"Provision of clean water to my family has been the biggest hardship I have been experiencing. We normally drink untreated water fetched from the village's local dam and most of the time it is not clean since cattle from the village use the dam. Uncouth behaviours from the villagers e.g throwing litter to the dam has also contributed to this. This has brought health issues to my kids which has resulted to frequent visit to the nearby dispensary."

"When I got married here about six months ago I was met with culture shock and a fair share of environmental adversity, especially the lack of clean and safe water for drinking. Having lived in my parents' home that had clean tapped water all my life, it has been so hard to settle into my new matrimonial home without the same. I have been forced to walk several kilometers in search of clean water. But in most days, I am forced to conform and persevere through the dirty condition of stagnant pond water in my new environment. This is the biggest hardship I always face. My constant and incessant worry is that my small child and I are going to be exposed to waterborne diseases. "

"On my usual day I wake up at 6:00am change into my work clothes then head to work at Mlango Kubwa village in Mathare. I work as a garbage collector in various flats until 9:00am then go back home to take a shower and prepare breakfast. I then go to my groups water point and video shop to supervise my teams work until 8:30pm, I close the video shop then head home, take my supper then retire to bed. During my free time I coach young boys and girls in football and play football with my peers."

"On my usual day I wake up at around 6:00am in the morning, take a shower then go out and take breakfast at a near by hotel because I barely prepare breakfast at home. After that I head to my group water point and work there by collecting payments from the residents and await for any job opportunities to arise. Since as a group we all depend on the payments from the water point, we each have our day shifts and that is why I have to look for other work during the day. Whenever I find a job I work until 5:00pm then head home, prepare supper and retire to bed. During my free time I either relax at home, visit my son or hang out with my group members."

"I spent a lot of money to seek medical care after the injury. Besides, I have not been able to work and I only depend on my children who are casual labourers. Life is very unbearable since I have to buy everything including water yet I do not have any source of income. My family is lacking enough provision of basic needs especially food and most of the times we spend the days hungry."

"My new goal is to start saving for plastering materials which I plan to use to renovate my house. Whenever it rains, water always washes away the wall and the floor too is very dust that one would not wish to stay in. I am also too old I can not repair the house every now and then being that it is very big."

"I would wake up in the morning to go toil in my sweet potato farm till afternoon. Being a rainy season, the farm requires regular weeding to counter fast growing weeds and bushes. All this while, my wife would be busy collecting water for domestic use in a pond about a kilometer away. She would join me in the farm in the afternoon which expedites work to be done for the day, making it the happiest part of my day. "

"On usual day I wake up in the morning take a shower, prepare then take breakfast. At around 9:00am I head to work at my group station where we sell water to the residents of Mathare. My job involves collecting money at the water point and I am also a tout with vehicles from Huruma. So I work at the water point until 4:00pm in the evening then head to town for my second job of touting until late at night when I go home and retire to bed. During my free time I hang out with my friends and family. "

"My life is currently from the way it would have been had I not received the transfers from Give Directly. Through their help, I was able to plaster the floor of my house. I had a floor made of mud and I had to sprinkle water occasionally so as to get rid of the dust. This used to be very difficult especially during summer when water was scarce. We at times ended up having respiratory diseases from the dust on the floor. By cementing, I know that we will not have health issues related to the dust in the house. I thank Give Directly for enabling us to make that change."

"Water shortage has befallen my area since this year's rains failed. This means I have to walk for over 20 kilometres to get a jerrican of water. My day starts at around 3:00 am because I have to get home early, so that my children can use the same water to bath as they leave for school. Such a distance is enough to make someone bedridden but I walk it four times everyday. To make it worse, I also have other household duties to take care of. It is only in the evening when I get time to rest and also bond with my family, thus making it the happiest part of my day."