Z’bar initiating fund for Stone Town restoration
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Z’bar initiating fund for Stone Town restoration
THE government of Zanzibar has initiated the process of establishing the Stone Town Restoration Fund for the renovation of the World Heritage Site.
This follows the dilapidated state of the area, leading to crumbling buildings, the latest being partial collapse of Beit-al-Ajaib (House of Wonders) the tallest building in Stone Town which came apart last December 25, killing at least two people and injuring several others.
Tourism and Heritage minister Lela Muhamed Mussa said here yesterday that the process of establishing the fund has formally started and it is designed to allow foreign tourists as well as Zanzibaris in particular and Tanzanians in general to make donations to support restoration activities.