SEKEM Mourns the Death of Dr. Roland Schaette
The chairman of the SEKEM Freunde Deutschland association, Dr. Roland Schaette, passed away on March 21 at the age of 79. Due to illness, Roland Schaette’s strength had diminished more …
Farewell and New Beginnings with SEKEM Friends Austria
The SEKEM Friends Austria have been a very active association for many years, they support and promote SEKEM with all their might. The official name of the association is “Association …
Passing on the Light: SEKEM Day 2018
The topic of this year’s SEKEM Day “Passing on the Light” was revealed on April 21 in all its diversity. During bright sunshine, around 100 guests attended the day in …
Tintin in Egypt: Do, Think and Feel in the Plumbing Workshop
In spring 2016 Jan Vermeulen and his partner Ann Lust traveled to SEKEM with the Dutch Association of SEKEM Friends. They were so inspired that they offered to share their …
News from SEKEM’s Wood Workshop: Three Carpenters in an Interview
Fausi Marti had been working as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Bern for 26 years. Meanwhile, the Swiss-Egyptian is retired and reports on his blog (www.fausi.net) …
Helmy Abouleish Invited by Friends in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands
In February and March, SEKEM‘s CEO Helmy Abouleish traveled again to Austria, Germany and the Netherlands and talked about various topics that the SEKEM Initiative is committed to. Shortly after …
Memories of a Fruitful Friendship
Ibrahim Abouleish and Klaus Haid were connected by a longstanding friendship, rooted in the fact that the founder of SEKEM got to know important insights to Biodynamic agriculture at by …
Great SEKEM Anniversary Celebration in Stuttgart
The SEKEM Day in Stuttgart, which is regularly organized by the SEKEM Friends Association Germany, was strongly influenced by the two great anniversaries of this year: 40 years of SEKEM …
German Sustainability Award goes to SEKEMs long-term partner Lebensbaum
On November 27, the Organic company Lebensbaum was honored as the most sustainable mid-size business in Germany. SEKEM and Lebensbaum are cooperating together since decades and are close friends. „Since …
German Lebensbaum Foundation Supports SEKEMs Education Work
The German Lebensbaum Foundation has donated 5,000 Euros to the SEKEM School and is also supporting two students of the Heliopolis University through scholarships. “We are extremely grateful to our …
Demeter International Delegates Meet at SEKEM
“The Soul Qualities in Biodynamic Agriculture” was the slogan of the 19th Demeter International Conference that recently took place at SEKEM. 31 delegates from 20 countries visited the farm to …
Guests at SEKEM: German Partners visit the Farm
Friends and partners from Germany’s Davert GmbH, the company that develops and distributes SEKEM products for the German market, visited the farm. They recount their time in Egypt in an …