ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY Helping keep Stone Town for Helping keep Stone Town for future generations future generations

Stone Town, Zanzibar

ABOUT ZSTHS Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society is the Non-governmental organization, which was established in 2002 and registered under the Society Act no 6 of MISSION The mission of ZSTHS is to promote the conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town's heritage and the environmental and cultural welfare of its inhabitants. VISION VISION A well conserved Stone Town with a living heritage. A well conserved Stone Town with a living heritage.. ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

OBJECTIVES To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s heritage and its conservation matters To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s heritage and its conservation matters To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and sustainable improvement of the built environment To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and sustainable improvement of the built environment To cooperate and build partnerships between the Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority, Wakf Commission, municipal authorities and other interested public, private and community stakeholders To cooperate and build partnerships between the Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority, Wakf Commission, municipal authorities and other interested public, private and community stakeholders To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and private sector relating to the Stone Town To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and private sector relating to the Stone Town To create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town culture To create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town culture To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to otherwise support relevant research To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to otherwise support relevant research To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing socio- economic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing socio- economic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants To network with other organizations and interested individuals on local, national and international levels. To network with other organizations and interested individuals on local, national and international levels. ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

ZSTHS COUNCIL FINANCE & FUND RAISING COMMITTEE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ZSTHS CEO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TECHNICAL ADVISOR EMPLOYEES TRUSTEES AWARENESS &RESTORATIO N COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ZSTHS ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

WHAT WE DO The preservation of the heritage of Stone Town. The preservation of the heritage of Stone Town. The conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town. The conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town. Caring of the environment and tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Caring of the environment and tangible and intangible cultural heritage. ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

ZSTHS ACTIVITIES  BEACH CLEANING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION For this activity ZSTHS cooperate with other stakeholder like staff from Stone Town Hotels,Schools, Municipal, Zanzibar Port Authority. For this activity ZSTHS cooperate with other stakeholder like staff from Stone Town Hotels,Schools, Municipal, Zanzibar Port Authority. ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION  Trees Planting ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING House 745, Malindi – but too late House 745, Malindi – but too late. Hamamni Bath Un-protected wall – High risk Stakeholder-meetings – looking for solutions and emergency Stakeholder-meetings – looking for solutions and emergency actions Share information and create awareness on observations of various critical conditions in Stone Town

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY AWARENESS CREATION AWARENESS CREATION Media Resource Centre – Baraza Soap opera, 13 episodes of life and relations in Stone Town Exhibition: “Lime Use and Preservation of Wood

Children picture exhibition at Customs House Children picture exhibition at Customs House Exhibition at Parliament of Tanzania at Dodoma Exhibition at Parliament of Tanzania at Dodoma Students from Stone Town’s Secondary Schools visiting the Exhibition

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY COMMUNITY OUT-REACH COMMUNITY OUT-REACH Co-operation with Zanzibar Film Festival and Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority: Children’s photographic competition: ‘Get to know my street’ Street drama on the life of Princess Salme Information on the meaning of World Heritage

Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society participate both in regional and international meetings concerning world heritage and urban development ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY NETWORKING NETWORKING Participants at INTO Conference Canada 2011

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY NETWORKING NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL:  World Urban Forum, Barcelona – 2004  Organisation for World Heritage Cities (OWHC) – 2005  World Urban Forum, Vancouver – 2006  Europa Nostra Conference, Stockholm-2007  INTO Conference, Victoria Canada Europa Nostra Conference 2007 Stockholm

Visit to Mombasa, Kenya ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY REGIONAL: REGIONAL: East Africa Regional Network for OWHC East Africa Regional Network for OWHC  Lamu, Kenya – 2004  Ilha Mocambique – 2005  Mombasa, Kenya Visit to ruins in Lamu

LOCAL LOCAL  Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority  Ministry of Constructions, Energy, Water, Lands and Environment  Municipality  Department of Museums and Archives  Zanzibar Film Festival  Dhow Countries Music Academy  And others ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP The Swedish Association for Building Preservation (SBF) Exchange at Annual General Meetings Restoration Camps in Sweden and Zanzibar Workshops on Lime and on Timber (see Technical Training)

PUBLIC TALK PUBLIC TALK ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY  Comparison of Sustainable Cities Programme (July 2003)  Solidarity Day of the OWHC (Sept 2004)  Mosques within Stone Town and its importance for cultural heritage (Jan 2005)

SEMINARS SEMINARS ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZSTHS provide different seminars concerning how to renovate the Stone town building in order to conserve and preserve the Stone town environment and its habitants.

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY STUDIES AND RESEARCH Inventory of Stone Town trees and marking of all trees with a diameter wider than 1 metre. Inventory of Stone Town trees and marking of all trees with a diameter wider than 1 metre. Open space survey; protection of old tombs etc. Open space survey; protection of old tombs etc. Tippu Tip tomb Banyan tree (Ficus Religiosa) Forodhani Park Historical buildings in Stone Town

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ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING  Workshops: Conservation of Mosques, Lime, Wood Preservation Restoration Camps: Women’s Mosque & surrounding wall at Forodhani. Wall & fence outside Palace Museum

  TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY

Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society [ZSTHS] Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society [ZSTHS] P.O. Box 3892, P.O. Box 3892, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tanzania Website: Website: