"I have always dreamt of having iron roofed house since i was young but it was just a dream that i never thought one day it will be fulfilled. Getting the transfer will fulfil my dream and my husbands dream of operating a small scale business."

"I lost my huaband so after relocating to Mangochi from Lilongwe. My home village is in Lilongwe so all my relations are bases there. I suffered alot due to his death until the Village Head locate a piece of land for me along mountains. The place is full with monkeys who fees much on our crops. This money will also help me with transport to Lilongwe werw my relatives are."

"I got sick for a long time. Due to that sickness my wife divorced me and i lost everything that i have worked for."

"Since the demise of my husband 3 years ago, my life has never been the same again. He used to be the sole provider of the household and putting food on the table now is an uphill task. This is due to the fact that we experience long periods of drought out and harvesting sufficient crop for domestic use is hard to come by. My husband was a business (buying and selling cows) which I am unable to venture into. We have been surviving on the little we get from my 0.5 acre of land (getting 5 bags) which I normally grow maize, which is hardly enough for a family of 4. Food insecurity has been the biggest hardship I have faced in life."

"I am a young mother of two ready to spend my time to build my family. I currently have no formal job to sustain my family thus I majorly depend on my husband, a habit I am not happy with. Receiving this money means a steady income since I will invest the money in second-cloth business in a nearby center called Bamba. I have the capability and time to run the business thus will be self employed and in a position to support my family, build a better house and take my children to school when the time comes."

"In the year 2019 we were faced with long drought in our area.Our crops dried up leading to lack of food for both my family and livestock. The casual jobs that we could rely on were also hard to find.As a farmer this was the hardest issue I have ever faced in my life since I could not get anything to give my family for their daily bread and I also lost most of my livestock."

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"It means helping us to sustain our household by buying iron sheets and other necessities such as beddings"

"Receiving this money means a lot to my family. Life as a single parent has not been easy. Everything depends on me-providing food and clothing as well as paying fees for my children's education. I have 6 children, one in secondary school and three in primary school. I do not have a stable source of income and this means that I have to struggle alot to meet these needs. This transfer will be of immense help in paying schools fees. With a large family like this too,I aspire to build a bigger house that can accomodate them all.I will use a portion of the transfers to buy materials for this."

"My wish has been to construct a spacious house for my family like others in the village. Currently, my house is very small and it can not fully accommodate my family of 9 members and our commodities. This has forced my 3 sons to seek refuge from our neighbor every night. Receiving this money means the realization of my dream since I am planning to spend $ 300 to build a two-roomed house by purchasing iron sheets, polls, and labor charges. This will earn me the privacy and respect I have missed for many years."