100% Solar Power for Egypt is Not Only a SEKEM Vision
On the 8th of April, Prof. Dr. Evert Du Marchie van Voorthuysen, a Dutch expert from the renewable energy sector, gave a lecture at Heliopolis University (HU) on the contribution …
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Invitation: Let’s Seed the Future… Let’s Harvest the Gold!
SEKEM invites you to the second phase of Let’s Seed the Future event, next Thursday April 18 on SEKEM’s main farm. We want to harvest the wheat we planted last …
Precious Plastic: Downsizing Egypt’s Waste Mountains
The disposal or organized reuse of waste, especially plastic, is a particularly challenging problem in Egypt. Only about 60 percent of the waste is collected and less than 3 percent …
1st Networking Workshop for Boosting Organic Farming in Africa
About 40 participants from Organic agriculture institutions from Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Africa and supporters from Europe recently got together on SEKEM Farm for 3 days in order to …
Second Phase of InnoEgypt Begins
Now the second phase of the EU funded project InnoEgypt begins where 40 out of 150 startups receive full incubation support, including technical, legal and business consultancy, in addition to …
Easter Specials, More New Products and Free Shipping
Just before Easter, the SEKEM Shop offers new home textiles made of 100% Organic linen! With the table runners, placemats and napkins in four colors you easily design a colorful …
Economy of Love: The SEKEM Way – Interview with Thomas Abouleish
Last January 2018, Juan Bottero, Coordinator of the Social Initiative Forum, interviewed SEKEM Chief Relations Officer Thomas Abouleish on how SEKEM changed the cultural landscape of Egypt for over 40 …
SEKEM’s Annual Spring Festival Inspired by “Economy of Love”
On a sunny day, SEKEM celebrated the 2019 Spring Festival, the commemoration of the birthday of Ibrahim Abouleish, founder of SEKEM. This year SEKEM especially dedicated the annual festival to …
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 …
Music Connects
SEKEM community recently enjoyed the music of two classical musicians from the Netherlands. Supported by the Dutch SEKEM Friends Association, Astrid Abas and Dorien Verheijden visited SEKEM in early March. …
SEKEMsophia Symposium on its Second Edition
It was always Ibrahim Abouleish’s wish to pass on knowledge and experience to others, to let them try out themselves and even improve it. In this spirit SEKEM started the …
People in SEKEM: Doaa Mohamed Gabal
The 31 year old Doaa is proud to be the youngest manager in iSiS Organic, SEKEMs company for Organic food and beverages. The regional export manager started her journey with …
SEKEM Launches Campaign for Greening the Desert and Ethical Investment
Support the Campaign! Since 1977, the SEKEM Initiative in Egypt has already reclaimed and cultivated more than 680 hectares of desert land. Back then, greening the desert had been already an important …
Invitation SEKEM Day 2019 in Germany
The SEKEM Friends Germany are inviting again to their annual SEKEM Day in Stuttgart. This year the event will take place on April 27 and the topic will be “Acting …
10 % Voucher from the SEKEM Online Shop
After the successful presentation of the SEKEM products at the Biofach 2019 and for the beginning of spring, SEKEM Shop offers a 10% discount voucher to SEKEM News subscribers. Just …
Teachers’ Art School
During this winter holidays, SEKEM initiated an art program for the teachers. It shall fill the gaps between teachers and students, as the learning experience is something that never stops …
SEKEM at Biofach 2019
As in the past years, also in 2019, SEKEM presents itself at the world’s largest fair for Organic products: the Biofach in Germany. This time, the focus was on introducing …
People in SEKEM: Tamer Ahmed Reda
“When you have a good relationship with your manager, you’re happy to give your best and more,” says Tamer Ahmed Reda, one of SEKEM’s employees for 14 years. Tamer has …
German-Egyptian Cooperation for Promoting Organic Production in Egypt
Recently, the bfz gGmbH (Training and Development Centers of the Bavarian Employers’ Associations) and the BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) launched their cooperation project Organic Egypt. …
People in SEKEM: Wedad Abd El Zaher Mohamed
“For better or for worse, a good wife is the one who always supports her man and stands by him”, says Wedad Abd El Zaher Mohamed, one of SEKEM’s female …