It’s Eid Time!
“The night of fate, You night of fate, In you came the guidance of the people, In you, in the fasting month of Ramadan!” These words were resounded shortly before …
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. …
Heliopolis University opens first Faculty of Organic Agriculture in Egypt and calls for international students
With the start of the new academic year, on the 23rd of September 2018, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) will inaugurate its new Faculty of Organic Agriculture, which is …
SEKEM Publishes Vision 2057 on the First Anniversary of the Founder’s Death
One year ago, on the 15th of June 2017, Ibrahim Abouleish, the founder of the SEKEM Initiative, passed away at the age of 80 – in the same year SEKEM …
Also Teachers Have to Learn: An Interview with Gamal El-Sayed
Almost 29 years ago, SEKEM School was rising to be the starting point for a new generation to build a sustainable society. But how did the beginnings of SEKEM School …
Egypt and SEKEM celebrate Eid Al-Fitr
After 30 days of fasting about 1.6 milliard of Muslims all over the world are again eating as usual during day and night time. And so they do in Egypt: Candy …
Bonds Between People are Like Land Carrying Society
“…creating land where mankind is living together in social forms reflecting human dignity.” “We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.” A quote by the anthropologist Margaret Mead …
Combating Egypt’s Desertification by Creating Awareness for the Beauty and Values of Nature
“…creating a place where every human being can unfold his or her individual potential” The right awareness about the fact that fertile land and agriculture are feeding us and that …
“SEKEM has everything that the great utopias of mankind are pathetically proclaiming!”
An Interview with Rupert Neudeck Almost at the same time when Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish began creating his “miracle in the desert” by founding SEKEM, Rupert Neudeck set out to launch his venture at the other …
SEKEM and Heliopolis University Invite to Workshop on Advancing Sustainable Agriculture to a National Scale in Egypt
On 1. September 2015 the SEKEM Initiative will organise a workshop on possible routes towards advancing sustainable agriculture on a national scale in Egypt. Interested parties are invited to reserve …
The Power of the Sun – New Solarpump in El Wahat El Bahareya
The power of the Egyptian sun made it possible for SEKEM to recently replace the power of a diesel generator on SEKEMs farm in the oasis Wahat Al Bahareya with …