"When I received my second transfer, I spent some amount to build a house for my sons. This is because they had been sleeping in an old house with leaking. Due to this, their clothes were always soaked in rain water during the rainy season. Also, I spent some money to buy two sets of seats. On the remaining amount, I bought some basic needs for my family. I bought enough utensils since the ones I had were not enough, three sacks of maize and other household necessities."

"I spent the second transfer on payment of school fees for my children who were in secondary school by then. I also spent some amount in buying materials that were used in cementing water tank."

"Had it not for the tranfers that I received, I wouldn't have bought a water tank. It is very instrumental in saving water for the family even during dry seasons. We used to depend on rain water for clean drinking water or better still walk long distances to fetch it. The tranfers provided a solution to this. Also, school fees were paid in full amount,guaranteeing my children ample school and study time with no interruption of being sent back home to collecr the fee which were not there altogether. "

"The biggest difference in my daily is that I now have clean drinking water for my family. I used to buy from water supply company and this was quite expensive. Other than that, the fact that I did not have a water storage forced me to buy a small amount of water and we could deplete it before the next round. I am glad that I am now harvesting water from my roof and keeping it in the tank. I now spent no amount of money to purchase water. I am also glad that I now own my own cow. I have always wanted to have and rear my own cow but the many responsibilities such as school fees and family medical bills could not allow me."

"For the past two years, I have been living in a grass thatched house with a leaking roof. It has been a struggle, especially during the rainy season because whenever it rains when my family and I are away, there is always water in the house which has been very destructive on my properties. As a result, I have had to lose many items due to rains and most nights too we don't sleep comfortably. This is why I had plans of building a new house but due to low income from casual work of ploughing on other people's farms, I was not able to achieve the goal. This is why I used my transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets, nails and timber which I am currently using in building a new house. This will help me solve the issue once and for all."

"My life is different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer because I now have access to clean water at my doorstep. Due to this, I no longer spent most if my quality time looking for clean water for use but I use it looking after my livestock or working in my farm."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have bought a water tank for storing clean water for drinking. I depend on casual jobs in the village to get money to buy basic needs and school fees for my children. My spouse also does casual jobs and he has no constant source of income. I used to walk for a long distance to look for clean water for domestic use. This was so tiresome and time-consuming. My children could help me to carry water but most of the time they are in school. I could look for water in the morning and in the afternoon go to the farm. When I bought water tank I have saved enough time to work on my own farm. We drink clean water, my children are no longer exposed to waterborne diseases like before. I'm is so happy because I have enough time to work on my farm and get a good harvest ."

"The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my children have come back from school. They help me fetch water and later tell stories on how the day went. That is my source of not."

"GiveDirectly has directly impacted our lives. I am old and feel good to own a cow and a water tank assets that I need the most at my age. Look at what GiveDirectly has done in my community, I just thank them a lot and urge them to continue with the same spirit."

"My life is different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer because my family now has access to clean water for consumption and domestic use. This has been possible since I was able to purchase a water tank using my first transfer and I now use it to harvest rain water. Also, I have been able to cement my house and I am glad because the cleaning process has been made easier and it is always clean."