Within the framework of the role of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University in serving the community, and under the patronage of Prof. Louay Saad El-Din Nasrat – President of the University, and the supervision of Prof. Yasser Abdel Hamid Diab – Dean of the Faculty, and Prof. Ahmed Damrani – Vice Dean of the Faculty for Environmental Affairs and Community Service, a symposium was organized on the Small Initiatives Program for Civil Society Organizations in North Africa, under the title “The Nile Valley Seed Bank Project.”