my current challenge. I wake up early in the morning to get in the bush, cut baboons to weave basket. The basket I sell some and the rest of it I carried it on the water every day to set it, any thing I catch from there can be sold and the little be left for eating. But when the rain gets heavy no way to get out, by that time the hunger can almost want to kill us. No more selling now because I can't go on the water again so I focus on my farming work to plant crops just to keep the children and myself moving on. Getting food and money money now is my current problem I see that I have."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I will no longer be carrying water on my back daily from the stream, I will no longer complain of back pain and exhaustion too and from the stream, I am happy that I have clean water on my doorstep, I will also save up some money that I used in buying drinking water. In addition to that, I managed to clear school fees arrears for my two children. I luck words to express how happy I am, May God protects all GiveDirectly staff and their donors in their services to humanity."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the construction of a large dam on my fiend enabling my livestock to access water at any time even when I am not around. This had been a challenge for quite some time as I have had circumstances when I would pay someone to take them to the river and back. For convenience, I only needed some finances to finally construct a water reservoir to collect rainwater and open access by the herd at any time of the day."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the great pleasure of enjoying the availability of clean water right at my doorstep after obtaining a large water tank. After the onset of rain that is currently ongoing, the tank is currently half-full, and that has been serving me in all household chores right from the kitchen work, laundry, and also serving all the livestock needs. I am thankful that I am not spending all the time walking to and from the river anymore as the collected rainwater is just enough to serve all my household needs."

"My day starts very early, I every day woke up at 4 am , prepare porridge for my children who goes to school and leave my house to fetch water. Many water pans have dried because of the prolonged drought which has persisted for 10 months now and the one with drinking water is 3 kilometres away from my house. I have to leave the house early so that I can come back early in order to attend my charcoal business. My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I am resting and enjoying my food with my children thanking God for finishing the day safely."

"My children are being sent home from school every now and then because of luck of school fees. My husband is vending water in Mombasa but the amount of money he gets from this business cannot sustain my household's. If I will settle this problem of my children's school fees, then I will be relieved because this is the biggest hardship I am facing in my life."