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Sarah Yancey, Mary Porterfield, Bonnie Duyff, and Cathy Ishida share their motivations for starting an AFS Book Club, and how it’s going! They hope this serves as inspiration for other area teams and regions to start their own book clubs or other types of virtual gatherings to share resources for intercultural learning.
March 2-5 is the Alliance for International Exchange Advocacy Week and AFS-USA is sharing relevant publications that you can use when speaking to others about the importance of international education.
Will you take a minute or two to share the impact of an AFS-USA experience in an online review?
AFS-USA has created AFS Logo Face Masks available to order at no cost for volunteers! You can order them here today!
Contactless information sharing has become very important due to COVID-19! QR codes are becoming increasingly popular and useful. AFS-USA volunteers can use them to promote AFS-USA!
AFS-USA Exchange Students Maria from Portugal and Emma from Denmark, hosted in the Southern New England Area Team, are two global citizens creating a more just and peaceful world in their host communities. Hear how they are recognizing Human Rights Day in a video they created for a special event hosted by the West Hartford Human Rights Commission!
IEW is a great opportunity for volunteers to reach out to educators and give presentations in their schools and communities (either virtually or in-person).
International Education Week (IEW) is November 16-20! See how you can participate today!
International Education Week (IEW) is almost here! As you may know, this is an incredibly important time for the AFS community. We’ve developed the resources you’ll need to promote AFS and intercultural learning this year!
August 18th, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote! Share our new article about Women Volunteers and Suffragettes in WWI.