VSS Series: Stories From the Frontline
By: Datin Noorliza Leow Abdullah (Penang Chapter Vice President) The Volunteer Sharing Session (VSS) continued recently with Dr. Eujene Liyu as the speaker. Dr Eujene is an AFS returnee who…
Global Citizenship
AFS Network Recovery Plan 2021-2024
The Way Forward After the Pandemic The COVID-19 Pandemic made it clear that the AFS mission and strategic goals remain as relevant as ever. But it also devastated the Network’s…
Governance & Leadership for Board Members
As part of the AFS Network Strategy in achieving operational excellence, AFS international have developed an online learning course for Board members called the Governance and Leadership for AFS Board…
AFS Changemaker…Through Song!
AFS aims to empower young people with the passion for making a difference…and one such changemaker did just that with a catchy new song to celebrate Aidil Fitri! Zamaera al-Edros…
Changemaker in Special Education
One of AFS’ objectives is to create changemakers who can make a difference wherever they are in the world. Muhammad Fazri Hassan is one such person. The award-winning special education…
Volunteering to Vaccinate Malaysians
By Seervina Kaur Virk (YES’15) Three AFS returnees and three YES alumni volunteered to join the MyVAC initiative to help mobilize the vaccination program for Malaysians. The Kuala Lumpur World…
Volunteer Speaker Series: First Steps in the Right Direction
By Jedida Ravindran I can come up with a host of reasons as to why I know very little about the Malaysian political system. Having chosen to remain largely apolitical,…
Donation Drive for Global You program
AFS has been running in-person intercultural learning exchange programs since 1958. However, in 2020, we had to suspend all our physical programs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year too,…
APEC CEO Dialogues: Global Competence, the New Power Skill
(Content reposted from CEO Summit Journal, prepared for APEC 2019 convening) To discuss how companies, governments and education systems can work together to create the workforce of the future, a…