People in SEKEM: Reham Elshazly
Malak, Reham Elshazly’s daughter is her pride and joy – the 15-years old was already at SEKEM’s Kindergarten and is planning to study at Heliopolis University. For eleven years, Reham …
SEKEM publishes Annual Report with current status on Vision Goals for 2057 on the second memorial of the founder’s death
Forty years after the SEKEM Initiative was founded, on June 15, 2017, its founder Ibrahim Abouleish passed away. One year later, the SEKEM community published a vision for the next …
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 …
People in SEKEM: Entsar Meslam
“Teachers serve humanity. That was always the message that Dr. Abouleish used to deliver to us in our weekly meetings,” Entsar Meslam recounts the SEKEM Founder’s words. “It has been …
Graduation Ceremony 2018 at Heliopolis University
At the same time that Heliopolis University (HU) is launching two new faculties and receiving new students, the six-year-old educational entity bid farewell to its third batch of graduates. Around …
People in SEKEM: Rady Zaki
“I was seven when I first learned about electrical repair and maintenance,” says Rady Zaki. “That was at my uncle’s workshop, where he taught me all the basics about it.” …
People in SEKEM: Sanaa Shehata
“Helmy Abouleish used to call me Safiya Zaghloul as I remind him of the Egyptian female activist”, tells Sanaa Shehata. “I do not really see many similar features, but it …
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 …
People in SEKEM: Ismail Elsayed
When walking on the SEKEM Farm during days like these, you might notice beautiful sunflowers – although it is not summer, the season in which the flowers usually bloom. The …
People in SEKEM: Rabaa El-Mashtouly
“When I started to work with SEKEM there were no technical devices yet. We had to manage bunches of papers and folders”, remembers Rabaa El-Mashtouly, the Personnel Supervisor who works …
SEKEMsophia – Circles Instead of Trees
After the death of SEKEM founder Ibrahim Abouleish, a restructuring process has begun which SEKEM named SEKEMsophia. The following report is part of a series of articles by which SEKEM …
Commemoration for Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish in Germany
On June 15, Dr. Hans Werner, longstanding friend and supporter of SEKEM, organized a commemoration for Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish on behalf of the SEKEM Friends Association Germany, in Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany, A …
SEKEMsophia – The Phoenix Out of the Ashes
After 40 years of visionary leadership the founder of SEKEM, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, has passed away during the holy month of Ramadan and leaves behind a legacy of a unique …
People in SEKEM: Omar Lashien
He is that elegant man, who welcomes you with a smile once you arrive at the reception hall of SEKEMs head office. His attitude reminds you of the movie stars …
40 Years of Vitalizing the Desert
“Crazy!” That was how people called Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, when he first declared his vision of greening the desert and building a sustainable community in Egypt. The SEKEM founder started …
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 …
Learned to Love Learning
Education is one of the major challenges of our time, but also one of the most sustainable development measures. Because only where there is investment in education, there will be …
People in SEKEM: Salma Sabry
On her desk there are three mobile phones as well as a laptop. Concentrated, the specialist looks at her computer. When a call comes, she smiles and answers the questions …
A Special Treat for Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish By His Friends
Those who visited SEKEM last week were immediately carried away by the spirit of SEKEM’s annual Spring Festival. This year, the initiative celebrates two round birthdays: the 80th birthday of …
SEKEM sends best wishes to Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish
A colorful and cheering crowd celebrating a visionary for Sustainable Development and lifetime’s achievements – every year’s Spring Festival at SEKEM is special, but this year’s festivity was particularly splendid. …