Contagious Passion on the SEKEM Girls’ Day
“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 …
Helmy Abouleish Invited by Friends in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands
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 …
Sustainability from the Sun: A New Solar Pump and Capacity Building by SEKEM Energy
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), …
People in SEKEM: Dalia Abdo
“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 …
Memories of a Fruitful Friendship
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 …
People in SEKEM: Ismail Elsayed
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 …
New Generation of Biodynamic Farmers at SEKEMs Vocational Training Center
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 …
Visiting Austria: Work Experience Abroad for Heliopolis University Student
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 …
Space of Culture – Highlights At a Glance
Last week in 2017 was full of various events, sponsored by the Space of Culture. That was before a one-month-break taken by the Heliopolis University, in order to get ready …
SEKEM Hiking Trail of Prehistoric Men
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 …
People in SEKEM: Rabaa El-Mashtouly
“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 …
Helpful Donation: New Machines for SEKEMs Vocational Training Center
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 …
SEKEMsophia – Circles Instead of Trees
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 …
Future of Gender Equality: An Initiative by Heliopolis University
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 …
“Shakespeare meets Scheherazade” at the Space of Culture
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”, …
A Midday Musical Treat: Musicairo-Trio Plays Jazz-Classics at the “Space of Culture”
Music has always been an essential part of SEKEM. Especially since launching the “Space of Culture”, SEKEM is frequently rejoiced with multicultural melodies. This time, SEKEMs recently opened venue hosted …
The Art of Reflecting Nature: Exhibition by Gerlinde Wendland
The “Space of Culture” was shining one more time by colorful paintings. This time, by art works of the painter and long-standing SEKEM friend Gerlinde Wendland. Under the patronage of …
Brass Music as Light as a Feather
This time, the guests of the “Space of Culture” awaited the announced performance with great curiosity. Many did not had an idea about what they would expect in a concert …
Oikocredit Is Helping to Make the Desert Bloom
From the 21st until the 28th of October, SEKEM welcomed 12 guests from Oikocredit, one of its investment partners. The Dutch cooperative society joined SEKEM right after the challenging times …
Opening up New Intellectual Horizons with Dr. Mostafa Higazy
“If we allowed others to mock our dreams, we would voluntarily lose our rights as humans”. By these words, the Egyptian Humanist and Philosopher Dr. Mostafa Higazy started his session …