Develop active global citizens
AFS volunteers, alumni and staff leverage their intercultural skills and strategic partnerships to help the world learn to live together.…
Global Citizenship
Create Empathy and Understanding for Refugees by Using Student Videos
When used in classrooms, workshops and other educational settings, videos are a great tool to spark discussions and raise awareness…
Bringing Refugees and Their Adopted Communities Together Through Intercultural Learning
For refugee students and the communities they are moving into, intercultural understanding and integration are critical. Over the past 70+…
Belgian AFS volunteers set up a buddy project with the local refugee center
My name is Eliah Peeters and after studying abroad in Finland with AFS (2010-2011) I became a volunteer with the…
Five plenary sessions to make global competence an international priority
What does it really take to “learn to live together” in a just and peaceful world? AFS Intercultural Programs, in…
Domestic Exchange Program: An initiative to celebrate 15th Anniversary of YES Programs
by Aadil Fahim, Manager of Communications, Branding and Volunteer Development at AFS Intercultural Programs India The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Program (YES) was founded…
Interview with Carlos Torres: Altering the way we understand education and learning in the 21st century
Carlos Alberto Torres, Distinguished Professor of Education at UCLA and UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education discusses…
AFS Launches Global Prep: New Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
by Andrew Woods-Ballard, Business Development Specialist at the AFS Sentio Network AFS Global Prep programs offer short-term, theme-based, group experiences…
Global competence and international education are key for sustainable societies, AFS symposium concludes
by Julia Taleisnik (@julitaleisnik), Volunteer Development Director for AFS Argentina & Uruguay What happens when you gather experts on global…