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Dear reader,
we've collected some stories about SEKEM, its companies, network and activities for you. We wish you an interesting read.
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Your SEKEM Public Relations Department - March 2022
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On our desert farm in Wahat El-Bahareyya, we are currently reclaiming several hundreds of hectares of desert land through sustainable agriculture and supported by a crowdfunding campaign.
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There is quite some construction going on in the desert in Wahat! After the so-called “mountain house” was completely finished and furnished at the end of last year, various construction works are currently underway to create more space for living and working on the Wahat Farm. …
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During her visit to Cairo on 12.02.2022, the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also met SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. During the discussion, Helmy Abouleish explained the great potential of organic and biodynamic agriculture in terms of carbon offsetting based on SEKEM’s experiences over the past decades. SEKEM is currently developing a model that allows organic farmers to be adequately remunerated for their merits in terms of CO2 sequestration …
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On Monday, 7th of March, at 7:30 PM, SEKEM invites for on Online Seminar on Sustainable Agriculture Against Climate Change - Roadmap for COP27. The international climate change conference 2022 will be held in the Egyptian town of Sharm El-Sheik this year. …
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SEKEM Impressions
Biodiversity in the Desert
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On average, there are one third more different species and twice as many organisms living on organically cultivated fields than on an area of the same size that is conventionally farmed.
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"In SINAL I have experienced nothing but deep inner joy. For me it was not just about the sustainable practises and methods or workshops for my inner personal growth; It was mainly about deeply experiencing how mother nature holds a space for each individual to thrive in and the rich encounters I had with the community members."
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Recently, SEKEM’s community coordinator Randa Seyam made a special visit to one of SEKEM’s partner organizations, Sinal do Vale (SINAL), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
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Time and again, SEKEM is asked whether the SEKEM model can be copied and adopted elsewhere in the world. The answer is always: no. SEKEM thrives on liveliness, constant development and reacting to circumstances and developments. Instead of a copy, SEKEM wants to be an inspiration, share experiences and multiply them in a network. In this spirit, the ART project in Brazil is working …
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“SEKEM is an impulse, a kind of swing, a power, which puts the I of the human being into action. The I sets particular conditions of growth. It nourishes itself through movements which are self-induced.”
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Notebook Ibrahim Abouleish
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SEKEM Head Office
3 Cairo Belbes Desert Road
P.O.Box 2834 El Horreya, Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
Tel.: 0020 2 265 88 124
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sekem.com
News: www.sekem.com/en/news/
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