Now I know what I am volunteering for
By Ömer Ongun, former AFS/YES student to USA in 2004 and volunteer in AFS Turkey “It was such a hard decision for…
Intercultural Learning
A great experience that I’ll never forget
By Kikanae Punyua, AFS YES alumnus 2009-2010, United States It was a great experience that I’ll never forget ever. I got a…
A More Peaceful World
By Timothy Hoffelder (timthenomad.com | [email protected]| ig: @timthenomad) One of our pioneer alumni, Mohamed Abubakar, was hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…
Supporting interfaith dialogue: The AFS experience
The history of the world is rife with horrible wars, brutality and cruelty waged on one people by another as…
AFS builds sustainable partnerships with schools
Teachers and educators have long been an integral part of AFS’s secondary school intercultural exchange programs and we have always…
Global citizenship in action: Accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) to…
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 69…
Successfully integrating migrant families requires respect, empathy and a solid education plan
The integration of any newcomer into a new community is always a learning process for everyone involved. To shed light…
Changing the World, One Step at a Time: A New Volunteer Initiative in Turkey
AFSers take pride in being changemakers and global citizens committed to improving the lives of others. This is no different…