Business for Peace: Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish in Scandinavia
The Business for Peace Foundation, that yearly honours people with the Business for Peace Award, invited Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, who received the accolade in 2012, in the beginning of May …
A fair and sustainable world is on its way: GEN Africa representatives in SEKEM
There is also a bright side on the challenging path to the future – in a special event in SEKEM, the Global Ecovillage Network Africa (GEN Africa) recently celebrated its collaboration with SEKEM, …
Discussing Challenges and Solutions of Organic Agriculture in Egypt
On Saturday November 14, a conference regarding Organic agriculture has been held by Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU) under the umbrella of SEKEM. Professors and experts attended the event …
Celebrating 38 Years of Sustainable Development
Friends, partners and guests from all over the world came to SEKEM on October 29 to celebrate the initiative’s 38th anniversary. Young and old, people from east and west, farmers …
The Responsibility to Change the Way Humans Live on Earth: SEKEM at COP 12
Maximilian Abouleish-Boes, Chief Sustainable Development Officer at SEKEM recently represented SEKEM at COP 12 in Ankara, a high profile event regarding desertification. For SEKEM Insight he wrote about his experiences …
COP 12: The World is Discussing Desertification
Ten days long a huge number of decision makers from 195 states will discuss solutions related to desertification, land degradation and drought in Ankara during the Twelfth Session of the …
Event: Celebrating Equality – SEKEM launches its Gender Strategy
Since the very beginning, SEKEM (and all its institutions) is focussing on gender equality and diversity. Still, in 2015 SEKEM started to formulate a dedicated strategy within the project to empower women …
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 …
One World Rising – A Free Global Online Gathering
How do we create an integrated, global culture? How can we move forward in unity and diversity? Can we transform the clash of civilisations into a creative synergy of cultures? …
Amazing Impressions in the Kubuqi Desert: Inspiring Projects, Ideas, and People
After traveling for almost 24 hours, Maximilian Abouleish arrived in the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, where he is going to attend the 5th Kubuqi International Desert Forum. On his …
Helmy Abouleish to Speak at 40th Oikocredit Anniversary
On 10 June, social investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in Berlin, Germany. Oikocredit is a partner of SEKEM, having investing US$ 7 million in equity …
SEKEM, GLS Bank and OikoCredit to Dedicate an Event to Sustainability
Agriculture – the term itself evokes images of happy cows on lush green meadows, full of summer flowers against a backdrop of picturesque traditional villages. We know, though, that this …
Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish Speaks at Conference on Biodynamics
How to move from abstract ideas to concrete experience“ – this was the slogan of the International Conference “Alliances for Feeding the Planet” that took place at Bocconi University in …