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Habiba Community

Synergizing Differences

Maged Elsaid, a pioneer in agro-tourism and eco-tourism, established Habiba Community in the late 90's in Nuweiba, South SInai, Egypt. The community, consisting of an eco-lodge, an organic farm, and a regenarative agricultural learning center, takes an interdisciplinary approach to raise communities' social awareness towards the sustainable use of environmental resources.

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Habiba Community

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  • Region: GEN Africa
  • Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian

What started off as a growth strategy to expand operations and ensure food security, has today become Habiba’s key attraction: an organic farm in the desert that adapts cutting-edge methods in sustainable agri-tech, restoration & experimentation. Our farm was founded to help green the Sinai desert and produce organic food to improve the living conditions of the local community. … Read more

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Zahart el-Dar: The Women’s Garden Design and built of a climate adapted women-led farm as a pilot for Nuweiba.

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  • Region: GEN Africa
  • Impact: Community
  • Areas of Regeneration:
    • Social
      • Diversity & Cohesion
      • Lifelong Education
      • Trust & Communication
    • Culture
      • Defend & Protect
      • Nature Connection
    • Integral Design
      • Prototyping & Feedback
      • Stakeholder Engagement
      • Whole Systems Thinking
    • Ecology
      • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Green Building
      • Seeds, Food & Soil
      • Water Cycles
    • Economy
      • Equitable Ownership
      • Responsible Consumption
      • Sharing & Collaboration
      • Social Entrepreneurship

“Zahart el-Dar – The Women’s Garden” aims to support the economic empowerment of Bedouin women, revive traditional values and the connection to the land, restore the ecosystem, and green the land for the Bedouin community. … Read more

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