Habiba Community

Habiba Organic Farm, in South Sinai in Egypt, is considered the first social entrepreneurship in Egypt. Habiaba came to stand as a model of organic desert farming that aims to achieve sustainable development through social change. Habiba invests in 25yrs trust that Founder, Maged ElSaid has established with Bedouin tribes in South Sinai, through his career in Tourism. Habiba serves as guide model for Bedouins to manage their natural resources, and improvise healthy means of self-farmed food supplies. In addition to introducing new perspectives of tourism which is based on Bedouins acting as facilitators of their resources. Habiba has attracted educational tourism agro-tourism and voluntourism, which has levelled up the exposure of the community to tourists as learners and researchers, building new values of empathetic learning & sharing. Habiba has founded Sinai Palm Foundation, acts as a commodity stock market, by which dividends payout ratio will contribute to household income of community, level up socio-economic status and sustain social cohesion. Further, it will place Nuweiba on the map of extensive palm species producers in the region Also, Habiba Learning Center, was established to provide children of the community with Montessori and mindful non formal education, introducing them to values of humanity and compassion, and having pride in their authentic cultural heritage