Let’s Celebrate Girls and Women Everywhere
It’s important to take a moment to evaluate where we’ve been, where we stand, and where we want to be in the subject of gender equality which is an issue …
Future of Gender Equality: An Initiative by Heliopolis University
Under the title “Future of Gender Equality”, the Core Program of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development is initiating a series of sessions and workshops in order to sensitize its students …
People in SEKEM: Badr Zakaria
Clean desks, bright floors and empty baskets are things you can easily notice once she leaves the office, yet it is not everything. The cleaning woman Badr Zakaria, spreads positive …
People in SEKEM: Rania Abdelaziem
At work, she never arrives with a grumpy face. Her colleagues know that she always smiles, also when being exhausted, stressed or overloaded at work. “I have to smile at …
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 …
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. …
People in SEKEM: Zarifa Kamal
With a beautiful smile, just like the meaning of her name implies, Zarifa says: “Smiling can defeat problems and worries. To move forward, you should give your back to sorrows …
Spreading Awareness for Gender Equality: UN Women Sponsored an Exchange Visit to SEKEM
In the framework of achieving gender equality by empowering women, representatives of NGO’s and companies from Upper Egypt were invited by UN Women to visit SEKEM. SEKEMs Gender Strategy that …
People in SEKEM: Walaa Mohamed
Although she seems to be in her early twenties, something serious and certain lies in her lovely smile. Walaa Mohamed, a young employee working at NatureTex, SEKEMs company for Organic textiles, …
Gender Equality Sessions for Pupils and Students
In the context of SEKEMs project “Empowering Women for a Balanced Society” a session about gender equality was developed by a group of teachers of the SEKEM School and was …
Breaking the Wall in Our Minds: SEKEM Presents its Commitment to Gender Equality at G7 Summit
After SEKEM recently launched its Gender Strategy for a Balanced Society, the initiative also attended the G7 Summit for “Economic Empowerment of Women”. “Today 26 years ago, the Berlin wall …