FN ISI Export Format VR 1.0 PT J TI Social impact of coastal tourism in Zanzibar Tanzania AF Poppe, Roxanna AU Poppe, R AB This study intends to examine the social impact of coastal tourism on the local people of Zanzibar. The study was carried out in Paje, located in Unguja Island Zanzibar. The study used semi-structured interviews and direct observations. This study applies the qualitative method to explore the social impact of tourism on the village of Paje. Furthermore, the perspective of residents is used as the main way to reflect the effects. Findings from this study show that tourism has both negative and positive impacts on the people of Paje village. Nonetheless, tourism activities were observed to have some negative impacts on the local people and their society in general. It was observed that the increase of culture destruction, an increase of illiteracy rate, poor support from the government, conflict over resource use, the spread of diseases, and lack of support from the investors were the major challenges impacting the local people. ER