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AFS develops active global citizens and fosters intercultural understanding

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AFS develops active global citizens who take action to make a positive difference where they live, study, work and volunteer.

Our study abroad, education and volunteer programs empower people of all ages and backgrounds with essential intercultural knowledge, skills and understanding.

As a leading nonprofit international education organization, we believe global competence is fundamental to building just and peaceful societies.

 

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Make your impact with AFS

  1. Study Abroad

  2. Global Competence Certificate

  3. Volunteer with AFS

  4. AFS Events

  5. Donate to AFS

  6. The AFS Alumni Experience

AFS delivers mission-driven impact three ways

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We develop active global citizens to take action

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We globalize schools and institutions with tools and programs

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We expand access to intercultural education with scholarships and outreach.

Dispatches from the 2018 AFS Global Conference

  1. A new agenda for global competence education

  2. The AFS Awards

  3. AFS launches new initiatives

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“Broadening the perspectives of our next generation of leaders and empowering them to communicate, negotiate and collaborate across differences is mission critical if we want to combat the rising tide of intolerance we see everywhere.”

— DANIEL OBST, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS
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    Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter

    By Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs (originally delivered as a speech at AFS Austria, October 2018)…
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    European Teens Gather in France for a Peace Forum

    by Noemie Pagan, Education and Intercultural Learning Coordinator, AFS France More than 180 students and teachers from over 40 countries gathered…
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    Using Intercultural Learning Activities to Integrate Refugees in Swedish Communities

    In 2015, Sweden received more refugees than any other EU country, except for Germany. Of the 163,000 refugees that arrived…
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    Integrating Intercultural Learning in Schools Requires Coordinated Actions from Educators, Policy Makers and Researchers, an AFS Forum Concludes

    by Ana Carolina Cassiano, AFS Intercultural Programs The annual Forum on Intercultural Learning and Exchange (FILE) convenes 60+ experts, researchers,…
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    AFS and Terra Dotta Partner to Advance Global Competence and Support Internationalization of Universities

    AFS Intercultural Programs, a leading nonprofit international education organization, is pleased to partner with Terra Dotta, a provider of higher…

Introducing the AFS Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders

The new AFS annual award recognizes one extraordinary young person (up to age 30) whose actions help create a more just, peaceful, and tolerant world. The winner will receive a US$10,000 cash prize made possible thanks to a generous AFS alumni donor.

Call for nominations opens February 2019.

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