Grant Smith is a quantity surveyor who has worked with international constructioncompanies and managed his own consultancy practice in the UK for over thirty years.Grant is now the CEO of Hand in Hand Group and a director of a Kenyan constructioncompany. Grant is the chair of Hand in Hand Charity. Having worked in both the commercial world and the charity world, there are times when charity is definitely needed, but responsibly driven commercial business has a response to poverty. Millions sponsor a child's education for 14 years and get nothing back, that is charity, invest in commercial business building properly affordable houses, paying construction workers according to productivity and the outcome; quality homes for lower income groups, construction workers paying their own school fees with their own dignity and the investor gets their money back and a return My beliefs determine how I live and how I do business, I am professionally and personally committed to creating a commercial response to poverty.I have had the privilege of being married to Sue since 1985, and have three children I am very proud of.