ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN
HERITAGE SOCIETY
Helping keep Stone Town for
future generations
Stone Town, Zanzibar
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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
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To create and raise general awareness of the Zanzibar stone Town’s heritage and its
conservation matters
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To provide technical and other support for the maintenance and sustainable
improvement of the built environment
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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
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To lobby and influence the policies and decisions of the government and private sector
relating to the Stone Town
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To create activities that enhances the diversity of Stone Town culture
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To collect and disseminate information on the Stone Town and to otherwise support
relevant research
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To promote and coordinate training and education services for enhancing socioeconomic and cultural activities of the Stone Town’s inhabitants
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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
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
WHAT WE DO
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The preservation of the heritage of Stone Town.
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The conservation of Zanzibar Stone Town.
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Caring of the environment and tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN
HERITAGE SOCIETY
ZSTHS ACTIVITIES
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BEACH CLEANING AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
For this activity ZSTHS cooperate with other stakeholder like staff from Stone
Town Hotels ,Schools, Municipal, Zanzibar Port Authority.
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
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Trees Planting
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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
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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
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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’
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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NETWORKING
INTERNATIONAL:
 World Urban Forum, Barcelona – 2004
 Organisation for World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
– 2005
 World Urban Forum, Vancouver – 2006
 Europa Nostra Conference, Stockholm-2007
Europa Nostra Conference 2007
 INTO Conference, Victoria Canada - 2011
Stockholm
ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN
HERITAGE SOCIETY
REGIONAL:
East Africa Regional Network for OWHC
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Lamu, Kenya – 2004
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Ilha Mocambique – 2005
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Mombasa, Kenya - 2011
Visit to ruins in Lamu
Visit to Mombasa, Kenya
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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
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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
(see Technical Training)
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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)
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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SEMINARS
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.
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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
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STUDIES AND RESEARCH
ZANZIBAR STONE TOWN
HERITAGE SOCIETY
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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
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TECHNICAL TRAINING AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
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HERITAGE SOCIETY
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TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
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Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society [ZSTHS]
P.O. Box 3892,
Zanzibar,
Tanzania.
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.zanzibarstonetown.org