"I am very grateful for being considered in this program. I am originally from Thyolo and I came to Mangochi for some piece works. I have been looking forward to build a house and I am happy that I will be able to build one when I receive my transfer. I also have a child who is at a secondary school level and we have been struggling to pay school fees for him. This is another opportunity to sponsor his education. I also intend to buy a piece of land for farming."

"My life is different now in that, I normally depend on farming to sustain my family basic needs and school fees, which is rarely enough, for now, I am comfortable that I have cleared all my school fees arrears and that I have a poultry project running, therefore am hopeful that I will earn a living out of it. My family and I are so grateful for the financial support which changed our lives."

"I used to struggle so much in paying for my children school fees before I received the transfer, but now I no longer need to sell any of my household items to get the cash, I no longer worry about the fees anymore, on top of that I bought a dairy cow and started a poultry farm hence I am positive that I will earn an income out of it, The financial support that I received from the organisation is the biggest thing that has ever happened in our lives and we are so grateful for the support."

"There is a big difference in my life now, before I used to wake up very early in the morning to do casual jobs to raise money to pay for my college tuition fee, At some point, I had to defer due to lack of school fees, but now I am certain that I have enough to complete my course in accountancy, I also started a goat rearing business and with that am hopeful that I will earn a living. I am so grateful for the support."

"I am very happy to receive this money. This money will help me solve some of my problems such as lack of food and school fees for my children."

"After struggling with the school fees payment and other school demands for my seven children, I was grateful to see them in brand new uniforms and their school fees cleared. This has so far been the biggest difference in my daily life as it has given me peace of mind and ample time to work on other income-generating projects that had been lagging."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the purchase of three sheep. This investment in livestock was one of the greatest plans I had on receiving the transfer. This will see me through payment of school fees in the future as I will be able to sell towards raising of school fees for my kids."

"On receiving the first transfer, I spent 30000KES on the purchase of a cow. I had been buying milk for quite a long time which was so expensive given that I never had a reliable source of income. I also managed to obtain enough maize which we are currently using as foodstuff, I paid school fees and the return fare for my son who was picking his certificates from the University and saved the remaining amount to be checking and replenishing any exhausted commodity in the household."

"I am happier. I am less stressed on how I will afford my child's school fees. I am planning on building a house and so I am also busier with making plans for getting the bricks and everything else ready."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have saved enough money to pay school fees for my son who is yet to join form one this month. This has given me peace of mind to do my daily activities without any stress. I depend on small causal jobs in the village and sometimes to get this jobs is so hard. This was making me worry so much because I had no money for the school fees for my son. When I received the first transfer I felt so happy and releaved of my worries. My son also is so happy and full of hope to join secondary school and work hard. GiveDirectly has changed our living standard, it has enable us to educate our children and sure of a brighter future."