Embracing Social Innovation: Transformation Within and Beyond Organizations
“There are a lot of examples of expertise in the field of social innovation coming from Africa that are very inspiring to Europe. SEKEM is one of them,” says Maximilian …
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People in SEKEM: Ahmed Saeed
“One day I’ll buy a big car and take my family, my friends and colleagues on a nice road trip!” says Ahmed Saeed, Packaging Assistant at SEKEM’s Company iSiS Organic. …
Beautiful Baby and Children Textiles Now Available at SEKEM Shop
From now on, the SEKEM Shop in Germany also offers a first selection of textiles: colorful baby and children’s clothing as well as dolls and stuffed animals made from the …
Let’s Seed the Future and Ban Plastic from Egypt: SEKEM’s 41st Anniversary
This year, SEKEM initiative celebrated its 41st anniversary under the slogan “Let’s seed the future”. SEKEM co-workers and students from Heliopolis University gathered already in the morning of the 1st …
Join the SEKEMSophia Symposium in November
How did the vision of the SEKEM founder Ibrahim Abouleish become reality? How is such a social innovation actually working? And how does it affect people’s lives? How did a …
Let’s Seed the Future!
How to use paper to plant Organic herbs? Is it possible to fetch Organic vegetables from our balconies and roofs and add it to our meals for a healthy lifestyle? …
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 …
New SEKEM News App now available for iOS and Android!
SEKEM is happy to announce the launch of its first mobile application. Now, you can enjoy the SEKEM News directly on your smartphone or tablet. By using the official App of …
Starting Autumn with SEKEM Anise Tea
In September, the German SEKEM Shop presents again three special offers that will be available to SEKEM News subscribers up to October 7! SEKEM Anis Tea If you like licorice …
Highlights of the 31st Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
In collaboration with the “World Dignity University”-Initiative and the SEKEM Friends Association Scandinavia the network “Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies” (HumanDHS) hosted its 31st annual conference at SEKEM and Heliopolis …
People in SEKEM: Entsar Meslam
“Teachers serve humanity. That was always the message that Dr. Abouleish used to deliver to us in our weekly meetings,” Entsar Meslam recounts the SEKEM Founder’s words. “It has been …
Graduation Ceremony 2018 at Heliopolis University
At the same time that Heliopolis University (HU) is launching two new faculties and receiving new students, the six-year-old educational entity bid farewell to its third batch of graduates. Around …
Start of a New Academic Year With Two New Faculties at Heliopolis University
These days, the campus of Heliopolis University is getting crowded again by students; the new academic year has just started and more than 700 new students came on board. Around …
SEKEM Medical Herbs Soon Available in Saudi Arabia
Soon, SEKEM’s medical herbs will be available in Saudi Arabia. SEKEM Health the SEKEM subsidiary that produces over the counter (OTC) herbal line, had sealed a promotional agreement with the …
Back to School with New Educational Approaches
A new academic year has started at SEKEM Schools last week. With a celebration, the SEKEM Schools welcomed their old and new students after a two-month summer vacation. The festive …
People in SEKEM: Aly Zayed
On the 17th of August, one of SEKEMs first members passed away. Aly Zayed had been a gardener at SEKEM since it’s foundation in 1977. This time, we want to …
SEKEM as An Example for Kenya
At the beginning of this year, a delegation from Kenya visited SEKEM in order to share experiences on building a sustainable community under challenged conditions. The contact had been made …
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) …
German Brand Award for NatureTex Partner “People Wear Organic”
The brands “People Wear Organic” (PWO) and “biobaby“, whose textiles are mainly produced by SEKEM‘s company NatureTex, were awarded three times by the “German Brand Award 2018“: The natural textile …