"Receiving this money means I will be able to start up a business. I have always wanted to do busines especially selling clothes but I have never had the opportunity to do so because thre is no capital. If I receive this money, I know I will make it. I love doing business. "

"My first priority for the Give Directly money is to invest in my business of selling coffee. Will buy more products and sell in medium scale. I will also be selling cakes, this way my clients can also buy accompaniments for the coffee. It's a good business and with an improved sells scale I can get more returns. This will help me sustain my livelihood. Secondly I want to build my own house here in Mathare. I previously acquired a small plot if land and could not build due to lack of money. Paying rent money stresses me out, so once I build my own home I will not worry so much on not meeting my monthly rent. Lastly I will buy some household equipments, one of them being a mattress. The one I sleep on is torn and very thin. It will be nice to have a good sleep for once.As for the remaining money I will start a business of selling men trousers from eastleign. It seems quite interesting and also generates more income."

"My first priority is to buy a motorcycle. I have a passion for this work. It is a convenient mode of transport and many people in my area use it because of its availability. I have friends who own them and this will provide a good income that I will be able to sustain my life. Secondly, I will start selling fruits and fruit juices. There is a ready market because of the high population and is profitable. Thirdly, I will pay my rent because shelter to me is very important after a long working day."

"Receiving this money means I will build an iron roofed house for my family and pay off a debt. I borrowed some money from my uncle to take care of the medical bills of my child."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. The one that I occupy currently leaks when it rains. "

"I would want to be wealthly, to own different business, like hardwares in different locations selling car spareparts. To be a boss having employed people to work in my businesses as I read my newspaper at the comfort of my chair in my mansion."

"Owning a plastered house is like a dream come true. I never imagined that in my life I would own an iron-roofed house leave alone a plastered house. I used to leave in a grass thatched house and due to my low income, I was sure I could not have a plastered house. Thanks to GD for changing my life."

"I used to be the talk of the village because my spouse passed on leaving me with totally nothing right from household furniture to owning a kitchen or domestic animals. My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the transfers in that if it wasn't for GiveDirectly I wouldn't be having a kitchen at the moment. This is because I was able to construct a kitchen with the second transfer. I am glad I'm no longer the talk of the village anymore and people can associate themselves with me. This is because I was able to purchase both goats and decent furniture with the previous transfers."

"In the next six months, I wish to start my own carpentry business. I would want to have a stable source of income which will help me in supporting my mother and catering for my needs in time. I would want to use this opportunity given to me effectively and change my life for the better."

"Completing plastering my entire house will be the best thing to happen to my family and I. I hope that we will have accomplished that in the next six months so that I can relax knowing that I spent GD transfers on something worthwhile even long after the project is over."