Heirs Insurance, Life Assurance gives $30,000 to 17 storytellers

Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) in partnership with Africa No Filter (ANF), have announced 17 young African creatives as recipients of the $30,000 Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund.

The 17 finalists, selected from 3,600 entries, will receive $30,000 in grants (between $500 to $2,000 each) to develop projects that shine a light on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa and challenge the negative stereotype of Africa, Heirs Life said in a statement.

The finalists represent 12 African countries, with 60% female and 40% male representation. Working with ANF, they will begin work on their submitted projects ranging from film to visual arts, journalism, and digital content creation.

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The Chief Marketing Officer, Heirs, Ifesinachi Okpagu, said, “We commend the finalists of the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund on their ideas and commitment to this joint mission.”