[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOnLAvz7dY[/embedyt] On our desert farm in Wahat El-Bahareyya, we have reclaimed 63 hectares of desert land through sustainable agriculture, supported by a crowdfunding campaign. Here is the latest …
SEKEM’s company iSiS Organic for Organic foodstuff celebrated its a very successful year, which couldn’t have ended any better: in December, iSiS Organic achieved its highest turnover ever. Another success …
In the middle of January, the first workshop of the international project “North African Organic Knowledge Hub” took place at the SEKEM Farm. Together with partner institutions from Tunisia and …
At the age of 28, married with two children, Nadia Hassan joined the workforce for the first time at SEKEM. As a wife and mother, Nadia chose to support her …
Heliopolis University students participate in “Hult Prize”; an International Competition for $1Million Prize, for the second year in a row, in the context of motivating students and increasing their awareness …
As we send off the year 2019 and welcome the New Year, SEKEM takes another look at its Vision 2057 to set the goals for 2020. Zero waste and circular …
“Man Cannot Work Alone” is an essential belief that guided Ibrahim Abouleish when he established the SEKEM Initiative in Egypt. SEKEM’s governing principle is not only to reduce our ‘ecological …
To those who grew up in Gelfina, SEKEM is an inevitable part of their lives. Hence, it was no surprise that when Amir Abdel Aziz started to look for a …
In many parts of the world, Christmas is a time for celebrations, decorations, family, joy, kindness and giving to others; and for many industries it’s a time for high profitability …
Full of excitement more than 250 people from all around the globe came to the Social Initiative Forum 2019 that took place at SEKEM and Heliopolis University from 11 to …
The visual artist Gerlinde Wendland is a longtime SEKEM friend who is coming to Egypt on a regular basis for many years already to work mainly with educators in regard …
Nashwa Ahmed Ibrahim was already an athletics champion at school. But her teachers did not encourage her; at the time of the competition in the national league, her trainer even …
This year, the Hand in Hand Fund (supported by Deutsche Umwelthilfe e. V. and Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH) continues to support two SEKEM projects: planting 4200 trees and recycling date seeds. …
SEKEM School and Heliopolis University are relaunching the Thirteen Villages Project. In 2004, Ibrahim Abouleish, SEKEM’s founder had initiated a project to develop the villages surrounding SEKEM Farm. The project …
SEKEM celebrated its 42nd anniversary and the school’s 30th anniversary under the theme of “Unfolding Individual Potential” by inviting all its community members, partners and friends. Every year, the annual …
Egypt is specialized in certain breeds of cotton and they are some of the best in the world: Giza 45 and Giza 92. In cooperation with contracted farmers, SEKEM cultivates …
SEKEM Tree Project is the first Gold Standard certified project in Egypt and the Middle East. 370 kilometers southwest of Cairo, 11.7 ha of SEKEM’s farm Wahat El-Bahareyya are reserved …
The Social Initiative Forum of the Goetheanum Worldwide takes place for the first time in Egypt. The Social Initiative Forum first started in 2000, aiming to create a network of …
One cannot speak of SEKEM School without speaking of Gamal El-Sayed. He was one of the most close confidants to Ibrahim Abouleish and he is the heart of the SEKEM …
The World Future Council announced the winners of the Future Policy Award 2019 on the 11th of October. This year the best policies empowering youth are awarded. The ceremony broadcast …
