Biden-Harris Administration Wants To Turn Iraqi Highschoolers Into Climate Activists On Taxpayer Dime

The State Department is offering up to a quarter million taxpayer dollars to an eligible nonprofit to teach Iraqi teenagers about climate activism.

Iraqi high schoolers could receive “Eco Action Clubs” bankrolled by taxpayers that will teach them how to advocate for environmental reform in their home country, according to a grant solicitation posted by the State Department earlier this month. The clubs will have several objectives, ranging from developing an “eco-agenda and action plan” which will generate “climate change solutions” to running a social media campaign to increase awareness of the climate crisis.

“The proposed project will consist of establishing and managing Eco Action Clubs in conjunction with six high schools in Baghdad and its surrounding areas,” a synopsis of the grant reads. “The programs will serve to promote environmental diplomacy by building champions in climate advocacy for youth as well as youth leadership skills to carry out their initiatives.”

Environmental diplomacy, which the State Department says “has always been a core part of our diplomacy,” refers to relying on international cooperation to solve issues related to climate change, pollution and other environmental hazards.

Under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the State Department has disbursed a number of grants aimed at tweaking education in the Middle East in ways that align with the Democratic domestic agenda.

The Biden-Harris administration posted a $12 million grant solicitation seeking to provide Iraqi colleges with resources to fight climate change and teach gender studies in May 2023, the Washington Free Beacon