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…
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Global Up Successfully Connects 1,000 Young People from New Zealand and Abroad
Global Up programs have empowered thousands of students, educators, and professionals across a variety of disciplines from around the world with global skills like critical thinking, cross-cultural communication, and open-mindedness. …
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 Volunteers Connect in an Online Global Meetup
AFS volunteers are what makes our global organization unique – they are passionate individuals of all ages and backgrounds who invest their time, talents and energy into making the AFS…
Nominations for Outstanding AFS Volunteers Are Open
The work of AFS is driven by the voluntary commitment of so many people. Worldwide, more than 50,000 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds are part of a movement of…
The Hormel Institute Partners with AFS on Global Up Programs
The Hormel Institute, an independent biomedical research department within the University of Minnesota specializing in cancer research, partnered with AFS to offer the Global Up programs as part of its DEI (Diversity,…
AFS Virtual Education Programs Expand Their Reach and Impact
AFS virtual educational offers, such as our Global Up and Global You programs, have significantly scaled up this year through new partnerships. We are on track to reach 5,000 participants…
A Conversation with AFS Volunteer Driver Lew Harned
by Andrea Kutsenkow, Archival Consultant, AFS Intercultural Programs “The true value of the American Field Service experience is how one learns to take care of oneself under any condition.” Every…