The HEVA Fund bet that helped Story Zetu take Kenyan theatre to bigger stages

The HEVA Fund provided crucial financial support to Story Zetu, a Kenyan theatre company, enabling its expansion and professionalization. The HEVA Fund provided a facility combining a grant with zero-rated financing, essential for Story Zetu 's ambitious productions like "Tom Mboya." provided a facility combining a grant with zero-rated financing, essential for 's ambitious productions like "Tom Mboya." Key figures include Gathoni Kimuyu , producer at Story Zetu , and the HEVA Fund . , at , and the . Initially facing rejection for television, Story Zetu found success in theatre, demonstrating a strong audience appetite for Kenyan stories. found success in theatre, demonstrating a strong audience appetite for Kenyan stories. This support allowed Story Zetu to increase its production capacity, pay practitioners higher rates (tripling pay by 2025-2026), and professionalize its operations.