English as a Foreign Language

Our work with English Language Learning

IAM’s Silk Road English Centre (SREC) is designed to assist Afghan men and women with the English skills necessary for their professional and personal development.

Its purpose is to “to teach English in order to help facilitate Afghanistan’s participation in international-level communication, relationships, education, commerce, and holistic development.”

Increasing the capacity of English in Afghanistan is a vital foundation for the rebuilding of this country. Without English language skills, progress is greatly hindered. The nation will continue to be more internationally isolated. Its citizens know how important it is to communicate with foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations, and aid agencies in order to get the help they need.

Afghans need to be able to communicate in English in order to reach an international level in education, communications, and business. Furthermore, the universities in Afghanistan are now changing over to using English as the language of instruction.

If you would like to learn more about SREC, check out our infographic here, or a few of our recent stories here and here.