"I was very happy because I was not making a decent living and i could bearly afford food for my household. Now I am happy I have food and I know I am secured. My life has changed and it is a good thing."

"Upon getting my first ever transfer from GiveDirectly i bought 5 bags of maize because at that time we did not have food. As a household we also purchased construction materials such as 7 bags of cement, bricks and lime to finish constructing our house. Finally i used part of the transfer to buy beddings and i also saved the remaining cash for daily expenses like buying relish, salt etc."

"I bought window frames, bricks and doors for the house I plan on building. I do not have a house of my own, the one I live in now belongs to my sister. This means now I can afford to build a house of my own. I also bought a blanket to help keep me warm at night. I added 3 bags of maize to the ones i have so that I do not run out of food. I went on to buy 5 bags of fertilizer so that i have a bumper harvest."

"I sleep on a good place now this is a change from the hard floor I used to sleep on. My family has food during this time when all our maize finished. My wife and I are decently dressed now."

"I used the money i got from give directly to buy a bicycle, matress, fertrizer bags of maize and iron sheets and cooking oil and other food dtuff for my home."

"The biggest difference is that all along i use to cover my self with a Chitenje when sleeping but now i bought beddings that i use to cover my self for example i have a bedcover and a blanket I'm super excited and grateful for that,i also have adequate food in my house sleeping with an empty stomach is a history now and thank you so much."

"The moment I saw the message of the cash, I was so happy."

"I used the money to buy maize, a matress, iron sheets, bricks, glasses and iron sheets."

"My life has changed for the better. I now eat everyday and I sleep comfortably on my bed. This project has brought joy in my life. My God's will, very soon I will start living in a newly built house."

"I was very excited for the money..All my life I have never been able to have such a huge sum of money..Also I knew that now I will be able to overcome some of the biggest challenges that I have been facing in the past."