People in SEKEM: Marwa Tohamy
“Every man and woman needs to find their sense of purpose, and I have found mine in SEKEM.” Marwa was born in Zagazig, a city in the eastern Nile delta, …
Microcredit Loans for Sheep Husbandry: “SEKEM Bedaya Fund” Update
“SEKEM Bedaya – Marilou Fund” supports the residents of the 13 villages around SEKEM to start their own business in order to enhance their economic and social conditions, while establishing …
Sunday Diary Ⅳ – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
Bringing Knowledge into Action Gaining knowledge is an admirable quest, but channeling this knowledge to fruitful actions is a much greater responsibility. When you learn the medicinal benefits of herbs, …
Funding for SEKEM’s Impact Project
SEKEM has high ambitions to promote and grow sustainable agriculture in the desert, to unfold potential of each individual, and to stimulate ethical and fair business practices in a peaceful …
Inclusive Health For All
Health is more than the absence of illness. SEKEM wants to develop a concept for integrative health that understands human well-being in its entirety and promotes it preventively. With this, …
Celebrating and learning: The Vision of ‘Ethical Banking’ at the SEKEM Festival
SEKEM is very happy to celebrate its 43rd anniversary with a beautiful ceremony after the cancellation of the spring festival due to COVID-19 restrictions. For the safety of the community, …
The SEKEM Way of Business
SEKEM provides its employees and workers with an exciting and ambitious work environment. The Sunday meeting, the morning and weekly circle, the Space of Culture, and the Core Program are …
People in SEKEM: Amr Sabahy
“We should always be open to admitting mistakes and confessing that we are smarter today than we were yesterday,” says Amr while driving his jeep across the fields of the …
Back To School… At Last
Vibes of joy filled the SEKEM Farm on the 15th of October as that day marked the celebration of returning to school. The teachers prepared many performances to welcome their …
Sunday Diary III – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
The source of potential unfolding “The first step to unfolding one’s own potential is to seek knowledge. Then the consciousness level is increased. And when the highest levels of consciousness …
Close Connection Despite Spatial Distance: North African Organic Knowledge Hubs
Although there were hardly any rooms taken in SEKEM’s guest house, the conference halls were full of hustle and bustle for almost two weeks at the beginning of September. The …
“Gamil w Gamila” Plays In The Heart of The Egyptian Desert
The Core Program team from SEKEM School and Heliopolis University performed a Eurythmic play of the folkloric tale of “Gamil w Gamila” on the SEKEM desert farm in Wahat. The …
Searching For A Better Climate – SEKEM Partners With Ecosia
In 2057 we envision Egypt to be climate neutral! One step towards this goal is done by becoming a partner of Ecosia. Ecosia is an ecological search engine that was …
People in SEKEM: Fatma Ashour
Fatma’s constant smile is the first thing you will notice about her – and you will immediately be taken by it just like everybody else around her. Abundant friendliness is …
“SEKEM Bedaya – Marilou Fund” endorses small business owners in the 13 villages
In 2019, SEKEM Development Foundation (SDF) reinitiated SEKEM’s old project for the development of the surrounding 13 villages in Belbeis. With the support of Heliopolis University staff and students, the …
Sunday Diary II – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
The so-called “Sunday meeting” is one of SEKEM’s traditions that was initiated by its founder Ibrahim Abouleish, and now continued by his son and SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. Every week, …
New Solutions Towards Organic Pest Control
As obvious as it is that chemical pesticide and fertilizer are harmful for health and the environment, it is also clear that the alternative which is mainly manual labor is …
People in SEKEM: El-Hassan Salah
El-Hassan Salah has very well earned his position at SEKEM’s company NatureTex – with his devotion to work and eagerness to learn. The 30 year old Purchasing Supervisor managed from …
Sunday Diary I – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish
The so-called “Sunday meeting” is one of SEKEM’s traditions that was initiated by its founder Ibrahim Abouleish, and now continued by his son and SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. Every week, …
Circular Economy: More Than Just Recycling
Every year, humanity reaches the Earth Overshoot Day, earlier. This day marks that from then on humanity’s demand on nature exceeds what the natural ecosystems can renew in a year. …