Dar Jan is an organic farm and art space that is bringing agriculture and cultural exchange to the beautiful, desolate Sinai region in Egypt.
It all began long before Siwa came to light as a hot destination in Egypt’s western desert. Ehab El-Sayed and his family decided in early 2000s to move and settle in Siwa.
“I used to volunteer for student activities and community development initiatives, but I have always thought that we, as engineers, should be supporting unprivileged communities with our knowledge,” Radwa Rostom says.
“The first campaign we actually launched was in 2009 when we went on a cleaning spree in a residential neighborhood with dozens of houses.,” Sayed says.
The idea of hydroponic urban farms came to Abdullah Tawfic in early 2017 during his work at the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment at the American University in Cairo.
The initiative was all about collecting used cooking oil from restaurants or factories to be sent to biodiesel plants. “We ideally tested the oil we received then sent it off to these plants,” Bakr says.
'Going green' and 'eating clean' are highly encouraged by this Egyptian initiative
Having developed a special interest in the environment since a young age, Noura Abdou was set upon working in the field.
Though Yousra Mounir’s main intention was never environment-minded, she still managed to pull off an initiative touring the entirety of Egypt while aiming for sustainability.
Banlastic Egypt, which was founded by Manar Ramadan in April 2018, was inspired by a visit to India.
Egyptian startup Bekia delivers useful household items to Egyptian homes in exchange for sorted recycling in an effort to cut down the country's trash.
CAN Interiors wants to turn Cairo's liability of solid waste into an asset by creating a line of contemporary modern furniture.
