"I received money when I was coming from fetching water in a river.I was so happy and thankful to Give Directly."

"The biggest hardship which I face is limited water source for quality water since they say water is life .I have to move for a bout seven kilometres inorder to get clean water for drinking ."

"There was a day I went to fetch water in my neighbors house because she had an iron roofed house. She told me the last time she checked,it rained for everyone and that she did not see the point of me fetching water in her house. I felt so bad and bitter,and that is why in the next six months,I expect my life to have changed for the better with me having an iron roofed house like the others in the villages."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have a water tank that will help me take good care of my livestock.I see that I will be able to provide food for myself and will not be a burden to my children.I will have treated my illness and I hope I will be better."

"In the next six months,God willing, after I shall have purchased the water generator, I will be growing vegetables in large quantities and maybe supply to schools. I will be doing so well."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought a water tank hence water will no longer be a problem in my house since currently we have to fetch it from the river which is very far or another option is to spend KES 10 a jerrycan."

"In the next six months I expect to have bought a water tank for water harvesting and buy chicken for rearing so that we can get food or sell some eggs to meet daily needs."

"I spent most of the third transfer to buy furniture since l did not have furniture to sit on l was only using water container . The remaining balance l spent to start a business of selling cereals which has really improved my life interms of income."

"I would like to purchase a water pump that I will use during the dry season to irrigate my farm which will greatly increase my income."

"The biggest hardships that I currently face is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. If I am unable to pay school fees for my children they may have to drop out of school. We also lack a source of clean water and have to travel long distances to fetch water. Whenever we fail to get clean water my children have to drink unclean water which exposes them to diseases."