The Biden administration is offering a $500,000 grant to help teach the English language in Pakistan, in part by providing “intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth.”
According to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (pdf), the program will “increase participants’ English language proficiency, employability, and leadership and critical thinking skills, enabling them to become productive members of their community and society.”
The State Department says the grant is aimed at teaching English language skills to Pakistani youth so they can “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.”
To reach that goal, the grant gives focus to three components: 1) professional development for English language teachers from non-mainstream institutions; 2) professional development for novice Pakistani English language teachers; and 3) professional development for transgender youth and for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan….