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Please check: new photos of the Moto Workshop&Museum Tour in Pete, Zanzibar

Zenith Tours send clients to Pete yesterday. They had a splendid day. www.gomotozanzibar.wordpress.com

Zanzibar activities – visit Moto workshop in Pete

Spice up your excursion to Jozani National Park with a visit to the MOTO Workshop and Ukili Museum in Pete.

Learn to design and batik your own t-shirt, sheet or table cloth, have a go at weaving on a wooden loom, or plait a strip of ukili and finish the afternoon with a delicious traditional Zanzibar lunch. Families, groups and school classes are welcome. Please make your booking! 0777 466 304

For more information, please visit the Moto Worshop&Museum website: http://gomotozanzibar.wordpress.com/

After the monkeys – creative relaxation.

Moto – community based crafts production in Zanzibar

Over a hundred women and men are organised in the MOTO network.

MOTO products are hand-made from 100% natural palm leaf and cotton.

Solar cookers and specially made fire wood saving stoves are used in the production process.

MOTO products are unique originals, crafted by skilled Zanzibari artisans.

With your purchase you value an ancient Swahili tradition, support Community Trade,  and contribute to a sustainable local Eco-nomy.

Please visit our shop in Zanzibar, Stone Town, Hurumzi Str. 416 and our community workshop and crafts museum in Pete.

Made in Zanzibar – producers network

‘Made in Zanzibar’ has a new website. You find links to the producers’ websites and a map leading to their shops.

http://www.madeinzanzibar.com/

Handwoven Swahili Kikoi

Experience the creation of the famous handwoven Swahili kikoi. Worn all along the East African coast, this traditional piece of clothing is as popular as ever. Additionally, the kikoi has been discovered as material for comfortable men’s and ladies’ wear and adores the world traveller’s home in form of beautiful drapes, curtains, table wear or bedsheets.

Master weaver at work on the loom. Moto workshop in Pete, Zanzibar

A master artisan creates only a limited number of our unique designs on a traditional handloom using the finest Tanzanian cotton which is dyed in small patches ensuring the highest quality colouring.

Swahili kikois handwoven at the Moto community workshop in Pete, Zanzibar.

Swahili kikois are available at the MOTO Shop in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Hurumzi Street 416.

Experience master weavers at work at the MOTO community workshop in Pete, Zanzibar.

Moto on excursion with Safari Blue

Thanx to Eleanor Griplas we've been invited to present Moto and Dada products to a big group of visitors.

Safari Blue took 300 guests on a boat excursion to an island in the Menai Bay Conservation Area. After snorkelling and delicious dinner the guests took a stroll along the stands with original Zanzibar products.

Andy behind the Moto stand on Safari Blue excursion

Moto ukili hats and hairy bags on display.

Original Zanzibar ukili products from women’s cooperatives are available at the Moto Shop in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Hurumzi Street 416

Thank you!

Dear friends and customers of the MOTO project. We like to thank you for supporting us throughout the year 2009 and encouraging us with helpful and constructive criticism. Our wish for 2010 is that more of the hotels will buy MOTO products rather than imports to make tourism on the island more sustainable.

P.S.

… please visit the MOTO workshop at Pete and tell friends and clients! (click the moto workshop photo on the sidebar for more info)

MOTO Workshop&Museum website launched

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Moto at Makutano Fair

A photo of the beautifully decorated MOTO table at the Made in Zanzibar stand on the Makutano Arts&Crafts Fair, Dar es Salaam.

Big thanx to our volunteers.