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Category: Societal Life

Find all articles related to sustainable societal life.

ibrahim abouleish
Cultural Life / Societal Life

Sunday Diary VI – Memories of SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish

Scientific Research Ibrahim Abouleish emphasized that at present, scientific research is considered the biggest challenge. A scientific mindset, that is not limited to theoretical understanding is a necessity to everyone …

ibrahim abouleish
Cultural Life / Societal Life

Sunday Diary V – Memories of SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish

Through contemplation and meditation, one can observe how the most trivial and routine actions could be a source of life renewal. This can be witnessed in the cycle of leaves …

Cultural Life / Ecology / Societal Life

Review to 2020

A very special year is coming to an end! SEKEM has always welcomed challenges, believing that they bring great potential for change. We are very grateful that despite the global …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

Helmy Abouleish on the Health Situation in Egypt

This year was very much affected by the Corona pandemic. The damages are also visible in Egypt. Even before the pandemic, the Egyptian health system was unable to provide proper …

Societal Life

TEC-MED project: Workshop on Social Care for the dependent elderly

Within the framework of socio-ethical sustainable care, SDF (SEKEM Development Foundation) and ASRT (Academy of Science, Research and Technology) had held a workshop in Cairo on 27th of October under …

Societal Life

Speech of Helmy Abouleish during Global Impact Conference

Helmy Abouleish spoke about the SEKEM miracle during the Global Impact Conference. Watch his speech here, starting at minute 1:37.

Ecology / Societal Life

Opportunities for Agriculture in Degraded Saline Soils

On November 22nd, SEKEM, with the logistical support of HU’s DeVilag Service office, hosted a seminar for the Dutch Embassy in Egypt discussing the opportunities for the future of agriculture …

Ecology / Societal Life

New Families and a School in the Desert: Greening the Desert Update

On our desert farm in Wahat El-Bahareyya, we are currently reclaiming another 63 hectares of desert land through sustainable agriculture and supported by a crowdfunding campaign. Here is the latest …

Economy / Societal Life

Microcredit Loans for Sheep Husbandry: “SEKEM Bedaya Fund” Update

“SEKEM Bedaya – Marilou Fund” supports the residents of the 13 villages around SEKEM to start their own business in order to enhance their economic and social conditions, while establishing …

ibrahim abouleish
Societal Life

Sunday Diary Ⅳ – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish

Bringing Knowledge into Action Gaining knowledge is an admirable quest, but channeling this knowledge to fruitful actions is a much greater responsibility. When you learn the medicinal benefits of herbs, …

Societal Life

Funding for SEKEM’s Impact Project

SEKEM has high ambitions to promote and grow sustainable agriculture in the desert, to unfold potential of each individual, and to stimulate ethical and fair business practices in a peaceful …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

Inclusive Health For All

Health is more than the absence of illness. SEKEM wants to develop a concept for integrative health that understands human well-being in its entirety and promotes it preventively. With this, …

Cultural Life / Economy / Societal Life

Celebrating and learning: The Vision of ‘Ethical Banking’ at the SEKEM Festival

SEKEM is very happy to celebrate its 43rd anniversary with a beautiful ceremony after the cancellation of the spring festival due to COVID-19 restrictions. For the safety of the community, …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

The SEKEM Way of Business

SEKEM provides its employees and workers with an exciting and ambitious work environment. The Sunday meeting, the morning and weekly circle, the Space of Culture, and the Core Program are …

Ecology / Societal Life

Close Connection Despite Spatial Distance: North African Organic Knowledge Hubs

Although there were hardly any rooms taken in SEKEM’s guest house, the conference halls were full of hustle and bustle for almost two weeks at the beginning of September. The …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

“Gamil w Gamila” Plays In The Heart of The Egyptian Desert

The Core Program team from SEKEM School and Heliopolis University performed a Eurythmic play of the folkloric tale of “Gamil w Gamila” on the SEKEM desert farm in Wahat. The …

ibrahim abouleish
Cultural Life / Societal Life

Sunday Diary II – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish

The so-called “Sunday meeting” is one of SEKEM’s traditions that was initiated by its founder Ibrahim Abouleish, and now continued by his son and SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. Every week, …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

Sunday Diary I – Memories on SEKEM Founder Ibrahim Abouleish

The so-called “Sunday meeting” is one of SEKEM’s traditions that was initiated by its founder Ibrahim Abouleish, and now continued by his son and SEKEM’s CEO Helmy Abouleish. Every week, …

Cultural Life / Ecology / Economy / Societal Life

Shopping and Trading with Holistic Responsibility

The combination of words may rather sound like something out of a fairy tale than referring to concrete standards and guidelines. But for SEKEM, an Economy of Love is already …

Cultural Life / Societal Life

Culture in the Vast Desert under a Sky Full of Stars

Connecting with nature, starting from scratch, learning from each other – those and similar impressions have been expressed by different SEKEM and Heliopolis University co-workers that recently spent several days …

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