Series of Events about SEKEM initiative
In April 2015 Eberhard Proissl, who supports SEKEMs partner Oikocredit on a voluntary basis, visited SEKEM. After his stay in Egypt he was so impressed by the initiative’s work and activities …
Vocational Training Centre Inaugurates New Workshop for Agricultural Machinery
The regular maintenance of machinery and tools, especially in the rural areas that surround SEKEM, has always been a major challenge in Egypt. Often, the necessary technical skills for maintenance and …
“SEKEM Symphonie” published: new revised edition of “SEKEM Vision”
“Die SEKEM-Symphonie“: This is the new name of Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish’s autobiography. The edition is widely extended and contains a lot of updates. “Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish summarized SEKEMs development at …
New Film Portrays the Work of SEKEM Austria
Filmmaker Roman Pachernegg and the artist Jasmine Wagner spent the last six month with the SEKEM Friends Association in Austria shooting a feature film about its work. The film covers the various areas of activity of SEKEM Austria in …
Higher Incomes, Guaranteed Markets, Better Work Opportunities: Oikocredit Publishes Impact Study on SEKEM
SEKEMs partner, the Dutch financing organisation Oikocredit, has just published an Impact Evaluation Study on SEKEMs work with contract farmers, which does not only show the benefits of SEKEMs approach, but will …
Students from Heliopolis University Take Part in Exchange Programme with Austria
Following a meeting of Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish with representatives of the Austrian SEKEM friends association and the mayor of Graz, Siegfried Nagl, two internship slots could be created that allows …
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. …
Preparing Children for the Challenges of the Future
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 …
“SEKEM has everything that the great utopias of mankind are pathetically proclaiming!”
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 …
A society with two wings – SEKEM celebrates Equality
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 …
Event: Celebrating Equality – SEKEM launches its Gender Strategy
Since the very beginning, SEKEM (and all its institutions) is focussing on gender equality and diversity. Still, in 2015 SEKEM started to formulate a dedicated strategy within the project to empower women …
One World Rising – A Free Global Online Gathering
How do we create an integrated, global culture? How can we move forward in unity and diversity? Can we transform the clash of civilisations into a creative synergy of cultures? …
Certificates for the First Group of Welders at SEKEMs VTC
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 …
Reinventing SEKEM Insight
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 Wins Land for Life Award 2015
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 …
Sharing the Value of the Desert: SEKEM Attends the “5th Kubuqi International Desert Forum”
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 …
Egypt is celebrating Eid al-Fitr
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: …
People in SEKEM: Mohamed Abd El-Ghany
“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 …
A Conversation Without Talking: Revealing the Beauty of Nature and Character
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 …
Annual Soccer Tournament in SEKEM
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 …