"I intend to use part of my first transfer of $200 to buy a heifer as an investment so that I can resale in some years to come at higher profits and cater for the education of my kids. The remaining amount of $300 is for equipping my house with household items like chairs and tables. I will use my second transfer to buy water tank to store water during rainy season for subsistence use."

"The moment when I received my money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when I heard a message notification on my phone. I immediately inform my spouse who also felt so happy. I knew I was in a position to pay school fees for my son in the university and to buy a water tank."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as building poles, some pieces of iron sheets, nails and timber. I was planning to construct a new house since the previous one was very small with old roofing sheets. It was really stressful whenever it rained since water could seep through and we would be forced to stand still till the rains stop. I later paid school fees for my children who are in college and in secondary school. One of my sons was to sit for his final exams and I was so sure he was going to miss it because he had sent home the previous week and I had no hopes of getting the required amount within that period. I am so grateful because the money came in good time. I spent the remaining amount of money to buy enough foodstuffs for, my family and some other household items such as chairs and utensils."

"I spent my first transfer to buying building materials such iron sheets and complete the construction of my house that I had started constructing with my savings. I bought a sewing machine, a bed, a mattress and household utensils . The remaining amount, I bought water containers for storing water in case of any shortages ."

"I have made a little financial step from where I was before I was enrolled in the project because I can now earn a consistent amount from my business each day. I previously worked as a water supplier which mostly depended on orders that were far between. I could not make enough money to pay for the hired cart that I used and take care of my other needs from this job making life quite difficult. Whatever little I earn now is much more than what I made before and that is why I have managed to make some savings, which was completely impossible before."

"It was around 7 am when I was from the dam fetching water then I heard my phone vibrating continuously. I was a bit shocked but then I decided to check what the notification was all about. I was very happy when I realized that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly and celebrated the whole day with my family."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have bought a water tank and luckily, I have started harvesting rainwater in it. I am glad that the time which I had been spending on several trips to a distant river is now well spent on other household chores and caring for my livestock. This has translated to my household having easy access to clean water all because of GiveDirectly."

"In my community, our main source of water is the nearby river. Most of the time the water is contaminated because of the activities being carried out such as bathing and laundry. My main worry has always been to have access to clean water and for this reason, having this water tank which I bought courtesy of GiveDirecty's transfer is the biggest difference in my daily. This is because I have already harvested clean water which my family uses for drinking and cooking. I am glad that I have reduced medical expenses which would be resulted in the consumption of dirty water."

"If I could not have received the money from give directly I could not have managed to construct a water point. I am glad I now have a source of income where I get money for my daily up keep and at the same time I am able to get water with ease. I do not need to walk along distance in search of water as used to do before, like wise to the community I have really changed their lives from walking a long distance in search of water. I also no longer depend on my spouse fully for everything as used to do before."

"I had over heard my neighbor saying that they had received their money while I was fetching water at a nearby borehole . I just left what I was doing and hurriedly went to my house . Then ask my husband to check whether GiveDirectly had sent us money because I do not know how to use Mpesa . After he had confirmed that ; I was very and laughed out of joy since I was certain that the money will be very helpful in changing our life ."