Lead Partner: HEVA Fund
Component: Access to Inclusive Finance (Sanara Program)
HEVA Fund provides responsive loan and grant facilities tailored to the production, trade, working capital, project, and business development needs of creative entrepreneurs and organizations within Kenya’s cultural and creative industries.

Loan Facilities:
HEVA’s loan products—Ota Growth, Ota Kopa, and Ota Kopa+—offer creative businesses financing from KES 999 to 20 million. The flagship Ota Growth facility provides KES 5million to 20 million in debt investments at 9% interest, targeting growth-oriented creative enterprises ready to scale.

Impact:
Through this blended financing approach, HEVA is expanding financial inclusion within the creative sector, enabling underserved creatives and organizations to build viable enterprises, strengthen community-based structures, and scale their economic participation across Kenya.