Research Activities Open Competition Solicited research Thematic research Seminars and workshops Training Institutional support and development	February 2000 December 2000 May 2001 December 2001 May 2002 December 2002 May 2003 December 2003 January 2004   Research Projects of the First Round (February 2000) Abd Al-Moula Ismail Fishing and Water Resource Development in Egypt Amani Ali Muhammad The Economic Role of Rural Women in Agriculture Hassanein Kishk & Mahmoud Mourtada The Social Presence of Child Agriculture Workers in Egypt and their Care Needs: A Field Study Hatem Abd Al-Moneim An Ecological Analysis of the Rural Egyptian Home Hesham Fathi Al-Sayed Injury Patterns among Children and a Preventative Strategy for Ismailia Governorate Karim Badr Al-Din Three Major Aspects of Underdevelopment: Poverty, Poor Environmental Conditions, and the Context of Childhood and Deprivation Mahmoud Al-Kourdy Integration of Marginalized Rural People in Development Programs Mohamed Abd Al-Gawad Developing Teachers’ Environmental Attitudes and Skills Mohammad Antar Khamis Poverty and Development in Rural Egypt Nevine Ebid Female Headed Households and the Role of Development Programs Soha Kotb Osman Violence in Egyptian Society: Its Causes and the Role of Social Work