Charged by HEVA HEVA Fund

In this episode Kendi Kamwambia, Support and Compliance Manager at HEVA, brings her goodie bag of money insights and it is brimming with something for everyone. Whether you're about to start a business, or run a business, or are growing a business, there's something to help you along your business journey! 

Through her experience in financial management, Kendi has been responsible for managing HEVA's business investment portfolio to ensure recovery of disbursed funds for re-capitalization in subsequent investment cycles. She also identifies investees' capacity-building needs and assists in the sourcing of consultants to address these gaps.

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/

Host: Dr. Njoki Ngumi

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Charged by HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. We can’t wait for you to learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!

Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Jeannine Umutoniwase, CEO at Azizi Life Ltd, has a conversation with us to demystify how her creative business raised debt financing, the specific things that she was able to put her loan towards and the learnings that other creative businesses can take from her experiences. Over the years, Azizi Life's work has literally transformed the lives of the women and communities that it works with while managing to grow within and beyond Rwanda. Meaningful growth is a multi-pronged achievement for their business which is realised through economic security, storytelling, community, universally beautiful crafts and spirituality.  

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/charged-by-heva

Host: Dr Njoki Ngumi

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Charged By HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. We can’t wait for you to learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!

Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Harriet Ng'ok, Founder and CEO of Harriet's Botanicals describes her business as “a company that retails miti shamba” which is mainly sourced from the Rift Valley region. Her simple, no frills, localised and authentic description aligns perfectly with the ethos and remarkable journey of this business. In her conversation with Dr. Njoki Ngumi, they discuss the common health issues which are prevalent in our context, addressing health and overall wellness through traditional medicines, bringing these natural medicines to urban and diaspora audiences, and, how access to grant funding has allowed them to progress. You'll definitely be engaged!

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/

Host: Dr. Njoki Ngumi

Charged by HEVA is a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. We can’t wait for you to learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!

Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Based in Kigali, Anne Mazimhaka, Creative Director and Co-founder of Illume Creative Studio, dives into the journey of turning passion into a business. How do you develop the knowledge and structures that make your work as profitable as possible while balancing the need to output something meaningful and even fulfilling?

True to their name, Anne shines a light that allows us see and understand the unexpected origin story of Rwanda's leading creative agency, how they intentionally combined their complementary talents for long term success, their approach to creating value in a nascent communications industry, and much more!

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/charged-by-heva 

Host: Dr Njoki Ngumi

Charged By HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. Learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!

Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support. 

Dr. Njoki Ngumi sits down with Eugene Mbugua Managing Director at Documentary & Reality Tv Ltd. to discuss his love for documentary making and getting others to invest in his art form through equity.

Charged By HEVA podcasts are a collection of visual and audio podcasts made for the African and international creative economy, curated and produced by HEVA. Learn and engage directly with these conversations from a community of creatives, business owners, investors and others!

Charged by HEVA is enabled by the Innovative Financing Initiative for Culture (IFIC) programme. We’d like to thank our partners at the EU Commission and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for their support.

Website: https://www.hevafund.com/

VIDEO podcast now available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7aAjAjZkk 

Welcome to Charged by HEVA!