Learned to Love Learning
Education is one of the major challenges of our time, but also one of the most sustainable development measures. Because only where there is investment in education, there will be …
Team Spirit and Exciting Games during NatureTex’ Soccer Tournament
It was a sunny day, birds were singing and people were busy working or learning in SEKEMs companies or schools – quite a normal day at SEKEM farm, about 60 …
People in SEKEM: Mahmoud Gamal
SEKEM has been his companion for 25 years – 25 years, that is Mahmoud Gamal’s age. He is an IT specialist at SEKEM. “Although I could work somewhere else, I …
Hand In Hand for a Sustainable Community
How can fig jam help fostering sustainable development, for instance? Rapunzel Naturkost, a leading organic food producer in Europe and a long-standing SEKEM partner, funds two of SEKEMs social and …
SEKEM Model Sets a Precedent
“It was amazing to witness the openness and transparency with which our group was welcomed,” said Nariman Mostafa during the workshop “Sustainable Development and Community Building in the Desert”. “Of …
Fighting Breast Cancer
Both in the global North and the global South: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the top cancer in women – also among women in the …
Making it Explicit: Embedding the SDGs Into the Core Business
Bringing key business players together at one table – in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt, the Egyptian Corporate Responsibility Center as well as the Industrial …
Investing in Women is more than CSR
For promoting gender diversity in Egypt, SEKEM engaged in the event “Investing in Women – Private Sector Solutions”. The event was recently hosted in Cairo by the International Finance Cooperation …
SDG 2: Reshaping Agriculture
Sustainable human development – that is the vision that made Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish dig the first well in the vast desert land. Since 1977, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish tackles desertification by …
People in SEKEM: Salma Sabry
On her desk there are three mobile phones as well as a laptop. Concentrated, the specialist looks at her computer. When a call comes, she smiles and answers the questions …
A Special Treat for Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish By His Friends
Those who visited SEKEM last week were immediately carried away by the spirit of SEKEM’s annual Spring Festival. This year, the initiative celebrates two round birthdays: the 80th birthday of …
SEKEM sends best wishes to Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish
A colorful and cheering crowd celebrating a visionary for Sustainable Development and lifetime’s achievements – every year’s Spring Festival at SEKEM is special, but this year’s festivity was particularly splendid. …
In Its Own Fashion: Heliopolis University Congratulates SEKEMs Founder
Arts and music filled the air on the evening right before Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish’s birthday. The Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development hosted an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of …
40 Years on the Road: Impossible Without Women
Every morning, people in SEKEM gather side-by-side in a circle, speaking influential words and raising the values that unite them. A beautiful picture of equality, which is painted in SEKEM …
On Our Own Behalf: SEKEM Website From Now on Available in German
After launching our new Website at the beginning of the year, we are now pleased to offer it in German as well. In addition to the SEKEM News, you can …
SEKEM Profiled in UN Report on Sustainable Lifestyles
How can we create tangible changes in the way people live their daily lives? The UN Environment report “Fostering and Communicating Sustainable Lifestyles: Principles and Emerging Practices“, in which SEKEM is …
Let’s Break the Patterns
Smiling faces, bright eyes and confident girls: It was the Girls’ Day, the huge event, which SEKEM traditionally holds every March 8 on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. …
SDG 1: Prioritizing Human Beings
Being poor means being less well nourished. It means having little access to information and health care – or no access at all. Thus, being poor also means having a …
SEKEM at the leading trade fair for the organic industry
“We always like to come here. The BIOFACH is a great opportunity to present our products and to get in touch with partners and interested parties,” said SEKEMs CEO Helmy …
People in SEKEM: Tamer Badr
“It is all about believing in the human nature”, says Tamer Badr. “Everyone is gifted with special talents which make us different from one another. The teacher’s mission is to …