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

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETYHERITAGE SOCIETY

Helping keep Stone Helping keep Stone Town for Town for

future generationsfuture generations

Stone Town, ZanzibarStone Town, Zanzibar

ABOUT ZSTHSABOUT ZSTHSZanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society is the Non-governmental Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society is the Non-governmental organization, which was established in 2002 and registered under the organization, which was established in 2002 and registered under the Society Act no 6 of 1995.Society Act no 6 of 1995.

MISSIONMISSIONThe mission of ZSTHS is to promote the conservation of Zanzibar Stone The mission of ZSTHS is to promote the conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town's heritage and the environmental and cultural welfare of its Town's heritage and the environmental and cultural welfare of its inhabitants .inhabitants .

VISIONVISION

A well conserved Stone Town with a living heritageA well conserved Stone Town with a living heritage. .

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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s

heritage and its conservation mattersheritage and its conservation matters To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and

sustainable improvement of the built environmentsustainable improvement of the built environment To cooperate and build partnerships between the Stone Town To cooperate and build partnerships between the Stone Town

Conservation and Development Authority, Wakf Commission, municipal Conservation and Development Authority, Wakf Commission, municipal authorities and other interested public, private and community authorities and other interested public, private and community stakeholdersstakeholders

To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and private sector relating to the Stone Townprivate sector relating to the Stone Town

To create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town cultureTo create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town culture To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to

otherwise support relevant researchotherwise support relevant research To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing

socio-economic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants socio-economic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants To network with other organizations and interested individuals on local, To network with other organizations and interested individuals on local,

national and international levels. national and international levels.

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY HERITAGE SOCIETY

ZSTHS COUNCILZSTHS COUNCIL

FINANCE & FUND FINANCE & FUND RAISING RAISING

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

TECHNICAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

ZSTHS CEOZSTHS CEO

ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTASSISTANT

TECHNICAL ADVISORTECHNICAL ADVISOR

EMPLOYEESEMPLOYEES

TRUSTEESTRUSTEES

AWARENESS AWARENESS &RESTORATIO&RESTORATION COMMITTEEN COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

ZSTHS ORGANISATION STRUCTURE ZSTHS ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

WHAT WE DOWHAT 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.


ZSTHS ACTIVITIESZSTHS ACTIVITIES

BEACH CLEANING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTIONBEACH CLEANING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

For this activity ZSTHS cooperate with other stakeholder like staff For this activity ZSTHS cooperate with other stakeholder like staff from Stone Town Hotels ,Schools, Municipal, Zanzibar Port from Stone Town Hotels ,Schools, Municipal, Zanzibar Port Authority.Authority.


ENVIRONMENT PROTECTIONENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Trees PlantingTrees Planting



ADVOCACY AND LOBBYINGADVOCACY AND LOBBYING

House 745, Malindi – but too House 745, Malindi – but too latelate.

Hamamni BathHamamni Bath

Un-protected wall – High riskUn-protected wall – High risk

Stakeholder-meetings – looking for solutions and Stakeholder-meetings – looking for solutions and emergency emergency actions

Share information and create awareness on Share information and create awareness on observations of various critical conditions in observations of various critical conditions in Stone Town Stone Town


AWARENESS CREATIONAWARENESS CREATION

Media Resource Centre – Baraza Soap Media Resource Centre – Baraza Soap opera, 13 episodes of life and relations opera, 13 episodes of life and relations in Stone Townin Stone Town

Exhibition: “Lime Use Exhibition: “Lime Use and Preservation of and Preservation of WoodWood

Children picture exhibition at Customs HouseChildren picture exhibition at Customs House

Exhibition at Parliament of Exhibition at Parliament of Tanzania at DodomaTanzania at Dodoma

Students from Stone Town’s Students from Stone Town’s Secondary Schools visiting the Secondary Schools visiting the ExhibitionExhibition


COMMUNITY OUT-REACHCOMMUNITY OUT-REACH

Co-operation with Zanzibar Film Festival and Co-operation with Zanzibar Film Festival and Stone Town Conservation and Development Stone Town Conservation and Development Authority: Authority:

