SEKEM Wahat, Egypt
SEKEM Wahat is located in Belbeis in the Bahariya oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert. This restoration community is part of the Egyptian development initiative “SEKEM”, that has worked with unwavering dedication since the 1970s to transform hostile desert landscapes into functional ecosystems and sustainable communities. The SEKEM Wahat farm, surrounded by a beautiful desert mountain landscape, was established in 2008, with the aim of bringing the desert to life by restoring the ecosystem and building a new community that can thrive on functional land. SEKEM Wahat follows a holistic view on humans potential to live and to shape their surrounding environment in a natural and sustainable way. This ecosystem restoration community is a social innovation initiative that integrates ecological, economic, cultural and community life to restore desert land. Here, nature meets progressive forms of being, working and learning together.
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