Relief for cultural and creative businesses in Kenya
Where
Kenya
Type of institution
Private
Categories
- Support for sectors of the cultural and creative industries
- Compensation for business interruption losses
Type of measure
Emergency response
Date
April 2020
HEVA, a dedicated finance, business support and knowledge facility for creative industries in Kenya suspended all interest charges on existing facilities for the period of the emergency, offered a waiver on outstanding fees for affected businesses, restructured loan agreements in order to provide some relief and conducted a needs analysis exercise to generate baseline insights from across most sectors of Kenya’s cultural and creative industry.
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Cinema/ Audiovisual Arts
Design
Media Arts
Music
Performing Arts
Publishing
Visual Arts