AFS Global Conference Will Explore New Ways to Educate Global Citizens
What will it take to empower more active global citizens determined to make their impact on the world? This year,…
Global Citizenship
AFS launches new life-changing volunteer abroad programs for UK residents
AFS Intercultural Programs is launching 50+ new volunteer abroad programs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines…
Leading Tech Innovation and Girl Empowerment in Ghana
How does a shy, reserved girl become a respected community leader, world-renowned tech innovator and relentless champion of women’s empowerment?…
I am a Global Citizen
by Daniel Obst, AFS President & CEO Who would have thought two simple words—global citizen—would cause such an emotional debate…
100 Scholarships Available for Teens to Learn about STEM and Improve Their Global Competence
AFS Intercultural Programs and BP announce the launch of the application cycle for the 2019 BP Global STEM Academies, STEM-based…
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter
By Daniel Obst, President & CEO of AFS Intercultural Programs (originally delivered as a speech at AFS Austria, October 2018)…
AFS Chile Partners with the Ministry of Education to Provide Scholarships to Underprivileged Students
Fifty outstanding students and five teachers from public schools in Chile received full scholarships to study English for four weeks…
AFS launches four new initiatives to strengthen global competence education efforts worldwide
AFS Intercultural Programs announced four major initiatives at the AFS Global Conference which gathered more than 450 people from across…
AFS awards outstanding champions of global competence and introduces $10,000 AFS Global Citizen Prize for Young Leaders
What does it really take to “learn to live together” in a just and peaceful world? At the inaugural AFS…