"Receiving this money is a blessing to me because i will now be able to have a house which i have always wanted. I want a beautiful house with ironsheets and i know i will now be able to buy ironsheets. I will use about k100 000.00 to rennovate the house. I also want to use the other part of the money to buy maize for food. I want to buy at least 5 bags of maize which would cost about K50000"

"The biggest hardship that I have faced is not being able to find money to build a good house as well as provide for the family. I did not go to school therefore the work that I do mostly I earn about MK 1500 a day,this money is not enough for us as a family."

"Receiving this money means that I willl be able to build myself a better house, I don't like the house I am living on because it leaks sometimes , I strongly believe the transfer will enable me to do that , I also want to buy enough food for my family and will use the remaining land for my farming"

"I am happy that I have finally been enrolled in this project. I am certain that the money will reduce the levels of my poverty. I plan to use the money to build a big house where I will be living comfortably with my children. I will also buy a bicycle which will be a mode of transport when going to my farm. On top of that, I am tired of sleeping on a mat so I will buy a matress."

"I was very happy when I got the transfer. I danced and ululated because this is all a blessing to me."

"The biggest difference for me is that Now i have been able to start a business. I am very grateful."

"This money means that I will be able to finish renovating my house. The house I am living in does not have glass windows. I just put bricks to cover up the window frames. The floor is also made of sand. As such I will have to buy glass for the Windows. I will also buy cement for the floor. On top of I will build a brick fence around it for security reasons. I will also buy a matress because I don't have any right now."

"The biggest hardship I face is not having enough money to take care of my family. I depend on casual labor like washing other people's clothes and helping them in their farms. I don't find work everyday which makes life hard for me."

"Iam thankful for getting enrolled in the program and I don't take it for granted to be part of this, God should bless you all at Give Directly for helping us, this will surely ease my poverty, as you can see, I am currently struggling to have feed my children, thank you alot Give Directly"

"I have managed to buy 24 iron sheets, 5 bags of maize and kitchen utensils. I also used part of the money to start a business."