Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters a First Ever Transgender

Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters Update:

The federal government of Pakistan has included a Transgender person in its workforce.

Details of Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters

Recently, the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has hired Muhammad Zahid alias Nomi, a Transgender person.

Nomi appoints on contingent basis equivalent to SPS-04 in its headquarter in Islamabad. Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters.

About Nomi

Nomi Transgender who belongs to Faisalabad but currently living in Bari Imam.

Read Also: Aisha Mughal First Transgender University Lecturer of Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

Therefore, Islamabad hires as cook and serving at the BISP’s cafeteria.

Besides that, her passion for cooking, trying new dishes and serving them in different style has helped her achieve all she wished for.

What Nomi Feels?

For Nomi, this job is like a dream come true as earlier she used to earn money by dancing. Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters.

Nomi hopes that now people will feel proud of me rather than degrading me by calling me ‘Khusra’ and asking me to dance.

Therefore, Nomi Transgender told that her parents are not in this world.

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Besides that, she was living with her brothers and sisters.

Most importantly the attitude of her neighbors and relatives force her to shift from there. Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters.

She reveals that now whenever she have to meet her family, she go in late hours so that no one can see her and return before dawn.

BISP Point of View About Nomi

When contact, BISP Additional Director General Conditional Cash Transfers Naveed Akbar said:

“It’s a proud moment for us that Nomi JOIN our team."

Because, BISP administration hopes that it is just a beginning as they are looking forward to hiring more Transgender persons.

According to the BISP, selection of Nomi was done entirely on merit after she pass a test for getting the job. Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters.

Most importantly, currently the BISP was carrying out a survey on the Transgender community.

And once it was complete, the poor and needy would be given cash grants.

Last Words

Mr. Naveed Akbar said that the BISP was considering to award cash grants to the Transgender community in need.

For this purpose BISP also conducting a survey in this regard.

The BISP has also issue a warning that any individual found guilty of harassing Nomi shall terminate. Tabdeeli Government Appoints Nomi Cook BISP Headquarters.

Source: Mehran Post

Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan Ready to Open on 15th April 2018

Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan Update:

The transgender population has always been marked alone and discriminated against all. The basic difference starts when they are taken out of schools and are barred from acquiring education which is their basic right. Regarding this, the government has definitely pushed limits and has worked on building a school solely dedicated to them. Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan.

Pakistan will inaugurate its first ever institute for educational and vocational training for the transgender community next Sunday 15th April 2018 in Lahore. Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan.

Read: Aisha Mughal First Transgender University Lecturer of Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

Named The Gender Guardian, the school offers a full 12 years of academic education from the primary level to matriculation, and then leading up to college. Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan.

The school will also impart technical education, such as fashion designing, beautician and hair styling courses, graphic designing, computer and mobile repairing, among others. Gender Guardian Transgender School Pakistan.

The school was founded by Asif Shahzad and the Exploring Future Foundation. According to Asif, about 15 faculty members (including three from the transgender community) will serve at the school initially.
Furthermore, two other branches of the same institution will be opened in Karachi and Islamabad in the coming days.

According to reports, a total of 40 students have already taken up admission in the school. The school offers 12 years of education starting from the primary level to matriculation and then intermediate.
The Gender Guardian school will also offer technical courses to its students that include:

• Graphic designing,
• Computer and mobile repairing,
• Beautician,
• Fashion designing and
• Hairstyling courses.

This for sure is a complete educational process, which not only targets the mainstream schooling but would also keep in focus the ways which could help these children in building a steady future.

Vocational training is a significant part of schooling and is an idea that should be adopted by the other schooling systems in Pakistan. This would open more career opportunities rather than just sticking to the certain narrow career options for the individuals who want to test their abilities in professions other than the chosen ones.

Another amazing aspect of the school is out of the fifteen-membered faculty, three are of the transgender community, thus they would be able to explain ideas in a better way to the students while also being able to understand their mindset and thought process which would be able to take the school in the needed direction.

The school will be formally launched through an opening ceremony at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore's Alhamra Hall, with several names from the showbiz industry expected to attend.

Source: Mehran Post