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Advocacy, Global Citizenship

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)…

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Advocacy, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking

European Teens Gather in France for a Peace Forum

by Noemie Pagan, Education and Intercultural Learning Coordinator, AFS France More than 180 students and teachers from over 40 countries gathered…

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Advocacy, AFS Student, Global Citizenship

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…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Intercultural Learning

Using Intercultural Learning Activities to Integrate Refugees in Swedish Communities

In 2015, Sweden received more refugees than any other EU country, except for Germany. Of the 163,000 refugees that arrived…

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The new power skills: intercultural understanding, global competence and active global citizenship

Keynote Address by Daniel Obst, President and CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs at the AFS Regional Forum on Global Citizenship Education…

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