"This prolonged draught has been the source of all problems to an extent that getting water is such a big problem. I always have to travel about five kilometres to get to the nearest pond where I can fetch cleaning water, but it's not safe for cooking. We still do another five to get to the next water point where a safer tap water is available for sale."

"Feeding my children is the most challenging thing I currently face. I depend on casual jobs at construction sites where sometimes make 500KES per day, the money is enough to take care of my children if it were consistent but unfortunately, the jobs are rare to come by due to the poor economy."

"Currently, I am riding a motorcycle to earn a living. I took the motorcycle on loan which I am required to pay 2575KES weekly and with the current economic situation, it is difficult to get that money weekly. This forces me to borrow money from my siblings because if I don't pay it on time it will be taken away."

"My parents died a long time ago when I was still breastfeeding and my uncle took me in. When I finished class 8, he was not able to take me to high school because he had to also educate his children through secondary school too. He then opted to take me to a vocational college to do the mechanic course but unfortunately, I could not finish the course and had to drop out because of a lack of money. I am remaining with two more years to finish the course and therefore these transfers will enable me to pay my college fees smoothly for the remaining two years."

"Many people in my village depended on subsistence farming, but due to the prolonged drought, things have changed. Without the farm produce my business cannot do as well as before because people used to sell the farm produce to buy some items from my shop. If the situation continues I might end up shutting down the business."

"I have a food kiosk along the road, my wish was to expand it to get more customers. This wish is going to come true with the money GD is going to be sending to me for the next five years. I plan to save the money for three months then use the money to expand the business. As the business grows, I am going to continue saving the rest as I think of other business ideas to start."

"My wish has always been to start a livestock business. Currently, I have 12 goats and 6 cows, I prefer keeping goats than cows because they can do better and survive during drought than cows. My agenda now is to save and buy 8 goats, which means I will have to save for around 4 months to achieve my goal and save for another 6 months then embark on another project of reviving my business of selling clothes."

"As it stands, I'm jobless. I came back to the village from Mombasa three and a half years ago. Ever since I've been taking up odd jobs to make a living. Currently, I got into the charcoal burning business but it's not sustainable. I would like to start my own motorbike business. To begin, I intend to borrow squads from my peers. I'll add Give Directly funds to what I make from squads and then save up at my Sacco. When I have gathered enough money, I'll buy my bike and manage my finances better."

"My house is in a sorry state. It's heartbreaking to look at. It's falling apart and the roof almost caving in. With this money coming in bits, I don't know whether to save and acquire a reasonable amount like Ksh.30,000 to kick off the building of another house or borrow some money from my Sacco then pay off slowly as the money comes. All I know is, I need to build a decent house for my wife and I then buy a good bed and a mattress so that I can enjoy a good dwelling and quality sleep for the first time in my life."

"Livestock farming is so lucrative. Farmers are selling goats at a throwaway price and I want to take advantage of that. I intend to buy them with the first six transfers. With 6, I'll continue rearing them as I buy grass for them with the hope that this drought will cease. They have a good profit margin when the time comes to sell."