SEKEM Calendar 2019: Sustainable Christmas with the SEKEM Shop
The SEKEM Shop now offers the first SEKEM annual calendar for the coming year 2019. Every month, the wall calendar shows a picture of the diverse SEKEM life. The calendar …
International Meeting of the SEKEM Friends Associations
On November 2nd, shortly after SEKEM’s 41st-anniversary celebration, the executive boards of the SEKEM Friends Associations from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands met in SEKEM. During the all-day event, the …
100% Organic Agriculture: SEKEM Children Start to Transform Egypt
Around 350 persons of different ages, nationalities and professions contributed to cultivating this season’s Organic wheat at the main SEKEM farm. This came in the framework of the project “Let’s …
SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities for a World Where No One is Left Behind
“We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination,” said Nelson Mandela, the Nobel peace prize winner and the …
People in SEKEM: Kamla Ahmed Hamed
Did you know that there is a whole village in Egypt that contributes to banning plastic by its people’s natural handicrafts? Such an entrepreneurial action has already started many years …
International Conference on PV Applications with SEKEM Energy
In cooperation with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and SEKEM Energy, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) recently hosted the international conference, “PV Applications in Egypt: Strategies to Meet the …
Protecting Egyptian Bees from Extinction
Again, SEKEM and Rapunzel Naturkost are collaborating in the ongoing development program, Hand in Hand (HIH). This time, the long-standing SEKEM partner and the leading Organic Food producer in Europe …
Delegation of German Politicians Visits SEKEM
A delegation of members of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Bundestag traveled to Egypt and Jordan at the end of October. During the trip, the …
Embracing Social Innovation: Transformation Within and Beyond Organizations
“There are a lot of examples of expertise in the field of social innovation coming from Africa that are very inspiring to Europe. SEKEM is one of them,” says Maximilian …
People in SEKEM: Ahmed Saeed
“One day I’ll buy a big car and take my family, my friends and colleagues on a nice road trip!” says Ahmed Saeed, Packaging Assistant at SEKEM’s Company iSiS Organic. …
Beautiful Baby and Children Textiles Now Available at SEKEM Shop
From now on, the SEKEM Shop in Germany also offers a first selection of textiles: colorful baby and children’s clothing as well as dolls and stuffed animals made from the …
Let’s Seed the Future and Ban Plastic from Egypt: SEKEM’s 41st Anniversary
This year, SEKEM initiative celebrated its 41st anniversary under the slogan “Let’s seed the future”. SEKEM co-workers and students from Heliopolis University gathered already in the morning of the 1st …
Join the SEKEMSophia Symposium in November
How did the vision of the SEKEM founder Ibrahim Abouleish become reality? How is such a social innovation actually working? And how does it affect people’s lives? How did a …
Let’s Seed the Future!
How to use paper to plant Organic herbs? Is it possible to fetch Organic vegetables from our balconies and roofs and add it to our meals for a healthy lifestyle? …
SEKEM Supports the 2018 Future Policy Award Ceremony
Teaming up to achieve sustainable livelihoods for all people throughout the world was beautifully showcased on October 15 at the UN FAO Headquarters in Rome. Co-organized by the FAO, IFOAM …
SEKEM Celebrates its Organic Cotton Harvest 2018
With its committed farmers in Damietta governorate, SEKEM celebrated the harvest of its Organic cotton for the second year in a row. This initiative started 2017 together with the cooperation with the UNIDO …
New SEKEM News App now available for iOS and Android!
SEKEM is happy to announce the launch of its first mobile application. Now, you can enjoy the SEKEM News directly on your smartphone or tablet. By using the official App of …
Starting Autumn with SEKEM Anise Tea
In September, the German SEKEM Shop presents again three special offers that will be available to SEKEM News subscribers up to October 7! SEKEM Anis Tea If you like licorice …
Highlights of the 31st Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
In collaboration with the “World Dignity University”-Initiative and the SEKEM Friends Association Scandinavia the network “Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies” (HumanDHS) hosted its 31st annual conference at SEKEM and Heliopolis …
People in SEKEM: Entsar Meslam
“Teachers serve humanity. That was always the message that Dr. Abouleish used to deliver to us in our weekly meetings,” Entsar Meslam recounts the SEKEM Founder’s words. “It has been …