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…
Global Citizenship
REFLECTIONS ON AN INTERCULTURAL JOURNEY DURING A PANDEMIC
By Vyshnavi Bharidasan (Asia Kakehashi Project 2020/21) Ever since I was young, my grandfather would tell me amazing stories about his experience in Japan. Those stories always had me dreaming…
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,…
New AFS Global You Changemaker virtual exchange with UPenn certificate – NOW OPEN
By Linda Stuart Our newest virtual exchange program, AFS Global You Changemaker, offered together with the University of Pennsylvania, is here. Students from Latin America and Asia are part of…
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…