A living record of learning, care and regeneration.

The Foundation team arrived in Zanzibar with its first volunteer group and began visiting local communities.

Computer and English lessons opened a new learning space for children from surrounding villages.

The café became a social meeting place as health screenings began in nearby villages.

The first Zanzibar Youth Challenge Camp and Science, Art and Game Workshops were held.

The team moved to the campus that would later support gardens, workshops and practical learning.

Computer labs, coding classes, a mango-tree library, sports fields and two classrooms were added; kindergarten registration began.

Assalam International Kindergarten opened, and 1,100 Swahili storybooks were distributed across Zanzibar, mainland Tanzania and Kenya.

Al Selam Türkiye was established in Istanbul following international learning visits.

A Sports School and Robotics Academy opened alongside summer school and the second international children’s camp.

A demonstration garden brought sustainable food-growing into daily campus learning.

Assalam International Primary School opened, vocational courses began and 34 bicycles were donated to support travel to school.

The chronology records 20,000 masks, 1,651 hygiene kits, 1,651 food packs and 700 items of clothing distributed during lockdown.

Schools reopened, Qurbani was distributed in 30 villages and the first 22 Children’s University students graduated.

New classrooms and a second water well were completed, while the Youth Challenge and fifth Family Camp resumed.

Student sponsorship and college-preparation classes began, and Assalam joined a United Nations-backed permaculture project.

The record lists 550 food packs, 700 clothing items and 44 iftars serving 10,000 people, alongside an Earthbag workshop and psychology camp.

Kidsnook activity books were published; 200 chicks and new cows were added to the campus farm; 966 Qurbani shares were distributed.

The first house for an orphaned mother, Namboto, was completed as community and livelihood programmes expanded.

The ‘Let’s Get a Brick’ campaign launched, followed by construction of the Youth Centre and Vocational Training Centre.

The chronology records 8,100 community iftar meals, 1,379 food baskets, 1,100 Eid gifts and 500 handmade dolls produced by orphaned mothers.

The new pool and Youth Centre were inaugurated as Africamp school tours, teacher training and entrepreneurship camps continued.

The Vocational Training Centre opened with 43 students, the Assalam Library opened, and 30 orphaned mothers graduated with enterprise kits.

The Youth Centre and Vocational Training Centre opened with 50 new women enrolled across eight fields; the school reopened with 120 students in seven classes.

The chronology records 500 trees planted, five madrasas built and two wells completed.

The sixth campaign involved 350 cattle on mainland Tanzania and 51 in Zanzibar, reported as reaching approximately 20,000 families.

A soap-making workshop trained 100 women, while the Mobile Library visited 19 villages and reached 1,800 children.

More than 4,000 trees were planted in January. By February, 1,500 stationery sets and 70 desks had been supplied in Nungwi, and 147 blind students plus five teachers received tools and training.

A dedicated space brought daily, hands-on ecological learning to children on campus.

Participants explored soap making, candles, batik and bakery skills, with a focus on mothers of children with disabilities.

The Permaculture Training Centre and greenhouse opened; the Digital Learning Hub, first Science Fair and first Book Week were launched.

An international seed swap enriched community farms; maggot farming and Zero-Plastic activities expanded circular learning on campus.

The chronology records 12,000 iftars, 2,021 food packages, 1,004 Eid outfits and a dedicated iftar for 1,000 orphaned children.

The Qurbani campaign involved 869 cattle and was reported as reaching approximately 28,000 families; Phase 2 of Colourful Cultures also began.

The Spice Route Interactive Museum opened in August. In September, the Mobile Library reported reaching 10,617 students across 81 schools.

The first STEAM Boot Camp brought together 230 students; Assalam celebrated its first Grade 7 graduation, and its Sufi music group was renamed Sawa Ensemble.

Ten orphan camps reached 500 children with STEAM activities, learning and psychosocial support, alongside 500 stationery and hygiene kits.

School supplies were distributed to 500 children; robotics reached Assalam International School and neighbouring government schools; the Scout Programme and first Zanzibar Sufi Festival began.

The chronology records 22,098 iftar meals, 2,000 food packages, 1,500 Eid outfits and a special iftar for 1,000 orphaned children.

Climate-resilience learning continued with TABIO and the Howden Foundation, while the Chicken Coop Empowerment Programme supported 25 women.

The chronology records 867 cattle providing meat for 28,677 families—more than 143,000 people—alongside Eid clothing for 100 children and Zakat support for 51 families.

New homes for vulnerable families entered construction, health partners provided eye screenings for orphaned children, and registrations opened for the 2026 volunteering and Kindness camps.