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AFS is a non-profit international exchange organization for students and adults that operates in more than 50 countries, and organizes and supports intercultural learning experiences. Founded by volunteer ambulance drivers following WWII, and sustained to this day by an international cadre of tens of thousands of volunteers, AFS has transformed the lives of millions of students, families and individuals.
You can participate in an AFS Program by becoming an exchange student, sending your daughter or son abroad, hosting an AFS Participant, or by volunteering. Whether you take part in a short program that lasts for a few weeks, or live with someone from another culture for a full year, our exchange programs provide you with a personal growth experience that will last for a lifetime.
Statement of Purpose
AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
AFS Vision for 2020
We pursue our mission by providing quality intercultural learning opportunities for a growing number of young people, families, other stakeholders and wider audiences, thus developing an inclusive community of global citizens determined to build bridges between cultures.
Real life experiential learning, supported by structured reflection, is the core of our programs. We endeavor to link our intercultural learning opportunities to the defining global issues facing humanity. We reach out to past, current and future participants, volunteers, and other stakeholders using the media and technology they use.
Volunteers and volunteerism are who we are. Our organization brings about changes in lives through and for our global community of volunteers.
We are recognized as an educational organization by schools and the appropriate authorities. We work to create a regulatory environment that supports our programs.
As a learning organization, we welcome change and critical thinking. We are innovative and entrepreneurial in advancing the strategic directions, working together with others whenever appropriate.
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