February 07; PILDAT/Tabeer have launched the Young Politicians’ Fellowship Programme (YPFP) which will select 20 of the brightest young political party members from all political parties represented in the National Assembly and/or the four Provincial Assemblies to provide them with a unique opportunity of learning, training and building of leadership skills.

The Young Politicians’ Fellowship Programme (YPFP) has been launched today to invite Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from young members of all political parties represented in the National Assembly and/or the four Provincial Assemblies are eligible to apply by the deadline of February 20, 2019.

The Young Politicians’ Fellowship Programme (YPFP) is a prestigious programme of training and in-depth learning for young, active and passionate political party workers. The highly-competitive fellowship programme is designed to provide a unique opportunity to selected young members, belonging to Pakistan’s political parties represented in the National Assembly and/or the four Provincial Assemblies, to tackle political challenges and opportunities and effectively contribute to policy reform. The fellowship, through high-level trainings and engagements, will facilitate selected fellows to connect, exchange experiences, and receive academic, practitioner and policy training to enrich their knowledge of the field of politics. The YPFP aims to expose young members of various political parties of Pakistan to political knowledge and practices both within the parties and other political institutions through dialogues and interaction with some of the most knowledgeable and experienced subject-specialists in Pakistan.

Interested Young Pakistanis, who are aged between 25 and 35 years of age, and have been members of any political parties represented in the National Assembly and/or the four Provincial Assemblies are invited to submit Expressions of Interest.