Story from the Heart: Gender Equality on the International Women’s Day
As every day, also the 8th of March started with the traditional SEKEM Circle. But on that special occasion women stood at the front forming a circle themselves and leading …
Eco-health: Always Taking Care of You
SEKEM has just launched its medical insurance and Integrative Health Service to keep the SEKEM employees and Heliopolis University members safe and sound. Eco-health isn’t just a traditional medical insurance …
Sunday Diary VI – Memories of SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
Scientific Research Ibrahim Abouleish emphasized that at present, scientific research is considered the biggest challenge. A scientific mindset, that is not limited to theoretical understanding is a necessity to everyone …
INTECMED Project
INTECMED Project The goal of INTECMED, a project co-funded by the EU, is the development of incubators for innovation and technological transfer in the Mediterranean region. The project aims at …
Sunday Diary V – Memories of SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
Through contemplation and meditation, one can observe how the most trivial and routine actions could be a source of life renewal. This can be witnessed in the cycle of leaves …
Review to 2020
A very special year is coming to an end! SEKEM has always welcomed challenges, believing that they bring great potential for change. We are very grateful that despite the global …
Helmy Abouleish on the Health Situation in Egypt
This year was very much affected by the Corona pandemic. The damages are also visible in Egypt. Even before the pandemic, the Egyptian health system was unable to provide proper …
TEC-MED project: Workshop on Social Care for the dependent elderly
Within the framework of socio-ethical sustainable care, SDF (SEKEM Development Foundation) and ASRT (Academy of Science, Research and Technology) had held a workshop in Cairo on 27th of October under …
Speech of Helmy Abouleish during Global Impact Conference
Helmy Abouleish spoke about the SEKEM miracle during the Global Impact Conference. Watch his speech here, starting at minute 1:37. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6uRENgRUU[/embedyt]
Opportunities for Agriculture in Degraded Saline Soils
On November 22nd, SEKEM, with the logistical support of HU’s DeVilag Service office, hosted a seminar for the Dutch Embassy in Egypt discussing the opportunities for the future of agriculture …
New Families and a School in the Desert: Greening the Desert Update
On our desert farm in Wahat El-Bahareyya, we are currently reclaiming another 63 hectares of desert land through sustainable agriculture and supported by a crowdfunding campaign. Here is the latest …
Microcredit Loans for Sheep Husbandry: “SEKEM Bedaya Fund” Update
“SEKEM Bedaya – Marilou Fund” supports the residents of the 13 villages around SEKEM to start their own business in order to enhance their economic and social conditions, while establishing …
Sunday Diary Ⅳ – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
Bringing Knowledge into Action Gaining knowledge is an admirable quest, but channeling this knowledge to fruitful actions is a much greater responsibility. When you learn the medicinal benefits of herbs, …
Funding for SEKEM’s Impact Project
SEKEM has high ambitions to promote and grow sustainable agriculture in the desert, to unfold potential of each individual, and to stimulate ethical and fair business practices in a peaceful …
Inclusive Health For All
Health is more than the absence of illness. SEKEM wants to develop a concept for integrative health that understands human well-being in its entirety and promotes it preventively. With this, …
Celebrating and learning: The Vision of ‘Ethical Banking’ at the SEKEM Festival
SEKEM is very happy to celebrate its 43rd anniversary with a beautiful ceremony after the cancellation of the spring festival due to COVID-19 restrictions. For the safety of the community, …
The SEKEM Way of Business
SEKEM provides its employees and workers with an exciting and ambitious work environment. The Sunday meeting, the morning and weekly circle, the Space of Culture, and the Core Program are …
Close Connection Despite Spatial Distance: North African Organic Knowledge Hubs
Although there were hardly any rooms taken in SEKEM’s guest house, the conference halls were full of hustle and bustle for almost two weeks at the beginning of September. The …
“Gamil w Gamila” Plays In The Heart of The Egyptian Desert
The Core Program team from SEKEM School and Heliopolis University performed a Eurythmic play of the folkloric tale of “Gamil w Gamila” on the SEKEM desert farm in Wahat. The …
Sunday Diary II – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
The so-called “Sunday meeting” is one of SEKEM’s traditions that was initiated by its founder Ibrahim Abouleish, and now continued by his son and SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. Every week, …