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Sekem: The miracle garden in the desert →

October 17, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Since the 1970s, development initiative Sekem has been revitalising the hot, arid sands of a once untouched part of the Egyptian desert, transforming it into fertile land. In 1977, award-winning social entrepreneur, philanthropist and drug designer Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish started the initiative an hour from Cairo after a vision. ATLAS OF THE FUTURE

October 17, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
garden, desert, egypt, land use
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