Culture in the Desert: Eurythmy for Farm Employees
At the SEKEM Farm in the Western Desert in Wahat El-Bahariya dry land is being made fertile. The campaign “Greening the Desert” aims to green 63 hectares of desert soils. …
Invitation: Solutions for Scaling up Agroecology exist, report renowned global experts at Heliopolis University in Cairo
Cairo, September 12th, 2019: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Representative of the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and President of the Agricultural Research Center, Uwe Gehlen Head of German Development Cooperation in …
Join SEKEMsophia Symposium No. 3
How did the vision of the SEKEM founder Ibrahim Abouleish become reality? How is this social innovation working and how does it affect people’s lives? How can an efficient economy, …
First Harvest and Cultural Activities in the Desert
On its desert farm in Wahat El-Bahareyya, SEKEM wants to reclaim 63 hectares of desert land through sustainable agriculture and supported by a crowdfunding campaign. Here is update number 4! …
SEKEM is Beacon of Hope
SEKEM is featured in a new research report called “Beacons of Hope: Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Food Systems”. Launched on August 13 by the Global Alliance for the Future of …
Economy of Love: A New Label for Holistic Sustainable Production
The concept of an “Economy of Love” has been an integral part of SEKEM’s economic activities already for many years. It had been an important concern to SEKEM founder Ibrahim …
Registration Open: Social Initiative Forum 2019 in SEKEM
SEKEM and the Social Initiative Forum announce the opening of the registration for this years forum in Egypt on the topic “Individual Potential Unfolding for the Future”. People can now …
Scouts on a Visit at SEKEM
The diverse activity fields of the SEKEM Initiative and the beautiful nature of the SEKEM Farm attract many people from all over Egypt. Among the most loyal visitors are youth …
Intercultural Dialogue for Sustainable Development
Throughout history, Egypt has always been a cultural hub, due to its geographic position, diverse nature, moderate climate and historical wealth. Major Egyptian cities such as Cairo and Alexandria were …
Great Sportsmanship at SEKEM
Every year, SEKEM organizes a soccer tournament; this year and for the first time, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) followed SEKEM’s lead and made its own sports tournament. The …
It’s Getting Greener and Greener: Update on “Greening the Desert Campaign”
All the efforts that have been put in our project to green 63 hectares of desert land show first results. A few weeks after we started planting the first seeds …
Organic Gastronomy at SEKEM
The same saying goes in most languages: “A sound mind in a sound body.” And it is true in all cultures and at all times. In the 50s, the culture …
SEKEM publishes Annual Report with current status on Vision Goals for 2057 on the second memorial of the founder’s death
Forty years after the SEKEM Initiative was founded, on June 15, 2017, its founder Ibrahim Abouleish passed away. One year later, the SEKEM community published a vision for the next …
It’s Eid Time!
“The night of fate, You night of fate, In you came the guidance of the people, In you, in the fasting month of Ramadan!” These words were resounded shortly before …
Program for Social Initiative Forum in SEKEM Released
From 12 to 15 December the Social Initiative Forum will take place at SEKEM on the topic “Unfolding Individual Potential for the Future”. Recently, the comprehensive program has been finalized …
Call for Action to Head of States toward the SDGs
Invited by the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), around sixty sustainability practitioners from over thirty countries discussed the deficits in implementing the 2030 Agenda worldwide. Meeting in Berlin from …
SEKEM Travels from Italy with ViandantiSì
ViandantiSì is a newly born travel agency from Italy who works in close collaboration with the Italian organic biodynamic company NaturaSì. For half a year now ViandantiSì has been organising …
Acting in Partnership: A Path to a Global Responsibility
On April 27, the SEKEM Day 2019 took place in Stuttgart, this time on the topic of partnerships and global responsibility. The SEKEM Day is organized every year by the …
Intercultural Dialogue for a Sustainable Future
The SEKEM Development Foundation (SDF), Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) and Centre for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) are organising a summer school : ‘Intercultural Dialogue for a Sustainable Future’ from …
Desert Greening Started! Update on the Campaign
The first half is already done: since March, SEKEM has been able to raise more than 190 000 Euros for its currently running Greening the Desert project in Wahat El-Bahareya, …