Children’s photographic Children’s photographic competition: ‘Get to know my competition: ‘Get to know my street’street’

Street drama on Street drama on the life of the life of Princess SalmePrincess Salme

Information on the Information on the meaning of World Heritagemeaning of World Heritage

Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society participate both in regional and Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society participate both in regional and international meetings concerning world heritage and urban developmentinternational meetings concerning world heritage and urban development


NETWORKINGNETWORKING

Participants at INTO Conference Canada Participants at INTO Conference Canada 20112011


NETWORKINGNETWORKING

INTERNATIONAL: INTERNATIONAL: World Urban Forum, Barcelona – 2004World Urban Forum, Barcelona – 2004 Organisation for World Heritage Cities Organisation for World Heritage Cities (OWHC) – 2005 (OWHC) – 2005 World Urban Forum, Vancouver – 2006World Urban Forum, Vancouver – 2006 Europa Nostra Conference, Stockholm-Europa Nostra Conference, Stockholm-20072007 INTO Conference, Victoria Canada - INTO Conference, Victoria Canada - 2011 2011

Europa Nostra Conference Europa Nostra Conference 2007 Stockholm2007 Stockholm

Visit to Mombasa, KenyaVisit to Mombasa, Kenya


REGIONAL:REGIONAL:

East Africa Regional Network for East Africa Regional Network for OWHCOWHC

Lamu, Kenya – 2004Lamu, Kenya – 2004 Ilha Mocambique – 2005Ilha Mocambique – 2005 Mombasa, Kenya - 2011Mombasa, Kenya - 2011

Visit to ruins in LamuVisit to ruins in Lamu

LOCALLOCAL Stone Town Conservation and Stone Town Conservation and

Development AuthorityDevelopment Authority Ministry of Constructions, Ministry of Constructions,

Energy, Water, Lands and Energy, Water, Lands and EnvironmentEnvironment

MunicipalityMunicipality Department of Museums and Department of Museums and

ArchivesArchives Zanzibar Film FestivalZanzibar Film Festival Dhow Countries Music Dhow Countries Music

AcademyAcademy And othersAnd others



PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP

The Swedish Association for Building Preservation The Swedish Association for Building Preservation (SBF)(SBF)

Exchange at Exchange at Annual General Annual General MeetingsMeetings

Restoration Restoration Camps in Sweden Camps in Sweden and Zanzibarand Zanzibar

Workshops on Lime and on Workshops on Lime and on Timber Timber (see Technical Training)(see Technical Training)

PUBLIC TALKPUBLIC TALK


Comparison of Sustainable Cities Comparison of Sustainable Cities Programme (July 2003)Programme (July 2003)

Solidarity Day of the OWHC (Sept 2004)Solidarity Day of the OWHC (Sept 2004)

Mosques within Stone Town and its Mosques within Stone Town and its importance for cultural heritage (Jan importance for cultural heritage (Jan 2005)2005)

SEMINARSSEMINARS


ZSTHS provide different seminars ZSTHS provide different seminars

concerning how to renovate the Stone concerning how to renovate the Stone

town building in order to conserve and town building in order to conserve and

preserve the Stone town environment preserve the Stone town environment

and its habitants.and its habitants.


STUDIES AND RESEARCH

• Inventory of Stone Town trees and marking Inventory of Stone Town trees and marking of all trees with a diameter wider than 1 of all trees with a diameter wider than 1 metre.metre.• Open space survey; protection of old Open space survey; protection of old tombs etc.tombs etc.

Tippu Tip tombTippu Tip tomb

Banyan tree (Ficus Banyan tree (Ficus Religiosa)Religiosa)

Forodhani ParkForodhani ParkHistorical buildings Historical buildings in Stone Townin Stone Town

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY HERITAGE SOCIETY STUDIES AND RESEARCH


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


TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING


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

Email:Email: [email protected]@zanzibarstonetown.org Website:Website: www.zanzibarstonetown.orgwww.zanzibarstonetown.org

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