VACCINATE YOURSELF AGAINST COV-19
Now that effective vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and are being distributed to members of the public, it is key for us to understand the benefits of the COVID-19…
Changemaking
A Look Back to the Past Year
A year ago, thousands of AFS students suddenly learned that they would have to end their AFS experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While our Network has navigated many crises,…
Showing Miracle In Loving Everyone 2.0 (S.M.I.L.E. 2.0) – Jun Hao (YES ’17)
A YES’17 returnee, Jun Hao, joined a Showing Miracle In Loving Everyone (S.M.I.L.E.) 2.0 Program recently and came away from the experience much humbled and enriched. S.M.I.L.E. is a donation…
The Confident and Empowered Woman
By: Hariiharahn P. Rajendran – YES 2020 (YES Alumni Committee Vice President) International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to commemorate cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women and it is…
Clothing with Conscience: Khaled Amru (YES ’10)
Khaled Amru is from YES ’10, and was previously hosted in Berryville, Virginia. Budaya Beat reached out to him to learn more about a social enterprise, Havan Clothing, and his…
New Online Course for AFS Volunteers and Staff
Foundations of Intercultural Learning and Global Competence is the new introductory level of the AFS Intercultural Link Learning Program — a training and assessment program to increase intercultural and global…
GLOBAL COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE FOR TEENS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Course will start on 20 April 2021 At a time when understanding others is more important than ever but travel remains challenging, AFS Intercultural Programs (AFS) is providing a new…
New Line-Up for YES Alumni
YES Alumni members elected a new Committee line-up for the new 2021/2022 term at an online AGM recently which recorded a virtual attendance of 50. The new committee comprises the…
Dedicated to Frontliners
An AFS returnee of three Intensive Programs to EGY, JPN & ITA has written a poem dedicated to frontliners. Dr. Liyu Zin Eu who is now based in a hospital…