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VSO, Uwamwima and ZEST

Old Slave Market

Mkunazini Road

Stone Town, Zanzibar

bmtouray@telus.net

Phone: 0777 855 841

Phone: 0773 126 006

Phone: 0688 905 571

September 12, 2011

Ref: Stakeholder Information Sharing Workshop

Dr. Danny Coyne

ITTA - Nematologist

Dear Danny,

VSO Tanzania, Uwamwima and the Zanzibar Enterprise and Sustainable Tourism (ZEST), in

collaboration with USAID, ACRA, FINTRAC, CORDAID and Tanzania Agricultural Productivity

Program (TAPP) invite you to participate in an information sharing workshop on linking products of

Zanzibar farmers to the private Tourism sector. The workshop will be held at Mazsons hotel in Zanzibar,

located at Kenyatta Street on Monday, September 19, 2011. Doors are open at 8:00 AM, and the

workshop starts at 9 AM.

The objective of this workshop will provide a focus for top-down information on the benefits and

challenges faced by most Zanzibar Horticultural Famers. There will be presentation about the ZEST

project and Uwamwima. After the presentation, we will talk about the three key areas below;

1. Increasing productivity

2. Improving market linkage

3. Better communication and synergy among stakeholders and partner networks

We hope that you will be able to participate in this workshop. It is optional; however, we encourage

participants to prepare 5 to 10 minutes presentation about their organization and what they do.

It is very important that we know the number people participating, and will appreciate it very much if you

could please call or email us to confirm your participation, by Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

In the event you are not able to make it, you may still send someone else to represent your organization.

Thank you for your time, and we look forward to seeing you at the workshop.

Cordially,

Brian Touray CTC, CCEP, M.Sc.

Brian M Touray Project Manager

Zanzibar Enterprise and Sustainable Tourism (ZEST)

bmtouray@telus.net

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LIST OF STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SHARING

WORKSHOP INVITEES

1. Director-Ministry of Trade

2. Director-Zanzibar Chambers of Commerce Industry and Agriculture

3. Director-ZATI

4. Manager-TGT

5. Secretary-ZAFFIDE

6. Coordinator-Action Aid

7. Birgit Steck-Senior Tourism Advisor, SNV

8. Alessia Lombardo-Manager, ACRA

9. Luca Todeschini-Country Director, ACRA

10. Pat & Ali Baba-Jambiani Tourism Training Institute

11. Jean Van Wetter-Country Director, VSO

12. Leochrister Aloyce-Senior Program Manager, VSO

13. Rose Tesha-Program Manager, VSO

14. Richard Pluke-CPO, USAID/TAPP

15. Director-Union of Disabled people Zanzibar

16. Secretary-ANGOZA

17. Chief Extension officer

18. Western District Agriculture development Officer

19. Manager-Mazsons Hotel

20. Manager-Fisherman Resort Hotel

21. Manager-Tembo Hotel

22. Coordinator-CARE International

23. Salum Mwinyi-Fruit and vegetable supplier agent

24. Abdalla Bonge-Fruit and vegetable supplier agent

25. Omar Abdalla-Secretary UWAMWIMA

26. Suleiman Said-Marketing officer, UWAMWIMA

27. Omar Abubakar-Agronomist, USAID/TAPP

28. Khadija Rajab-Senior Post Harvest Technology Officer USAID/TAPP

29. Heshbon Gachou-VSO

30. Maurice Kwame-VSO/Zanzibar Local Government

31. Eliud Katayi-VSO/UWZ

32. Brian M. Touray-ZEST Project coordinator/VSO Zanzibar

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SCHEDULE FOR STAKEHOLDER INFORMATION SHARING WORKSHOP

ORGANISED BY VSO AND USAID-TAPP AT MAZSONS HOTEL ON

19/9/2011

ACTIVITY TIME RESOURCE PERSON

Arrival of participants 8.30 - 9. 00 Secretariat

Welcome note and introduction of participants

9.00 – 9. 15 Khadija Rajab

Opening of the work shop 9.15 – 9.30 Guest of honor

Introduction to ZEST project 9.30 – 9.50 Brian M. Touray

Questions and answers 9.50 – 10.15 All

Tea break 10.15 – 10.45 All

Presentation of different organization/institution

10.45 – 12.30 Workshop Participants

Lunch and prayers 12.30 – 1.30 All

Group discussion 1.30 – 2.00 Workshop participants Presentation 2.00 – 2.45 Group representatives

Closing remarks 2.45 – 3.00 VSO representative

Brian M Touray

ZEST Project Manager

bmtouray@telus.net