"In the next six months, I am hoping that my small business of making sweaters will have grown and will enable me to make money. I will then use it to buy goats."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I will have built a decent kitchen. The current one is in a bad condition and very dangerous because of its old condition. It doesn't look good therefore I have decided instead of repairing it I will just build a new permanent one which will last for a long time. I will be the happiest woman in the community whose cooking place will be at her best."

"In the next six months, I expect the mobile banking business to be up and running. This means a more comfortable life for my children, less burden to my husband and more money to save for the future."

"I spent the most recent the transfers as follows: I bought iron sheets worth KES 17000 since I am planning to build a new house in my rural home. I also paid rent with KES 8000 this had accrued for three months. KES 5000 came in as capital for starting my wife's grocery. These were the expenses around rent, buying stock and getting the whole place ready for business I then saved KES 4000 and sent my mother KES 2000 for her upkeep."

"My main aim was to start poultry keeping, so in the next six months, I shall have completed the major projects I am doing now and started on the poultry keeping project. This is an income generating activity and I know from it, I shall get some income to help me improve my life that is not so good at the moment. I am not leaving the life I desire honestly."

"In the next six months, I expect to have added more stock to my business which will in result increase my source of income thus my standard of living will also have improved. In the next six months, I also expect to have a decent kitchen where I can cook without fearing any risk of the house crumbling down on me. I will also partition some space in my kitchen to use for rearing my poultry."

"I spent part of my most recent transfer to pay for a course in Automotive Electrical. I attend training for this course at Eastleigh estate just adjacent to Mathare. I have always had a passion for repairing faulty cars. I have been feeding and supporting my family with construction jobs in the past. I enrolled for this course not only to fulfill a dream of mine, but also to supplement my income alongside my construction engagements. When I first learnt that I qualified to receive transfers from Give Directly, I knew there and then that I was going to enroll in the course. I hope I can own my own workshop in future and offer employment to other youth. I spent the remaining of my transfers to complete building my house in my rural home and to purchase a cow."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought my sheep which will sustain me even after the transfers from GiveDirectly have stopped. I will have also cemented my house and fixed my windows. My house will look more decent and will save me from the shame of being laughed at by the neighbours. When these goals actualize, I will be a proud woman who stays in a decent house. On top of that, I will also be financially stable since I can sell the sheep and use the money to take care of my needs or emergencies."

"I have a major project of buying the new water tank that will change my life if all goes well. I plan to make savings of close to 2000 KES per month for the next few months to come in order to be able to buy the new storage facility that will act as a reservoir for use during dry seasons like we experience right now. Water is a very precious commodity and without it human life can be quite unbearable and that is why I have to make effort to get the item within the next six to eight months from today."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will not be depending too much on my transfer because my chicken will have increased in number. I will sometimes be selling either one of the chicken or some eggs in order to get money to use in buying food. "