By HILLARY KIMUYUMore by this AuthorHEVA Fund has opened a call for applications for The Cultural Heritage Seed Fund and The Young Women in Creative Enterprise Fund. The facility on offer is a grant/loan hybrid with HEVA looking to invest between Sh500,000 and Sh3 million in each successful venture. The Young Women in Creative Enterprise Fund is a loan facility, with HEVA looking to invest up to Sh1 million in each successful business, to be paid back over a maximum period of 18 months. HEVA Fund is one of the most visible African-based funds to invest in the transformative creative economy sector within the East African region. It has invested in more than 20 creative businesses within the fashion, digital content, crafts, and decor value chains niche.

Source: Daily Nation February 09, 2019 21:11 UTC