"We live in an area where clean water is not always available. As such, receiving this money means that we shall always have adequate amounts of freshwater for our livestock, farm, and household uses. I will buy a large water tank for storing the scarce resource, either by collecting rain or tap water. As a ripple effect, we shall lead a better lifestyle since we shall always observe cleanliness, have good harvests from the irrigated farms, and even ensure that our livestock are healthy."

"Seeing a new day healthy and strong is enough to make me happy for the whole day. This is because I will be able to do my day's activities like going to the farm, doing the house chores, fetching water among other duties. Morning is therefore the happiest part of my day."

"After I am done with the normal household chores, I milk my cattle and take the milk in cans to the road side for the dairy vehicle to transport to the nearest milk plant. I then head to my farm to do some farming activities like transplanting, planting, weeding etc of maize, vegetables and tomatoes. Later in the afternoon I bring the cattle to take water in the pans and chop some feeds for them to graze on until evening. The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I mingle with my friends/villagers as we share advices and jokes while doing my chores."

"I was overwhelmed with joy when I received the transfers at around six in the morning. I went ahead ahead and bought bbuilding materials and a water tank as I had intended."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now comfortably do farming due to lack of water. Before, I used to plant onions which used to take longer time to ripen than required due to lack of water because our place is a dry terrain.The chicken layers have acted as a quick of source of income as compared to before when I could hardly get."

"I spent 300 dollars on a 24 Iron roofed two roomed house because I had a grass thatched house which was tiny and in order to get access to clean water. I also bought a 30 dollars Woofer in order for play music because I didn't have one before and used to depend on my neighbors radio for news. I also spent 100 dollars on acquisition of a fence to ensure security. I spent 24 dollars on a sack of maize and 30 dollars on a jacket, a pair of jeans and a pair of shoes."

"As a farmer,it is very discouraging when I cultivate and plant my farm only to get little or no harvest. I depend on crop farming as a source of livelihood but long dry spells in this region has made it so difficult for me. Lack of rains lead to low crop production and lack of water for domestic use. The last harvest for example saw me get 7 sacks of corn from 5 acres of land. This is very little given that my children need food as well as other needs."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is shortage of clean water for domestic consumption. I'm forced to walk long distances looking for water."

"I work in my farm for 4 hours in the morning. I spend the rest of the day around my compound doing house chores and later on fetching water. I enjoy the afternoon hours because I get to relax and interact with other family members. We relax under a shade chatting because the sun is usually very hot."

"We get water from very far and I therefore decided to buy a water tank to harvest rain water. This way I will not have to walk a long distance to fetch water and I can therefore use that time to do other productive work."