Back to School with New Educational Approaches
A new academic year has started at SEKEM Schools last week. With a celebration, the SEKEM Schools welcomed their old and new students after a two-month summer vacation. The festive …
People in SEKEM: Aly Zayed
On the 17th of August, one of SEKEMs first members passed away. Aly Zayed had been a gardener at SEKEM since it’s foundation in 1977. This time, we want to …
SEKEM as An Example for Kenya
At the beginning of this year, a delegation from Kenya visited SEKEM in order to share experiences on building a sustainable community under challenged conditions. The contact had been made …
SEKEM Cooperates in UNIDO’s Egyptian Cotton Project
After a successful yield of Organic cotton that SEKEM celebrated last year, the pioneer of Egypt’s organic cotton collaborates again in 2018, with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) …
German Brand Award for NatureTex Partner “People Wear Organic”
The brands “People Wear Organic” (PWO) and “biobaby“, whose textiles are mainly produced by SEKEM‘s company NatureTex, were awarded three times by the “German Brand Award 2018“: The natural textile …
Heliopolis University opens first Faculty of Organic Agriculture in Egypt and calls for international students
With the start of the new academic year, on the 23rd of September 2018, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) will inaugurate its new Faculty of Organic Agriculture, which is …
SEKEM Publishes Sustainability Report 2017
In the 2017 Sustainability Report, SEKEM demonstrates its ongoing commitment to holistic sustainable development in Egypt within a year, that marked tremendous changes within the initiative itself as well as …
Heliopolis University and the Center for Arab-West Understanding host successful International Summer School
From June 26 to July 7, the Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development and the Center for Arab-West Understanding jointly administered a highly successful intercultural summer school. The school was sponsored …
People in SEKEM: Samia Gamal
For a working mother, it is always difficult to maintain the work-life balance. But being a single parent is even more challenging. Samia Gamal, Quality Control Specialist at NatureTex, SEKEM’s …
Helmy Abouleish is jury member of the “Future Policy Award”
Helmy Abouleish is among the jury members of the “Future Policy Award 2018“. This was announced by the “World Future Council“, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
July Offers and 5€ Coupon
Again, in July, the German SEKEM Shop offered special promotions that are still available for SEKEM News subscribers within the first week of August! The offer includes a pack with …
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities
By 2050, more than 60% of the world population is estimated to live in cities. Also in Egypt, the urban population is expanding while a good living standard can’t be …
World Goetheanum Forum with Helmy Abouleish
In this year’s May, SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish and several other representatives from the fields of agriculture, education, medicine, art, commerce or banking signed a charter for founding the World …
The Future of the Organic Sector and Our Earth
At the beginning of July 2018, SEKEM‘s CEO Helmy Abouleish once again attended in the Economy Council which was this time related to the question “Associative Economy – How does …
SEKEM Friends Germany at Sister City Event in Stuttgart
Shortly after the SEKEM Initiative was founded in 1977, a link has been established between the Egyptian capital and the German city Stuttgart: since 1979, Cairo and Stuttgart have officially …
New Products and Bargains at SEKEM Online Shop
In July again, the German SEKEM Shop offers three special promotions: Date Trio, Gourmet Oil Package and the SEKEM Tasting Pack. In addition, the date confections are on sale and …
People in SEKEM: Rady Zaki
“I was seven when I first learned about electrical repair and maintenance,” says Rady Zaki. “That was at my uncle’s workshop, where he taught me all the basics about it.” …
Unfolding Potential with Biodynamic Training
Helmy Abouleish visited the 40th anniversary celebration of the Biodynamic Farmers School at the Lake Constance in Germany. Making the impossible possible meant 40 years ago for a group of …
Helmy Abouleish Is New President of Demeter International
At the recent General Assembly of Demeter International, Helmy Abouleish had been elected as the new president. 21 years after its foundation, the pioneers Thomas Lüthi and Susanna Küffer stepped …
SEKEM receives “Luxembourg Peace Prize” for Outstanding Environmental Peace
On June 22, SEKEM had been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Environmental Peace Prize during the Luxembourg Peace Prize ceremony. The “Schengen Peace Foundation and the “World Peace Forum” recognized SEKEM for …