The organization '''SEKEM''' (Ancient Egyptian: 'vitality from the sun') was founded in 1977 by the [[Wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]]ian pharmacologist and [[Wikipedia:social entrepreneur|social entrepreneur]] Dr. [[Wikipedia:Ibrahim Abouleish|Ibrahim Abouleish]] in order to bring about cultural renewal in [[Wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]] on a sustainable basis.<ref name="CSR">[http://intranet.csreurope.org/news/csr/one-entry?entry_id=363750 CSR Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225720/http://intranet.csreurope.org/news/csr/one-entry?entry_id=363750 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref><ref>"Abouleish's objective was to heal Egyptian society from the wounds of the past and to initiate holistic development able to create economic, social and cultural value in a sustainable manner." Seelos, Christian and Mair, Johanna, [http://www.caseplace.org/cases/cases_show.htm?doc_id=321781 "The Sekem Initiative"], IESE Business School case study</ref> Located northeast of [[Wikipedia:Cairo|Cairo]], the organization now includes:<ref name="RLA">[http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/2003/sekem.htm Right Livelihood Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206173233/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/2003/sekem.htm |date=2007-02-06 }}</ref> | The organization '''SEKEM''' (Ancient Egyptian: 'vitality from the sun') was founded in 1977 by the [[Wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]]ian pharmacologist and [[Wikipedia:social entrepreneur|social entrepreneur]] Dr. [[Wikipedia:Ibrahim Abouleish|Ibrahim Abouleish]] in order to bring about cultural renewal in [[Wikipedia:Egypt|Egypt]] on a sustainable basis.<ref name="CSR">[http://intranet.csreurope.org/news/csr/one-entry?entry_id=363750 CSR Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225720/http://intranet.csreurope.org/news/csr/one-entry?entry_id=363750 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref><ref>"Abouleish's objective was to heal Egyptian society from the wounds of the past and to initiate holistic development able to create economic, social and cultural value in a sustainable manner." Seelos, Christian and Mair, Johanna, [http://www.caseplace.org/cases/cases_show.htm?doc_id=321781 "The Sekem Initiative"], IESE Business School case study</ref> Located northeast of [[Wikipedia:Cairo|Cairo]], the organization now includes:<ref name="RLA">[http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/2003/sekem.htm Right Livelihood Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206173233/http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip/2003/sekem.htm |date=2007-02-06 }}</ref> |