Skills · finance · capacity
Co-created Programs
We don't deliver programs to creatives — we design them together. Skills development, right-sized finance and capacity building, shaped by lived experience.
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the path, in Kinyarwanda.
Chris Schwagga
Photography
INZIRA
Basketry✺Fashion✺Woodwork✺Photography✺Architecture✺Film✺Music✺Imigongo✺Ceramics✺Design✺Performance✺Content✺
Basketry✺Fashion✺Woodwork✺Photography✺Architecture✺Film✺Music✺Imigongo✺Ceramics✺Design✺Performance✺Content✺
What grounds us
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Co-creation
Creative work thrives when the people doing it shape the systems around it.
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Dignity
We listen first, walk alongside, and treat partnership as the foundation of progress.
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The full ecosystem
Skills, finance, market access, space and visibility — connected into pathways.
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Local leadership
Our team comes from within Rwanda's creative community.
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Economic contribution
Creative work is culture, heritage and livelihood. It deserves investment.
Four interconnected pillars
One sector.Four pathwaysthat work in real life.
Individual success depends on strong systems. We connect skills, space, visibility and capital so a maker's next step is always in reach.
Co-working · retail · studios
Shared Infrastructure
One place to make, sell and gather. A co-working floor, a retail showcase in front of real buyers, and media studios for market-ready work.
Learn more→Craft · design · digital · performance
The Creative Directory
A living map of Rwanda's creative talent. Makers reach markets and keep ownership of their customer relationships.
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Patient capital · readiness
Catalytic Finance
Patient capital and investment-readiness support so creative businesses can grow with demand — not ahead of it, not behind it.
Learn more→Makers onthe path
From Agaseke weavers to architects, the Creative Directory maps talent across craft, design, digital and performance — and makers keep ownership of their customers.
- 01
Amike Studio
Fashion · Film · Craft
Gasabo
- 02
Mwinda Ltd
Woodwork · Sculpture
Kigali
- 03
Gahaya Links
Basketweaving
Kigali
- 04
Chris Schwagga
Photography
Kigali
- 05
Leslie Akimana
Photography
Kigali
- 06
Tuyikunde Joel
Content Creator
Kigali
- 07
MASS Design
Architecture
Kigali
The Shelf · Retail showcase
Made by hand.Bought direct.
A permanent shelf for Rwandan makers — now online. Makers keep ownership of their stock, their customers and their brand.
Agaseke Peace Basket
Gahaya Links
RWF 68,000
Edition of 12Inyambo Horn Sculptures
Mwinda Ltd
RWF 540,000
A2 · Edition of 25“Crown” Archival Print
Chris Schwagga
RWF 210,000
Coil Storage Trio
Gahaya Links
RWF 120,000
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Africa's creative meeting point
Rwanda is not the backdrop. It is the meeting point.
- When
- May 2026
- Where
- Kigali · Musanze
- Anchored by
- Africa CEO Forum · BAL Finals
- 01
Private buyer dinners
Small rooms, matched by category. Buyers meet the makers whose work fits their brief.
- 02
Public markets
Direct trade, with makers keeping their own customer relationships.
- 03
Immersive maker visits
Workshops in Kigali and Musanze — buyers see how the work is actually made.
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Brands showcased
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Marketplace attendees engaged
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Creatives in financing conversations
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Ecosystem actors convened
Outcomes, not attendance — reported after each edition.
Inzira Hub · Gacuriro, Kigali
One place tomake, sell & gather.
Space 01
Co-working
Desks, meeting rooms and reliable connectivity for creative practitioners and cooperatives. Drop in for a day or hold a standing seat.
- Flexible desks & quiet corners
- Rooms for pitches & planning
- Mentors and partners next door
Space 02
Retail Showcase
A permanent shelf in front of walk-in and corporate buyers. Clear monthly statements and predictable payout dates.
- You keep your stock & brand
- Corporate procurement access
- Gacuriro anchor, Musanze pop-ups
Space 03
Media Studio
Photo, audio and video facilities so makers can produce material that converts — catalogues, campaigns, brand films.
- Product photography
- Podcast & music recording
- Brand films & social content
