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Heva Fund to loan creative businesses upto Ksh. 10M through its Growth Fund facility
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HEVA Fund, in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has opened the round 2 of its Growth Fund facility for creative businesses.
Starting from Monday 19th April 2021. Businesses will now be able to apply for the facility through the Growth Fund page. The Growth Fund is open to mature creative businesses in Kenya who need financing of between Ksh. 5 million to Ksh. 10 million for the following purposes.
Expansion of production capacity.
Entry into new markets, either in Kenya or across the Eastern African/African region.
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Pic: Haute Fashion Africa Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), a joint venture of the United Nations and the International Trade Centre, recently selected three Kenyan designer labels Hamaji, KATUSH by Katungulu Mwendwa and Suave Kenya to participate in its second Accelerator programme. These were selected based on usage of natural fibres, upcycled and recycled fabrics in their collections. The selected brands will have access to production support, expand their supply chain and scale up their production, source new products and develop their production team. The accelerator will support the management and production of the key designs of the first collection, which will be manufactured through experienced companies selected within the EFI network.