Zanzalu
{"type": "project", "title": "Zanzalu", "logoImg": "bafkreiaqzsx7jy2qoz624ebhhnzhfhvrlwjiov3mfpbdna542mbcdgqll4", "website": "https://zanzalu.super.site/", "bannerImg": "bafkreigfvwzyc3dddx2mgfdcwsth65fhgtkvafbva6akcpzyp3ky66ts5u", "createdAt": 1721153661850, "userGithub": "N/A", "credentials": {}, "description": "Zanzalu is a five-week pop-up village designed to connect builders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who are pushing the boundaries of technological and social innovation. \n\nOur mission is to help foster a sustainable growth ecosystem in Fumba Town, Zanzibar by incubating experimentation, nurturing community, and inspiring intentional action. We want to be a niche for the expression and cultivation of unique skills, interests, and aspirations. This mission has three distinct components:\n\n1. Connect African builders: By locating in Zanzibar, we aim to help build a Zuzalu community in Africa. There are not many opportunities for African builders, especially in the Web3 ecosystem, to meaningfully connect and collaborate with one another and the international community. Zanzalu seeks to help fill this gap and create a collaborative environment where African talent can thrive. Inclusion is at the very core of Zanzalu.\n\n2. Explore alternative forms of city organization: Cities are wellsprings of innovation. We are particularly interested in charter cities, pop-up cities, and the synergies between them. By bringing together city builders of all types, we can help build relationships and outline a set of best practices.\n\n3. Encourage people to build in Zanzibar: Lots of interesting stuff is happening on the Fumba peninsula! The Indian Institute of Technology opened their first overseas campus in October 2023. The African School of Economics is opening their first East Africa campus in 2024. The Charter Cities Institute is also partnering with CPS to turn Fumba Town into a full-blown satellite city, with a heavy focus on the knowledge economy.\n\nDrawing from the ethos of the original Zuzalu experiment, “more than anything, we want you to meet your best friends, your future co-founders, and your partners here. We are simply pursuing serendipity with a little more intentionality.” We believe that spontaneous interactions can lead to relationships which change the world. \n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "N/A", "projectTwitter": "_zanzalu"}