SEKEM News

Together for a Forest in the Desert

Greening the Desert is not an empty advertising slogan in SEKEM-Wahat, located over 350 km southwest of Cairo, but a daily lived reality. The local community works in the scorching …

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SEKEM Inspirations: The Green

SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish used to write down in a notebook thoughts that went through his mind. They were his own thoughts but also words of artists, philosophers or scientist …

Year of Biodiversity

Contribution to rich and resilient biodiversity in Egypt is the main focus of SEKEM activities in the year 2022. Knowing that land change is the leading reason for biodiversity loss, …

New School in the Desert

On SEKEM’s desert farm in Wahat El-Baharreyya, far from Egypt’s urban centers, a new school is being constructed in the middle of sand and desert. Currently, 6 pre-schoolers and 24 …