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,…
Global Citizenship
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…
AFS rings the Opening Bell at the Nasdaq Exchange
Representatives of AFS Intercultural Programs rang the Opening Bell at the Nasdaq Exchange in New York City. This was a great opportunity to take a stand for intercultural exchanges and…
How Intercultural Exchange Creates Global Citizens: The Story of an AFS Alumna
Amanda Magnani is a multimedia journalist, student and life-long AFSer. Her work focuses on topics like migrations and refugees, as well as climate justice and how climate change affects people. …
AFS Celebrates Effect+ Teachers and Their Students
On June 18, 2022, AFS Intercultural Programs, in partnership with The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation, celebrated teachers and recognised a new generation of young leaders in a virtual event. The…
Today marks the first day of LGBTQ+ Pride month – Happy Pride!
AFS is proud to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, many of whom are important and valued members of the AFS Global Family. This year marks the 75th anniversary of…
Reconnected and Re-energized in 2022: AFS Global Leadership Gathers for Annual Network Meeting
Close to 200 representatives of 64 AFS Network Organizations and Global Affiliates gathered at the 2022 AFS Network Meeting in Athens, Greece from May 6 to May 8. After two…
Fontys University: The First in Europe to Surpass 500 Students Enrolled in Global Up
“The Global Up Abroad program fit perfectly with what we were looking for our outgoing exchange students,” says Lars Kleinikel, Coordinator Intercultural Learning and Teaching at the Fontys University of…
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,…