YES Alumni Regional Leadership & Volunteerism Workshop 2025
Report by Alex Mwakilau (YES ’16) and Manal Hassan (YES ’21) From June 10th to 16th, 2025, YES alumni from…
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Lamu Future Ready Digital Bootcamp 2025
By Ali Salim Abdalla YES ’22 I recently led the Lamu Future Ready Digital Bootcamp, an initiative aimed at equipping…
Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization Workshop 2025
by Abdalla Fadhili YES ’17 I recently led a four-day workshop on CVER (Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization) at…
Basics of First Aid: Skills for Life 2025
by Hamza Kamrudin YES ’20 I led Basics of First Aid: Skills for Life 2025, a three-day training and assessment…
Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Academic Development Program 2025
From Virtual Learning to Real Impact: LEAD Program Graduation at Meru University By John Laton (YES ’13) Meru University came…
Loving our exchange student like our own child
As soon as we saw online that we could become a host family for an exchange student, we decided to…
An enriching cultural experience
We gained a lot by hosting Davis for a year, this experience helped us understand that each culture is different,…
Just do it. Jump in!
We have always loved the idea of having a student from abroad live with us as we felt it would…
From Words to Actions: AFSers as Social Changemakers
Continually rethinking our actions, redefining our roles and re-examining our impact on society is why volunteers continue to be the…