GLOBAL YOU Donation Drive
AFS Malaysia recently launched a public donation campaign via Instagram to raise funds for Malaysian students to participate in online intercultural learning programs. Generous donors will even have scholarships named…
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Ain receives sponsorship for AFS Global You Changemaker program
Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam was recently chosen as the first recipient of a public donation drive launched by AFS Malaysia in conjunction with the UN’s International Day of Living in…
VACCINATE YOURSELF AGAINST COV-19
Now that effective vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and are being distributed to members of the public, it is key for us to understand the benefits of the COVID-19…
Bridging Cultures: Exploring the Impact of Intercultural Student Exchange Programs
By Vyshnavi Bharidasan (Asia Kakehashi Project 2020/21) Ever since I was young, my grandfather would tell me amazing stories about his experience in Japan. Those stories always had me dreaming…
A Look Back to the Past Year
A year ago, thousands of AFS students suddenly learned that they would have to end their AFS experience due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While our Network has navigated many crises,…
New AFS Global You Changemaker virtual exchange with UPenn certificate – NOW OPEN
By Linda Stuart Our newest virtual exchange program, AFS Global You Changemaker, offered together with the University of Pennsylvania, is here. Students from Latin America and Asia are part of…
Showing Miracle In Loving Everyone 2.0 (S.M.I.L.E. 2.0) – Jun Hao (YES ’17)
A YES’17 returnee, Jun Hao, joined a Showing Miracle In Loving Everyone (S.M.I.L.E.) 2.0 Program recently and came away from the experience much humbled and enriched. S.M.I.L.E. is a donation…
The Confident and Empowered Woman
By: Hariiharahn P. Rajendran – YES 2020 (YES Alumni Committee Vice President) International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to commemorate cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women and it is…
Clothing with Conscience: Khaled Amru (YES ’10)
Khaled Amru is from YES ’10, and was previously hosted in Berryville, Virginia. Budaya Beat reached out to him to learn more about a social enterprise, Havan Clothing, and his…