After getting wapisasa, a social business (non-profit) focused on developing creative young people, off the ground, I thought that we’d be able to get funding to help us get quickly up to speed. Sadly, this tickly thought is my experience of the funding world – which I suppose is understandable – who wouldn’t want maximum bang for buck? Slow-burning ideas are hard to find funding for.

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