Easter Specials, More New Products and Free Shipping
Just before Easter, the SEKEM Shop offers new home textiles made of 100% Organic linen! With the table runners, placemats and napkins in four colors you easily design a colorful …
Economy of Love: The SEKEM Way – Interview with Thomas Abouleish
Last January 2018, Juan Bottero, Coordinator of the Social Initiative Forum, interviewed SEKEM Chief Relations Officer Thomas Abouleish on how SEKEM changed the cultural landscape of Egypt for over 40 …
SEKEM’s Annual Spring Festival Inspired by “Economy of Love”
On a sunny day, SEKEM celebrated the 2019 Spring Festival, the commemoration of the birthday of Ibrahim Abouleish, founder of SEKEM. This year SEKEM especially dedicated the annual festival to …
Let’s Celebrate Girls and Women Everywhere
It’s important to take a moment to evaluate where we’ve been, where we stand, and where we want to be in the subject of gender equality which is an issue …
Music Connects
SEKEM community recently enjoyed the music of two classical musicians from the Netherlands. Supported by the Dutch SEKEM Friends Association, Astrid Abas and Dorien Verheijden visited SEKEM in early March. …
SEKEMsophia Symposium on its Second Edition
It was always Ibrahim Abouleish’s wish to pass on knowledge and experience to others, to let them try out themselves and even improve it. In this spirit SEKEM started the …
People in SEKEM: Doaa Mohamed Gabal
The 31 year old Doaa is proud to be the youngest manager in iSiS Organic, SEKEMs company for Organic food and beverages. The regional export manager started her journey with …
SEKEM Launches Campaign for Greening the Desert and Ethical Investment
Support the Campaign! Since 1977, the SEKEM Initiative in Egypt has already reclaimed and cultivated more than 680 hectares of desert land. Back then, greening the desert had been already an important …
Invitation SEKEM Day 2019 in Germany
The SEKEM Friends Germany are inviting again to their annual SEKEM Day in Stuttgart. This year the event will take place on April 27 and the topic will be “Acting …
10 % Voucher from the SEKEM Online Shop
After the successful presentation of the SEKEM products at the Biofach 2019 and for the beginning of spring, SEKEM Shop offers a 10% discount voucher to SEKEM News subscribers. Just …
Teachers’ Art School
During this winter holidays, SEKEM initiated an art program for the teachers. It shall fill the gaps between teachers and students, as the learning experience is something that never stops …
SEKEM at Biofach 2019
As in the past years, also in 2019, SEKEM presents itself at the world’s largest fair for Organic products: the Biofach in Germany. This time, the focus was on introducing …
People in SEKEM: Tamer Ahmed Reda
“When you have a good relationship with your manager, you’re happy to give your best and more,” says Tamer Ahmed Reda, one of SEKEM’s employees for 14 years. Tamer has …
German-Egyptian Cooperation for Promoting Organic Production in Egypt
Recently, the bfz gGmbH (Training and Development Centers of the Bavarian Employers’ Associations) and the BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) launched their cooperation project Organic Egypt. …
People in SEKEM: Wedad Abd El Zaher Mohamed
“For better or for worse, a good wife is the one who always supports her man and stands by him”, says Wedad Abd El Zaher Mohamed, one of SEKEM’s female …
SDG 11: Safe, Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Communities
“How a living and learning community is going to develop is one of my main thoughts since the SEKEM Vision came to my mind. From the beginning, there was this …
Starting Into the New Year with Sweet Fruits
For a healthy and sustainable start into the new year 2019, the SEKEM Shop offers several sweet fruits for special prices. Besides, we are happy that many of our products …
Social Initiative Forum: Unfolding Individual Potential for the Future
During the Social Initiative Forum (SIF), which will take place in December in SEKEM, we intend to share ideas, from all over the world, on how to shape a truly …
SEKEM at the Biofach 2019
As in previous years, SEKEM will have a booth at the Biofach 2019, the world’s largest fair for Organic products. Visit us in hall 7-311! SEKEM at the Biofach 2018 …
SEKEMSophia Symposium II
“I carry a vision deep within myself: in the midst of sand and desert, I see myself standing at a well drawing water. Carefully I plant trees, herbs and flowers …