"My new goal in the next four months is to buy a water tank so that during the dry seasons in my area, we do struggle to get water and have to walk for a long distance to get water. Sometimes we buy but it is very costly than going for it. This is why I want to buy a water tank"

"Having built a water reservoir has brought a big difference in my daily life. I had started venturing into farming when I had lost hope in looking for white-collar jobs. It had been a learning journey each and every day. I planted tomatoes, coriander, and vegetables. All these crops need water. This was the only challenge that I had to deal with first since we don't have water and we can't dig wells because one needs to dig several meters before one gets water. Today, I am a happy farmer because I have my reservoir and I can now supply my plants with enough water. I attribute my success to GiveDirectly."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build iron-roofed house for better accomadation. Iam staying in a roaten grass thatched house which leaks whenever it rains. We end up using cups and basins for collecting dropping water to avoid spoiling our property. When I receive money , putting up a better house, for my family members will be apirioty. This house will provide safety to my property and the family members."

"I expect to build a new house in the next six months after mobilized enough resources from the monthly transfers. When this goal shall have actualized I will be very grateful and happy since the challenges such as staying up the whole night when it rains to put our property in a safe place to avoid them being soaked in water from the leaky roof will come to an end."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying a dairy cow at KES 24000. I settled on buying a dairy cow because of various benefits, such as getting milk, manure and many more. I then paid school fees for my children, Initially, they used to stay home for weeks due to school fees arrears. Apart from that I also bought a bed and mattress. We used to sleep on a mat. I also managed to buy a goat as an additional asset. In addition to that, I bought a water tank which will help me in storing rainwater since there is a shortage of water in my village. The remaining amount of money was used in buying enough foodstuffs for my family."

"My usual day entails cutting nappier grass in the farm and fetching water for my cow in the morning after milking and delivering the milk i usually sell to a local hotel nearby. I then do my routine household chores till afternoon when i take a rest, a time i consider myself most happy."

""Water shortage is a big problem here, and every day, we walk over 20 kilometers away to get this precious commodity. And since we depend on water pans, it is difficult to get fresh water now that dry season has prolonged - most have dried up with the remaining ones containing a lot of dirt and these serve livestock alone. For freshwater, we are forced to purchase from water vendors - a 20litre jerrican goes for ksh 50 inclusive of transport. This is very costly and as a result, it has eaten deep into our already empty pockets. Therefore, once I receive the transfers, I intend to connect my own water line that serves clean water. This will save us a lot of time and money. Again I will be selling to local and that means an income to the family. And that is what receiving this money means to me.""

"Lack of a reliable source of income to fulfill my desire has been my biggest challenge. This has forced me to engage in charcoal burning activity in order to support my husband's income from his water vending job. This venture does not earn me much and considering the nature of this activity being tiresome, it makes me so weak."

"Financial constraint is the biggest hardship that we face as a family. I have no job and even the little that we get from my husband's job as a mason, is never enough because it is a job that is not consistent. During a time like now when there is scarcity of water and people are hardly building, I can say that both of us have no source of income. It is increasingly becoming difficult to sustain our children's education and I am already fearing that they will be forced to drop out. Providing meals for all ten of my children is another challenge. I can not remember the last time when we took three meals in one day. We are normally forced to sacrifice between one or two of the three meals in order to save for supper. It really pains me as a mother to see my children hungry yet I have no means of buying for them food."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to buy household stuff that I only dreamt of ever owning. This was only possible through the savings I put in place and it was not possible previously as I earned so little that would on cater to our daily provision of food we eat leave alone buy any other household item. I bought a water tank to help in storing rainwater when it rains as we would walk long distance looking for water something that would eat into my time and energy that I would put into other income-generating activities."