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 …
SEKEM Cooperates in UNIDO’s Egyptian Cotton Project
After a successful yield of Organic cotton that SEKEM celebrated last year, the pioneer of Egypt’s organic cotton collaborates again in 2018, with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) …
Heliopolis University opens first Faculty of Organic Agriculture in Egypt and calls for international students
With the start of the new academic year, on the 23rd of September 2018, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) will inaugurate its new Faculty of Organic Agriculture, which is …
SEKEM Publishes Sustainability Report 2017
In the 2017 Sustainability Report, SEKEM demonstrates its ongoing commitment to holistic sustainable development in Egypt within a year, that marked tremendous changes within the initiative itself as well as …
The Future of the Organic Sector and Our Earth
At the beginning of July 2018, SEKEM‘s CEO Helmy Abouleish once again attended in the Economy Council which was this time related to the question “Associative Economy – How does …
Unfolding Potential with Biodynamic Training
Helmy Abouleish visited the 40th anniversary celebration of the Biodynamic Farmers School at the Lake Constance in Germany. Making the impossible possible meant 40 years ago for a group of …
Helmy Abouleish Is New President of Demeter International
At the recent General Assembly of Demeter International, Helmy Abouleish had been elected as the new president. 21 years after its foundation, the pioneers Thomas Lüthi and Susanna Küffer stepped …
SEKEM receives “Luxembourg Peace Prize” for Outstanding Environmental Peace
On June 22, SEKEM had been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Environmental Peace Prize during the Luxembourg Peace Prize ceremony. The “Schengen Peace Foundation and the “World Peace Forum” recognized SEKEM for …
SEKEM on the World Day to Combat Desertification: Sustainable Investment Worth It
This year, the World Day to Combat Desertification had the topic “Land has true value – Invest in it”. It is a raised call from the United Nation Convention to …
SEKEM Publishes Vision 2057 on the First Anniversary of the Founder’s Death
One year ago, on the 15th of June 2017, Ibrahim Abouleish, the founder of the SEKEM Initiative, passed away at the age of 80 – in the same year SEKEM …
SEKEM Inspires Government for “City of Medicine”
Recently, SEKEM community welcomed Sherif Habib, Governor of Beni Suef, who spent one day at the SEKEM Farm. The politician visited the facilities of SEKEM for determining the best practices …
New Solar Energy Module for Housing
In collaboration with Weleda, one of SEKEM’s reliable partners from Europe, a new solar power system has been recently established on SEKEM’s farm in Wahat El Bahariya. Weleda supported SEKEM …
Solutions for Land, Soils and Food in Africa: A High-level conference by the WFC and HU
In cooperation with the World Future Council (WFC), Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) hosted a high-level conference under the title: “Solutions for Land, Soil and Food in Africa”. On …
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for All
For the pursuit of oil, wars and global conflicts were and still flared up throughout human history. Countries are invaded with civil wars or third-party interventions, refugees are enforced to …
Helmy Abouleish Becomes UN-Champion for Facing Climate Change
In the framework of the NAP (National Adaption Plan) Expo hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 4 to 6 April in Sharm El-Sheikh, SEKEM’s …
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: 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 …
SDG 6: Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for All
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 …