AFS Award Helps Young Changemakers Advance Their Work
The AFS Award for Young Global Citizens is an annual recognition of young people for their commitment to improving the global community and their actions contributing to a more just,…
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Daring to Reshape the World at the AFS Youth Assembly
It’s a wrap on the 2022 AFS Youth Assembly! Hundreds of dynamic young global citizens from 76 countries gathered in New York City from August 12-14, 2022 aspiring to Reshape…
Active Global Citizenship and SDGs in Focus of the ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Event
On April 18, 2022, the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) and AFS Intercultural Programs partnered for a side event at the 2022 ECOSOC Youth Forum. The interactive workshop titled,…
AFS Expands Program to Catalyze 5,000 Young Changemakers Worldwide
AFS is proud to announce the new AFS Global STEM Changemakers Initiative, funded by bp. This new initiative aims to provide 5,000 young people worldwide with immersive learning experiences through…
Young People Prepared to Act for a Sustainable Future
What should the next Youth Assembly focus on to mobilize young people to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make a difference in their communities? On September…
Reimagining the Future: Megatrends and the 2022 Youth Assembly
The United Nations identified five “megatrends” that will shape our world over the course of this century: climate change and nature degradation, inequalities, urbanization, rapid population changes and technological revolution.…
What exactly is the AFS Global Ideathon?
Discover everything you need to know about this unique event here! What exactly is the Global Ideathon? AFS Global Ideathon (September 24-26, 2021) is a 48-hour digital event (a marathon for ideas…
AFS Malaysia Supports Young Changemakers with Scholarships
Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam is the first scholarship recipient of AFS Malaysia’s fundraising campaign launched in conjunction with the UN’s International Day of Living in Peace. Board members of Yayasan…
Future Leaders Go Digital with AFS
Helping Future Leaders To Become Future Changemakers by Sean Reilly Sponsored Programs Manager, AFS intercultural Programs AFS is proud to present Future Changemakers: a special virtual edition of the Future Leaders…