Author: jessicabringas

AFS Host Family, AFS Student, Global Citizenship

AFS to resume limited study abroad programming for 2020 with heightened safety protocols and innovative program content

Since March, when COVID-19 forced AFS to suspend study abroad programs, many AFSers have been wondering if and when our exchange programs will resume. Today, we are able to announce…

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KL-YES Alumna Nur-Hafeiza Abinal as Class Valedictorian

Nur-Hafeiza Jannah Abinal is the first-ever Summa Cum Laude of the Accountancy Department and second in the history of the College of Business Administration and Accountancy in Mindanao State University,…

AFS Volunteer

#BetterTogether Webinar Series to Help Volunteers Rise Above The Situation

The Coronavirus Pandemic has radically disrupted our daily routines and other activities in life for the past few weeks. Work and studies are mostly done at home and most of…

AFS Volunteer, Global Citizenship

Making the world a better place during COVID-19

AFS’s mission can be boiled down to making the world a better place. In times when ‘business-as-usual’ is an option, we would be working towards making a difference by facilitating…

AFS Student, Global Competence

COVID-19 causes international exchanges to end early, but global learning grows stronger virtually

AFS helps thousands of students continue building global competence using a new online education platform Over 4,000 high school students in 46 countries whose study abroad programs were abruptly cut…

Advocacy, Global Citizenship

Global citizenship: No longer optional

by Daniel Obst, President & CEO, AFS Intercultural Programs The coronavirus has changed everyday life for everyone. This moment of slowing down, spending so much time at home, rationing supplies…

Announcement

Update on the AFS Response to COVID-19

AFS Intercultural Programs is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures and actions by global health experts and government officials, including the declaration by the World Health…

AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Global Citizenship

A commitment to service in times of crisis

BY DANIEL OBST, PRESIDENT & CEO, AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS   We’re living through some of the biggest challenges of our generation that will likely shape our lives for years to…

Announcement

Update on the AFS Response to COVID-19

As the global COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold, our number one priority is the health, safety, and well-being of all our students—our international students who are currently hosted by families…