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AFS Intercultural Programs

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AFS scholars, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

Small efforts can make big changes

This post was written by Ambani Makuya, an AFS student from South Africa on exchange in the Philippines. Ambani is…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

The importance of reciprocating volunteer efforts

Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist, wrote an essay in 1925 titled The Gift, which analyzed the role that exchange plays…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Education, Global Citizenship

3 skills you learn while volunteering that will help you thrive in the workplace

Volunteering is rewarding in and of itself. It is an opportunity to benefit communities and individuals, to create positive change…

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AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning

AFS awarded for humanitarian work and intercultural programs

AFS Intercultural Programs has been honored by the 2016 Franco-American Award of Blérancourt for our humanitarian efforts during World Wars…

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