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About me

Dario Schierloh

Investor / Advisor

Dario Schierloh on the beach in Paje, Zanzibar

My name is Dario Schierloh – and when I first came to Zanzibar in 2022, it was pure curiosity and wanderlust.

What began as a gut feeling became my first real estate investment on the East Coast. Since then, I've built strong relationships with local developers, government agencies, and politicians through further investments.

From my own experience, I know what is important and what it entails to gain a foothold on another continent in another culture.

Today, I help others make informed decisions, avoid risks, and choose promising projects with a sense of proportion.

In addition to my work as an investment advisor, I'm also socially involved in Zanzibar: I founded the Pound4Pound Foundation, a non-profit initiative that offers children new opportunities off the streets through boxing training and sports programs. For me, this project is an expression of long-term commitment—not only financially, but also socially.

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Why DALALI?

Dalali originally comes from Arabic (dallāl) and means “broker” or “intermediary”.

 

Through Persian, it entered many South Asian languages such as Hindi, Urdu and Bengali, where it still means “brokerage” or “commission”.

 

The word also lives on in Swahili – as a term for “broker” or “auctioneer”, embedded in the urban trading practices of East Africa and thus of course also in Zanzibar.

 

Dalali tells the story of a word that connects cultures and builds a bridge between people and businesses worldwide.

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