"I would want to be a successful businessman. With this I will be able to sustain my life, provide basic needs for my family. I would also want to give back to the less fortunate in the society."

"I would like to pay rent, this is very important to me, being able to settle in time. I would also buy food and help sustain my life. Lastly, I will start selling heavy jackets and t-shirts in my place. Not many people are engaging in this kind of work and is profitable."

"My ambition in life is to be a successful business man. I would want to live a good life where by I can support my family financially. I would also want to give back to the society because there are many people who are less fortunate and need help."

"The difference is that am now able to pay school fees for children."

"I have never desired to be like anyone however, i would love to study and improve on my talent so that it will amount to something huge that will benefit my daughter and i. "

"I wake up in the morning, say a prayer, groom up then take my breakfast and rush to work at Embakasi. I return home at 6pm, take my supper,shower and if there are any pending chores i do them and sleep. I love cooking. I use most of my free time googling recipes and trying them out."

"My first priority is to invest in my business of selling maize at the Marikiti, which I co- own with my mother, I want to get city council permits so that it can finally be a legit business, I also will put some money into my poultry farming in my rural area and maybe buy more chicken. Secondly I want to go to for trainings on phone engineering so that I can open a phone and electric repair shop because I have the skills but no training yet. Lastly I would love to furnish my house for it to look presentable and feel like a home."

"I have been renting for the last 10 years.More over sleeping with big children in the same small room but the transfers I received from Give Directly has facilitated me to get a plot of land and I am now going to construct a house. I am so happy. Actually there is now love in the family than before when there was only complains most of the time."

"My top concern is my family and especially my children. Am always worried if they don't go to school and have food on the table because it will mean I have fail as a parent. Secondly, am concerned about achieving my goals in the future so that I can be able to support my family and lastly, providing daily subsistence to my family is another concern that worries me slot as a parent. "

"This money will first of all help in buying food for my family since I live with my mother and grandmother and most times getting money for food has been a problem and yet Food is a basic human requirement.I will also use this money to pay our house rent since we do have rent arrears and with the money I will pay even advance. I will later use the other portion to invest in a new business of selling clothes here in the Local market since it has good profit. "