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Name: Manasa Lasaro Date of birth: December 28, 1943, at Labasa, Vanua Levu Marital Status: married to Nanise; five children 4 boys and a girl Resident: Nawanawa Road, Lot 16, Nasinu Village: Tavea, Lekutu, Bua, Vanua Levu Academic and vocational qualifica tions: Ordained Methodist Minister (1972) Methodist Church in Fijji
Methodist Theological College, Davuile
vu Diploma Theology (1969);
University of Wales, Swansea Diplo ma Social Administration (Distinction) (1972); University of Reading M.A. Rural
Sociology and Development (1977);
Royal Institute of Public Administration (4 months) Personnel Manage ment (1984); University of Wales National Planning and National De velopment (4 months) (1976) Work experience: 1972-1974, Director, Christian Citizenship and Social Servic es 1975-1979, Lecturer, Pacific Theolo
gical College (Sociology and Develop
ment Studies); 1980-1984, Co-Director, Centre for Applied Technology and Development Management of Train ing Programmes; 1985, Secretary, So cial Services, Methodist Church Fiji; 1986, General Secretary, Methodist Church. • Mainly involved with grassroot de velopment programmes in adult educa
tion, community development, training
at all levels. • Travelled extensively on UNESCO, FAO and World Council of Churches programmes. □