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AFS Volunteer, Education, Intercultural Learning

Austrian AFS volunteers support refugees for more than forty years

AFSers in Austria are helping refugees all over the world under the umbrella of the AFS Refuge Aid Foundation (by Markus E. Langer) Global awareness through AFS also often leads…

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AFS Volunteer, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

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 local chapter of North Antwerp in Belgium. Now, after a…

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AFS Volunteer, Global Citizenship

Empowering more people to be active global citizens

by Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs Last month, I had the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, who serves as the Permanent Representative of Uruguay…

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AFS Archives, AFS Volunteer, History

A new exhibition honors AFS volunteer efforts during WWI

New York and New Yorkers in World War I is a new exhibition at the New York State Capitol that honors men and women from New York who served in World…

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AFS scholars, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

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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AFS Archives, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, History, Stories from the Stacks

Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr., 1921-2017: AFS Volunteer, Broadcaster, and Changemaker

“I learned that with the right leadership, a good idea, and a volunteer spirit, you could accomplish wonders, and those are the principles we applied to the AFS exchange programs.” –Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

The importance of reciprocating volunteer efforts

Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist, wrote an essay in 1925 titled The Gift, which analyzed the role that exchange plays in building social relationships. Mauss found that despite the assumption…

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AFS Archives, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, History, Intercultural Learning

100+ Years of Volunteers

AFSers around the world had a lot to be proud of on International Volunteer Day, especially since they are part of an incredible volunteer legacy stretching back more than 100…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship

Thank you to our amazing AFS volunteers!

Dear AFS Volunteers and AFS Organization Development Teams, AFS volunteers are critical to educating and empowering people of all ages to take their first steps as global citizens through our…

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