The Caravan is Moving On
In August another “Music Caravan” moved on the grounds of SEKEM Farm. The quartet, consisting of Amira Reda, Konstanze Abouleish, Rafik Costandi and Marko Skorin performed five concerts in the …
Chances for a New Beginning for All Community Members
After the Farmer-to-Farmer-Program, SEKEM is fostering for the second time a developmental USAID-funded project: “Forsa”, which means “opportunity” in Arabic. In the first project phase, 30 male refugees, who fled …
SEKEMs Contracted Farmers Getting Scientific Insights
In August 2016, almost 100 of SEKEMs contracted farmers came from all over Egypt to attend a conference on sustainable agriculture organized by the Egyptian Bio-Dynamic Assosciation (EBDA). Within the …
Visitors from Upper Egypt in SEKEM
In summer 2016, two groups of about 40 students from the Upper Egyptian town El Minia visited the SEKEM Farm. The stay is part of their studies as leaders in …
A Motivating Farewell for the First Graduates of Heliopolis University
With a competitive and motivating spirit, the first students of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) were bidding farewell to their university life, by presenting their graduation projects. The Business …
Also Teachers Have to Learn: An Interview with Gamal El-Sayed
Almost 29 years ago, SEKEM School was rising to be the starting point for a new generation to build a sustainable society. But how did the beginnings of SEKEM School …
SEKEM is Committed to all Sustainability Goals of the United Nations
At the beginning of this year the United Nations published the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), whereby the sustainable development on the levels of economic, societal and ecologic should be ensured until …
First Summer Choir in SEKEM
In August 2016, the SEKEM Initiative organized for the first time a combined summer choir project for adults and children from the SEKEM School, Heliopolis University and SEKEM companies. Various …
So That the Small Ones Become Big Ones
In the SEKEMs sustainable approach education plays a crucial role. By a holistic education young people are empowered to improve their living conditions and develop awareness of the benefits of …
Successful Art and Culture Project Between SEKEM and Academy from Stuttgart
The SEKEM Friends Association from Germany supports together with the city Stuttgart an art and culture project of the Freie Hochschule (independent academy) Stuttgart. In this context, 17 students visited …
“Paving Ways Together for Solar Thermal Energy in Egypt”: Conference by SEKEM Energy at Heliopolis University
In cooperation with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), SEKEM Energy organized a conference held at Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) under the title: “Paving Ways Together for Solar Thermal …
Facing Climate Change: Projects by SEKEMs Carbon Footprint Center
By 2025, world population is expected to reach 7.9 billion of people, but due to the climate change, United Nations projects 2.7 billion of them will face severe water shortages. …
Communication and Leadership Skills Training for SEKEM Co-Workers
As a follow up on trainings with female workers from the two SEKEM companies ISIS Organic and NatureTex in 2015 in the context of the project “Empowering Women for a …
Creating Out Of Nothingness: SEKEM Day 2016 in Stuttgart
A “SEKEM Day” was organized by the SEKEM Friends Association Germany for their members and other interested parties to get to know news about SEKEM and to exchange ideas. Dr. Roland …
People in SEKEM: Alaa Miklid
Dr. Alaa Miklid works in SEKEM for only one year but he already internalized the vision of the initiative deeply internalized. “SEKEM has inspired me from the first moment. …
Promising Cooperation between Zuyd University, Heliopolis University and SEKEM
Initiated by the Dutch SEKEM Friends Association, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands) funded travel and organizational costs for 30 teachers, who travelled to Egypt to support the Heliopolis University (HU) and SEKEM. …
Every Desert Hides a Well
Series on how SEKEM tries to combat desertification in the four dimensions of Sustainable Development. In the widely known story of The Little Prince, written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the narrator’s …
Combating Egypt’s Desertification by Creating Awareness for the Beauty and Values of Nature
“…creating a place where every human being can unfold his or her individual potential” The right awareness about the fact that fertile land and agriculture are feeding us and that …
SEKEM Publishes Sustainability Report 2015
In the Sustainability Report 2015 SEKEM shows that the initiative could manage the challenges of the past years. In the cultural and societal fields many activities took place, in agriculture …
Gender Equality Sessions for Pupils and Students
In the context of SEKEMs project “Empowering Women for a Balanced Society” a session about gender equality was developed by a group of teachers of the SEKEM School and was …