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AFS Student, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

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…

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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…

Luisa Fernanda Romero Muñoz – Young Global Citizen Prize Winner
Changemaking, Global Citizenship

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…

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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…

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AFS Student, Changemaking, Global Citizenship

Leading Tech Innovation and Girl Empowerment in Ghana

How does a shy, reserved girl become a respected community leader, world-renowned tech innovator and relentless champion of women’s empowerment? For Regina Honu it started with an open mind and…

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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 in Strasbourg, France, from 9 to 11 November at the…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Intercultural Learning

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 into Sweden (a country of 10 million people) that year,…

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AFS and Africa: Engaging with Youth on the Fastest-Growing Continent

As AFS prepares for the 50th anniversary of its activities in Ghana, we find ourselves reflecting on our longstanding ties to Africa. With 54 countries, 2,000 languages, and 1.216 billion…

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Small efforts can make big changes

This post was written by Ambani Makuya, an AFS student from South Africa on exchange in the Philippines. Ambani is one of the young deserving students who received the 2017…

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