The Pwani Leather House is a dream that came to reality in 2022 where two sisters, Dr. Bigen Al-Ghaafiry(23) and Ambassador Princess Shameem Al-Ghaafiry (17), thought of restoring and resurrecting the Swahili culture which is dying a slow death as it is eroded with the modern world. This dream is all about DNA. It is inspired by the old saying that goes, blood is thicker than water. Indeed it is, it’s stronger.
Their paternal ancestors originate from Oman, a tribe known as Al-Ghaafiry who’s clan historically conquered the Eastern Africa’s coastal strip back in the 18th century. It captured important towns all the way from the Horn of Africa in the North to Ruvuma river in the South. These towns were then transformed into trade centers where trade took place between the locals and the Omani Arabs. They include Pate, Malindi, Mombasa, Pemba and Zanzibar.