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…
Changemaking
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…
AFS and UPenn Partner to Empower Young People to Change the World
Young people all over the world are calling for change – but do they have the skills they need to create the change they want to see? Last month, AFS…
AFS changemakers from 22 countries take part in virtual bp Global STEM Academy
110 scholars from 22 countries are participating in the first-ever virtual edition of the bp Global STEM Academies. The Academies, which are typically four-week in-person programs in Brazil, Egypt, India…
Young Global Citizen Expands Impact Thanks to AFS Prize
Luisa Fernanda Romero Munoz, co-founder of Get Up And Go Colombia, was awarded the first-ever 2019 AFS Prize for Young Global Citizens for advancing peacebuilding in her home country by…
Investing in Impact: AFS teams up with University of Pennsylvania to create social impact-focused leadership development program
by Daniel Obst, President and CEO of AFS, and Lucas Welter, Organization Development and Strategy Officer of AFS AFS is part of a growing number of forward-thinking NGOs turning to higher…