"After I received my cash transfer from Give Directly I managed to buy 6 bags of cement at K7500 each, 1 goat at 24,000kwacha , 1 mattress at K42,000 and 1 blanket at K21,000. This was so as the house I used to live in was not in a good condition and with the cement I bought have managed to improve it's condition and am very thankful for being in this programme."

"I have spent the money buying materials for building a house. I have bought bricks and cement. I have Also bought mattress to be sleeping comfortably."

"The biggest hardship that I face not having enough food. This problem come especially during the times that business is not going well. This is is a huge challenge because it makes me sad so see my children go hungry."

"I was so happy beyond measure cause my life had changed in a blink of an eye i used to struggle to find food but now i was able to buy enough food , clothing and other household items"

"I am very happy today that I have been enrolled into this program. I will use this money to buy things that I have always needed such as chairs, a matress and good beddings."

"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money. Most of the jobs that I find do not pay a lot. I do piece work such as fixing fishing nets. It is a challenging job because I spend a lot of time working on a single fishing net and earn a little money."

"The biggest hardship that I face is not having enough money. I face this hardship because business has not been going on very well especially this year."

"I have used his money to fix my house which had no floor or door i used to sleep together with my livestock but all that is history i now started building a house that will be don soon"

"I was so happy and i still am cause this is a life changing program and thank you for changing my life"

"I used the money to buy iron sheets to fix my old house ,i have been leaving in poverty for so long and i never thought of ever building a house with iron sheets i was always worried when the rain seasons are approaching but now i have no worries at all"