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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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    I am a Global Citizen

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    100 Scholarships Available for Teens to Learn about STEM and Improve Their Global Competence

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    From the AFS Archives: Honoring Our Past and Embracing New Frontiers

    by Andrea Kutsenkow, AFS Archivist Although the collections of the AFS Archives (Archives of the American Field Service and AFS…
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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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    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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    AFS Chile Partners with the Ministry of Education to Provide Scholarships to Underprivileged Students

    Fifty outstanding students and five teachers from public schools in Chile received full scholarships to study English for four weeks…

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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