SEKEM Austria Initiated Event on Sustainable Education in Egypt
“To live in the idea is to treat the impossible as though it were possible.” With this quote from Goethe, that suits to SEKEM and Sustainable Development in general, Dr. …
“To live in the idea is to treat the impossible as though it were possible.” With this quote from Goethe, that suits to SEKEM and Sustainable Development in general, Dr. …
Within the framework of the USAID-Farmer-to-Farmer Program a training course was provided to SEKEM co-workers, who are working in one of the food processing companies. International trainers and an ambitious Egyptian team …
On December 30, the EBDA, which is responsible for SEKEMs contracted farmers, organized a training in Beheira, regarding new advances in biological pest control, bio fertilization and an innovative technique …
Hanem Mahmoud is the first woman managing one of the departments in SEKEMs Vocational Training Center. “I appreciate that everything in SEKEM is connected somehow and arts play an essential …
There is also a bright side on the challenging path to the future – in a special event in SEKEM, the Global Ecovillage Network Africa (GEN Africa) recently celebrated its collaboration with SEKEM, …
In the last year the SEKEM Development Foundation initiated EduCamp II, a project that aimed to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in informal areas in Egypt. „We are living …
Agribusiness, agro-processing and food security are receiving more and more awareness worldwide. Especially Africa is playing a key role. More than half of the African population is working in the …
“SEKEMs holistic approach to sustainable development and awareness raising deserves contemplation”, says Hamada Shousha, acting instructor at Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU). “People can’t live only by working, eating …
SEKEM Insight can now be found on Apple News, meaning you can get our content on the go! To access SEKEM Insight within Apple News, simply click this link from …
Laura Mack, PhD candidate at SEKEMs partner university in Germany, the University of Hohenheim, is doing researches in SEKEM on how the multi-faced crops Quinoa and Chia can be cultivated …
Recently the first Social Entrepreneurship Conference took place in Egypt. In the beautiful scenery of the small resort town El Gouna, directly located at the coast of the Red Sea, …
On November 27, the Organic company Lebensbaum was honored as the most sustainable mid-size business in Germany. SEKEM and Lebensbaum are cooperating together since decades and are close friends. „Since …
„By Dr. Abouleish’s living vision SEKEM became a lighthouse project, receiving recognition all over the world and building a role model for other nations and their development projects“, Klaus-Peter Murawski …
“Your bizarre waves enchanting my eyes, oh Nile!” – A phrase from the Egyptian music masterpiece “The River of Eternity” that talks about the river Nile, which represents the power …
In collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) organized a new workshop in regards to new and non-traditional methods of health …
The Davert GmbH, which leads development and distribution of new SEKEM products in German speaking countries, has just presented new SEKEM sweets with dates – the perfect Christmas present for friends of …
On Saturday November 14, a conference regarding Organic agriculture has been held by Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) under the umbrella of SEKEM. Professors and experts attended the event …
After SEKEM recently launched its Gender Strategy for a Balanced Society, the initiative also attended the G7 Summit for “Economic Empowerment of Women”. “Today 26 years ago, the Berlin wall …
Ola Hussein has been working in SEKEM for more than 15 years. Her husband joined the initiative 9 years ago and her children would like to stay in SEKEMs nursery – even on Fridays, if they …
The interest in sustainable business practice among companies is growing worldwide. Egyptian ventures, too, increasingly begin to report and evaluate their efforts in becoming more sustainable. Based on the existing Sustainability Flower framework …