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Returnee Spotlight On: Jim Chua

Jim, a Malaysian returnee to the US who had the opportunity to experience working for AFS-USA after his exchange. Read on to learn about the story behind his involvement with…

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A Simple Zohor Prayer by Siti Nor Hannany

Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about the YES Program. I told my host mother that I…

AFS, AFS Host Family, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, volunteerism, YES

“I Love Muslim” by Siti Nur Hannany

Hosted in North Carolina, Siti Nur Hannany wrote two lovely blogs about her encounters that really captured the spirit about the YES Program. I’m Siti Nur Hannany from YES16 batch,…

AFS, AFS Student, AFS Volunteer, Changemaking, culture, Education, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship, Intercultural Learning, sending student, Study abroad, volunteerism, YES

YES WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE

In December 2015, the YES Alumni Malaysia Committee discussed about how the alumni can help the YES participants who will be hosted in USA during the cold winter. n December…

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Ambassador First By Loo Si Ying

YES Alumni, Loo Si Ying recounts her volunteering in Hawaii and she explained how Islamic teaching about NOT killing others, as well as how peaceful the religion was. Spot me…

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Volunteering Made Me A Better Person By Nur Hasina

YES Alumni, Nur Hasina has been volunteered 50 hours in two months (plans to reach 100 by the end). In this article, she shared a lot of values learnt from…

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Baju Melayu In Alaska! By Mizan Hakeem

YES ALumni, Mizan Hakeem shared how he overcame his nerves and gave a wonderful presentation about Malaysia! On 24th February 2016, my counselling teacher decided that I needed to do…

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5 answers to your question about hosting

Few experiences can spark interest in the world like opening up your home and becoming a host family for an international student. 1. Is my family right for this? Absolutely!…

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Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2016

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual celebration of young volunteers around the world. Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual celebration of young volunteers around the world,…