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This is a report of a PRA workshop organised by he Near East Foundation held in Cairo, Egypt with participants drawn from; research political and religious institutions, and Sudanese indigenous groups resident in Egypt as refugees. The training was intended to equip the participants in their work with skills to identify problems and address the needs of the communities. The participants carried out a study in five districts with high densities of Sudanese settlers with particular emphasis on needs of women, health needs and overall economic condition.. The main theme of the 10 day classroom and fieldwork training are; Background of PRA methods and accept, PRA approaches in development, Team work and group dynamics, Methods for data collection and analysis and principles of needs assessment. The second part of the report is the summary of findings on the fieldwork conducted: It includes aspects on the economic characteristics of the Sudanese communities, Trading and street selling activities, Factory workers and lay people, income generating activities, expenditure patterns, health conditions, and the institutions and groups that serve the community. Drawing on the recommendations in the second part , a third section of the report is in a project design and proposal that has been submitted to the Ford Foundation. It concludes with a report on a one day workshop to share the findings of the research, a plenary session report and which would be fed into project document.