People in SEKEM: Mohammed Sayyid Mansour
For more than 25 years, Mohammed has dedicated his working life to SEKEM. He remembers how it all began. “When I started working for SEKEM I used to walk to the farm. …
For more than 25 years, Mohammed has dedicated his working life to SEKEM. He remembers how it all began. “When I started working for SEKEM I used to walk to the farm. …
For more than 30 years, SEKEM has been recognizing the importance of education as a foundation for all development. While everyone needs housing, food, and has a right to basic sources of …
An Interview with Rupert Neudeck Almost at the same time when Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish began creating his “miracle in the desert” by founding SEKEM, Rupert Neudeck set out to launch his venture at the other …
On the 13th of September SEKEM launched its Gender Strategy for a Balanced Society in an official event with a lot of high profile guests and emotional speeches. When entering …
SwitchMed Connect 2015, October 29-30 in Barcelona, is the first annual gathering of more than 300 stakeholders from Mediterranean countries to build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social …
In the autumn of last year, SEKEM had started the first internationally certified training for welders at the Vocational Training Centre (VTC) on the SEKEM Farm. Recently, the first course of this interesting and …
After SEKEMs company ISIS Organic opened its new bottling plant earlier this year, ISIS Organic is now excited to finally offer its water in 650 ml bottles in the largest of the Egyptian supermarkets, the so-called …
SEKEMs monthly newsletter SEKEM Insight has been given a new, fresh visual design that is technically up to date and makes its creation for editors much faster and easier. “We love to reinvent ourselves”, …
SEKEM was selected to be the winner of the 2015 Land for Life Award for its outstanding commitment to combating soil erosion and protecting soil fertility through sustainable agriculture in Egypt. The …
The Kubuqi International Desert Forum is a high-level dialogue platform for global initiatives of combating desertification and developing desert areas. “Share the value of the desert”, this is the general …
Rolling grasslands dotted with horseback riders inhabiting tent villages, and at the same time vast, sand-filled deserts, steep dunes, and even camels crisscrossing the vast expanses as part of long caravans: Inner Mongolia not only boasts fascinating landscapes, …
After 29 days of fasting about 1.6 milliard of Muslims all over the world are again eating as usual during day and night time. And so they do in Egypt: …
“I wish that one day SEKEM will be famous in the entire world”, Mohamed tells, full of enthusiasm. “SEKEM is a great model for other companies. And it is very helpful in conveying a positive …
SEKEM co-workers are benefiting from a number of different art workshops several times throughout the year. Eurythmy, drawing or acting classes – the cultural field is one of SEKEMs major areas for development, not only …
As every year, just before the fasting month of Ramadan begins, a large soccer tournament is organised in SEKEM. For one month, visitors may watch exciting games between the teams …
The German Lebensbaum Foundation has donated 5,000 Euros to the SEKEM School and is also supporting two students of the Heliopolis University through scholarships. “We are extremely grateful to our …
Magda Ibrahim Ali works at SEKEMs largest enterprise. She particularly enjoys the cultural and social elements of the initiative. “I especially enjoy the staff circle in the morning”, says Magda …
“The Soul Qualities in Biodynamic Agriculture” was the slogan of the 19th Demeter International Conference that recently took place at SEKEM. 31 delegates from 20 countries visited the farm to …
The members of SEKEMs “Sustainability Team” are working on a large number of exciting projects that focus on the central mission of the initiative: boosting sustainability business practice in Egypt …
SEKEM Energy is a partner of the Austrian Development Cooperation Agency (ADA) and has been nominated for the TRIGOS Award. The prestigious award assesses how companies fulfil their social responsibility …