"I was very happy and I immediately called my son to tell him the great news. He lives in Mangochi town. We immediately started making plans and he even agreed to buy the things I needed for me. It was a great day."

"I was extremely happy. I could hardly contain my excitement."

"I spent my transfer on Iron Sheets, a blanket and also clothes for my children."

"I felt very very happy and couldn't stop smiling."

"Receiving this money means giving my family a decent shelter. This is because our house of 21 years collapsed due to heavy rains over 5 years ago. I went ahead to construct a small temporary structure but it could sustain the strong winds and it followed suit of the former house. Last year we tried to build another one but we stopped midway due to insufficient finances. Currently we live in a structure that is open at the roof making it unbearable at night as it gets colder. This makes me pity my small children because common colds are the order of the day. I will therefore use part of the transfer to complete my house. This will cost approximately 25000 shillings."

"My ambition is to have a stable job and take care of my family. Growing up in a village where the road is very bad, ai would hardly see vehicles, I wanted to be a driver and make money out of it because it looks like a very important skill for any human being. Even though I want to be a driver and make a livelihood from it, my family has other needs that will have to come first, so for my first transfer I will use $30 to build a house, this is because the house is grass roofed and during the rainy seasons it rains inside, we have to always dry our beddings outside. The remaining $25 dollars will be used to purchase a cow. My second transfer will then be used for a course in driving and getting a driving licence."

"This transfer gives me an opportunity to feed my family. I don't have alot of money to be able to buy all the things my family needs. My roof is thatched and I experience alot of difficulty during the rainy season so I can use this money to buy iron sheets to fix my roof. I can also use this money to start small businesses"

"The money will meant having food at the table. I rely much on cassava sales but all the cassavas that we planted has been affected by the virus so the yield is not much as I thought. Furthermore, I will bought iron sheets and window glasses."

"For a very long time, I have wished to complete the construction of my house so that my family would stay in a comfortable house, but due to lack of finances I was not able to fulfil my dream. Through Givedirectly aids, I was able to complete the construction, and now I am happily living in a big and comfortable house with my family."

"Not finding enough food to feed my family"