Do you have an old
computer,
flat screen, digital camera,
laptop, mouse or anything
you think we can use?
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Zanzibits, a short
introduction
 We have created a platform for
Zanzibar youths with potential and motivation to
learn a multimedia specialty to both facilitate
their career development as well as their
interaction with youths across the world via
means of multimedia and film making.
In other words, we promote positive change in
the lifestyles of less privileged youths by
equipping them with film and multimedia skills
and promoting cross-cultural exchange.
We uphold the following values:
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Mutual respect without
discrimination on account of race,
ethnic background, gender or religious
persuasion;
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Cross-cultural
appreciation/interaction;
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Creativity and;
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Quality electronic equality
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The initiator
 The main motivation of the Zanzibits project is
to reduce the creative and technical gap between
Zanzibar/Tanzania/East Africa and the rest of
the world, while making sure that the cultural
integrity of the local youths is not harmed. Guy
Mullens has been active in the IT/Web
development field for over ten years, and he
thought the time right to use his knowledge and
financial background to initiate such a project.
Guy has been coming to Zanzibar for more than
four years now, and has moved there in the
beginning of 2007. Besides the Zanzibits
project, Guy is working in the tourism, ICT and
educational sectors. Guy’s CV is found in the
appendix of the business plan.
It all started with a plan to build a cybercafé
on the east coast of Zanzibar. As an extra
incentive, Guy planned to give some free classes
to the local youths, in order to share
knowledge, as his background is IT/Internet
related. After having written down some ideas,
Guy went to the ministry of Education, to see if
he could get any support or help with this. The
Ministry of Education sent Guy to their sister
ministry, the Ministry for Women, Children and
Youth Development, for help. There, he met with
the Director of Youth affairs and the Chief
Secretary, who stated the urgent need for such
projects, especially for youths.
 This, in combination with a good working
relationship with Butterfly Works (initiators of
the
Nairobits project), the Zanzibits initiative
was launched. The planned opening of the school
is set for march 2008.
Legal status
Zanzibits is a local NGO registered in Zanzibar.
The European side of Zanzibits is represented by
Stichting Zanzibits (Dutch NGO) in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands.
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For a full
overview of our activities, please visit our
businessplan section. |
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