"I spent my first cash transfer worth UGX 280,000 for purchasing a bicycle to help in fetching water and providing transport for the family. I paid a debt for the money worth UGX 500,000 that I had borrowed for paying tuition for my children, I lent a neighbour some UGX 500,000 in exchange for an acre of land until it is paid. I bought a door worth UGX 160,000 to replace the one in our grass thatched house. The balance of UGX 260,000, I spent it on purchasing clothes for household members and feeding."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to invest in my children's education by buying goats which I can sell later as they give birth and multiply. I love goats because they don't require lots of water thus can survive in dry weather longer than cows. I will also open a shop business for two of my children in Mombasa because it will make more profit there than here in the village where financial capability is very low. "

"Rains have been very inadequate in our region and this has led to so many rivers drying up. This has always made my wife and children travel for a long distance looking for water. When GiveDirectly came for enrolment in our village, we decided that each household that will benefit from the transfers should contribute at least some amount to use in connecting piped water to our village. When I received my transfers, I spent part of it as a contribution towards this project. Buying milk has been my daily routine and this is costly. I spent part of my transfers to buy a calf. I believe that two years after now, I will not be buying milk anymore as my cow will have reproduced. I also used some amount to pay school fees for my children in order to clear arrears I had and avoid being carried forward to this year. Studying in the evening had been very hard for my children since the kerosine lamp we were using used to produce a lot of smoke which irritates eyes. This prompted me to buy a solar panel so that my children will be comfortable doing their revision and it will help them not to develop eye problems."

"My expectation in the next six months is to have completed doing the finishing of the exterior of the house. I also want to have bought a water tank so as to reduce or cut completely the usual trips to the river. I also want to have a comfortable life and a beautiful lifestyle."

"Inadequate finances and water scarcity are my biggest worries in life. Raising 3 children and 4 grandchildren with no meaningful source of income has been quite a task. Feeding and educating them is a struggle I have to deal with everyday. Being a widower makes it even more difficult as I have to play both roles of providing and nurturing them. As for water, our water pans have dried up and we have to go to a neighbouring village that is 15 minutes away to access water. Sadly, in a few weeks, those too will have dried up because it has not rained much for the past 3 months. We will then have to walk for an hour to get to the next waterpan to access water."

"On a normal day,I set out at 7:00am to take the cows for grazing until 11:00am when my father takes over.I then proceed to the farm upto 4:00pm to do cultivation before cycling to the pond to fetch water.By 6:00pm,I take a rest and listen to music as I cool off from the scorching effects of the sun.Therefore the happiest part of my day is usually in the evening not only because of the music and relaxation,but I also get updates on current affairs from the radio."

"In my village we have a problem of getting clean water for domestic use.We depend on the nearby river which takes me upto two hours to get water.The water is again not fit for consumption since it is contaminated by livestock and people.This poses a danger to our health.When I get this transfers I am planning to buy a water tank and then fix gutters on my roof to collect rain water.I will also connect water which is supplied by the county government at a cost of 5,000 Kenya shillings.This piped water is supplied twice a week hence the necessity of having a water tank."

"Since I was able to connect piped water using my transfers, my daily life has really changed as I am always happy seeing that my children are always clean as they are now able to wash their clothes any time it gets dirty. My children nowadays also have enough time to study in the evening unlike before since they no longer go looking for water. This always thrills my heart as I know that their performance at school will also improve."

"I spent my second transfer to buy more building materials to complete my house that I had started building before givedirectly coming to this community. I bought some household items such as bedings, tanks for water storage, clothing for my family and utensils. I also had to finish up constructing my pit latrine."

"I spent UGX 1,235,000 for buying building materials like bricks, iron sheest, timber and cement. I bought a mattress worth UGX 120,000, a bag worth UGX 35,000. I bought clothes and shoes worth UGX 145,000, A water drum costed me UGX 30,000. I paid a debt of UGX 100,000 and the balance of UGX 35,000 was spent on food."