A Business Model for the 21st century
Farming in the Desert
Mohamed Sultan
ILO Conference, Social Entrepreneurship, Cairo, Egypt 20th November, 2015
Transforming the Desert – 38 Years of SEKEMThe first SEKEM building in 1979
The same building in 2009
A SEKEM field in 1987 The same field in 2009
Ecological agriculture in Egypt - Compost
Innovative SEKEM:- Aiming for the impossible..Opening ceremony of the Sinai Project 2008
The land before…
…and changing our world.
… and after 18 months.
The Sustainable Development Flower
Ecological Life
Cultural Life
Societal Life
Economic Life
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Bussiness Solutions
•Food security•Poverty•Nutrition•Education•Health•Climate
Change•Water
Scarcity
Social Challenges
SEKEMs Approcah to Development
• Kindergarten and school
• Medical centre• Vocational training• Community school (Chamomile Children)
• Children with
special needs
• Adult education• EBDA- COAE• R&D and training• Heliopolis University for
Sustainable Development
Charity vs. Development
Associative BusinessIntegrative value chain & Associations
Social Innovation is the Solution
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Space
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Time
Thank you very much for your attention!
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Mohamed SultanSEKEM Group