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LEAD invites

applications for

training course

ISLAMABAD: The Leadership of Environment and Development (Lead-Pakistan) has invited applications for a fully-funded national and international training on environmental issues.

This fully-funded opportunity is designed for those young professionals, who can demonstrate the potential for being the next generation of decision-makers, opinion leaders and agents of change.

The Lead mission is to develop, and sustain a global network of leaders, who endeavour to promote change toward environmentally sustainable and socially equitable development.

Each year, Lead-Pakistan offers leadership training opportunities to 15 young persons, who are selected as "Associates" from business and industry, NGOs/development sector, academia, media, military, and federal, provincial and local government institutions.

Upon selection, the Associates immediately join a dynamic community of international leaders committed to the agenda of change for sustainable development.

The application package can be obtained by writing to: C9, LEAD-Pakistan, 28 Margalla Road, F-8/3, Islamabad.

The last date for receipt of applications is April 3, 2000.

The applicants should be in the age group of 28-40, a university graduate with minimum seven years of high quality work experience, and possess qualities of leadership, seriousness of purpose, altruism, integrity, energy and motivation.ÑAPP