ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY Helping keep Stone

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

Stone Town, Zanzibar

. ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY 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 1995. 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 A well conserved Stone Town with a living heritage.

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY OBJECTIVES n To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s heritage and its conservation matters n To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and sustainable improvement of the built environment n 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 n To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and private sector relating to the Stone Town n To create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town culture n To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to otherwise support relevant research n To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing socioeconomic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants n To network with other organizations and interested individuals on local, national and international levels.

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

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

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.

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION § Trees Planting

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

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

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

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

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

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL: Ø World Urban Forum, Barcelona – 2004 Ø Organisation for World Heritage Cities (OWHC) – 2005 Ø World Urban Forum, Vancouver – 2006 Ø Europa Nostra Conference, Stockholm-2007 Ø INTO Conference, Victoria Canada - 2011 Europa Nostra Conference 2007 Stockholm

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY REGIONAL: East Africa Regional Network for OWHC § Lamu, Kenya – 2004 § Ilha Mocambique – 2005 § Mombasa, Kenya - 2011 Visit to ruins in Lamu Visit to Mombasa, Kenya

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

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n PUBLIC TALK §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)

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

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n STUDIES AND RESEARCH • 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. Banyan tree (Ficus Religiosa) Tippu Tip tomb Historical buildings in Stone Town Forodhani Park

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n STUDIES AND RESEARCH

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n 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

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY q TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN HERITAGE SOCIETY n TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

n n n n Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society [ZSTHS] P. O. Box 3892, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Email: info@zanzibarstonetown. org Website: www. zanzibarstonetown. org