Fausi Marti had been working as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern for 26 years. Meanwhile, the Swiss-Egyptian is retired and reports on his blog (www.fausi.net) …
“It’s contagious!” That’s how Gamal El Sayed, the Director of SEKEM School described the case of the increasing number of girls studying at SEKEMs Vocational Training Center (VTC). “The girls …
In February and March, SEKEM‘s CEO Helmy Abouleish traveled again to Austria, Germany and the Netherlands and talked about various topics that the SEKEM Initiative is committed to. Shortly after …
SEKEM is presenting one more time the power of the sun as a crucial sustainable solution for the future of agriculture in Egypt. Funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), …
“There was only the sound of a piano – no one out there, but only green trees and flowers surrounding colorful buildings,” remembers the Project Manager Dalia Abdo her first …
Ibrahim Abouleish and Klaus Haid were connected by a longstanding friendship, rooted in the fact that the founder of SEKEM got to know important insights to Biodynamic agriculture at by …
In the framework of the new Dutch government’s agenda, which includes developing collaborative projects with other countries among its targets, the Great Middle East Platform (het Grote Midden Oosten Platform …
As in previous years, SEKEM Initiative was also represented in 2018 with a booth at BIOFACH, the world’s largest fair for organic products. This year’s focus was on presenting the …
When walking on the SEKEM Farm during days like these, you might notice beautiful sunflowers – although it is not summer, the season in which the flowers usually bloom. The …
When it comes to starting up a brand, it is of high importance to find a name and slogan, which is not only catchy, but also conveys a meaningful message. …
For many years, an agricultural training has been offered at SEKEMs Vocational Training Center (VTC). Of course, Biodynamic farming is practiced at SEKEM, but due to state regulations it was …
The Austrian SEKEM Friends Association arranged in cooperation with the association “Arche Guntrams” an internship for a student of the Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU). Karim Mokhtar Elwakad, student …
In the past year, SEKEM initiative celebrated its 40th anniversary. On the former desert land, where today SEKEM Community currently operates, learning and working, there had once human life millions …
Water is a fundamental element for life. Certainly, having access to clean water sources is a human right. By 2025, it is estimated that 1.8 billion people around the world …
“When I started to work with SEKEM there were no technical devices yet. We had to manage bunches of papers and folders”, remembers Rabaa El-Mashtouly, the Personnel Supervisor who works …
The SEKEM Vocational Training Center (VTC) was founded in 1997 to provide young people from the surrounding areas of the SEKEM Farm with a profound and holistic crafting education. By …
After the death of SEKEM founder Ibrahim Abouleish, a restructuring process has begun which SEKEM named SEKEMsophia. The following report is part of a series of articles by which SEKEM …
Under the title “Future of Gender Equality”, the Core Program of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development is initiating a series of sessions and workshops in order to sensitize its students …
Almost two years after the theatrical production “Hulm”, a new artistic performance recently was performed in the “Space of Culture”: “Shakespeare meets Scheherazade” or “The night I met William Shakespeare”, …
At the end of November, SEKEMs CEO Helmy Abouleish attended a conference on associative economics. He introduced SEKEMs commitment to a solidary economy and participated in the drafting of a …
