PEACE Zanzibar Villages by Assalam

12 experiences · one living system

Explore the Living PEACE Village.

Move through built environment, living systems, knowledge, heritage and community opportunity. Every experience connects to the wider PEACE framework.

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The sequence is intentional: each row brings related practices together, while the labels show how every experience contributes to PEACE.

Earth-built wall with reused glass bottles beneath a Makuti roof at Assalam01

Built environment

Earth House

Where earth-based materials, reused glass and a Makuti canopy turn a working office into a lesson in regenerative architecture.

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Interior structure of a hand-built Makuti roof at Assalam02

Built environment

Makuti Architecture

Traditional coconut-palm roofing becomes a practical lesson in shade, airflow, craft, maintenance and coastal identity.

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Solar panels mounted on a Makuti roof at the Living PEACE Village03

Built environment

Renewable Energy

A visible transition toward solar power - modest in its current footprint and clear about the work still ahead.

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Blue rainwater gutter and downpipe fixed beneath a Makuti roof04

Living systems

Rainwater Harvesting

Roofs, gutters and storage make the movement of rain visible - and turn water infrastructure into a practical climate lesson.

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A person walking beneath banana plants in Assalam's food forest05

Living systems

Food Forest

A layered growing system connecting soil restoration, biodiversity, school learning, food and heritage-based enterprise.

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School buildings and dense growing systems at Assalam06

Living systems

School Gardens

Gardens turn soil, food, science and environmental care into a classroom that changes with every season.

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Children learning together at Assalam07

Knowledge and heritage

Mobile Library

A travelling learning space carrying books, practical knowledge and creative participation to schools and communities.

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Painted interior of Assalam's Spice Route Museum beneath woven shade08

Knowledge and heritage

Spice Route Museum

A sensory route through spice, memory and living knowledge - interpreted through people, objects and participation.

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A Sawa Ensemble performer raising both arms as stage lighting casts large shadows09

Knowledge and heritage

Sawa Ensemble

A collective of musicians and performers carrying Zanzibar's Sufi traditions into a living, contemporary stage language.

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A painted cultural space and community member at Assalam10

Community and opportunity

Journey Theatre / Maulid ya Homu

A guided encounter with stories, memory and the living heritage of the Swahili coast.

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Aerial view of Assalam's circular Makuti-roofed Amphitheatre11

Community and opportunity

Amphitheatre

A shared stage where performance, celebration, learning and community care can take public form.

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A woman taking part in practical skills training at Assalam12

Community and opportunity

Women's Workshop

A working space where women learn, make, mentor and connect practical skill with greater economic agency.

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