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AFS Intercultural Programs (or AFS, originally the American Field Service) is an international youth exchange organization. It consists of over 50 independent, not-for-profit organizations, each with its own network of volunteers, professionally staffed offices, volunteer board of directors and . In 2015, 12,578 students traveled abroad on an AFS cultural exchange program, between 99 countries. The U.S.-based partner, AFS-USA, sends more than 1,100 U.S. students abroad and places international students with more than 2,300 U.S. families each year. More than 424,000 people have gone abroad with AFS and over 100,000 former AFS students live in the U.S.

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  • AFS Intercultural Programs (en)
  • AFS (Austauschorganisation) (de)
  • American Field Service (es)
  • American Field Service (fr)
  • American Field Service (it)
  • AFS (交換留学) (ja)
  • AFS Interculturele Programma's (nl)
  • AFS Intercultural Programs (pt)
  • AFS Interkultur Sverige (sv)
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  • AFS Intercultural Programs (or AFS, originally the American Field Service) is an international youth exchange organization. It consists of over 50 independent, not-for-profit organizations, each with its own network of volunteers, professionally staffed offices, volunteer board of directors and . In 2015, 12,578 students traveled abroad on an AFS cultural exchange program, between 99 countries. The U.S.-based partner, AFS-USA, sends more than 1,100 U.S. students abroad and places international students with more than 2,300 U.S. families each year. More than 424,000 people have gone abroad with AFS and over 100,000 former AFS students live in the U.S. (en)
  • AFS (ursprünglich American Field Service, kurz AFS) ist eines der weltweit größten Netzwerke von gemeinnützigen Austauschorganisationen für junge Menschen, die als Austauschschüler oder Freiwillige in sozialen oder ökologischen Projekten längere Zeit (14 Tage bis 12 Monate) im Ausland verbringen. (de)
  • AFSとは、高校生の交換留学を主な活動とした、国際教育交流団体。 日本における活動は公益財団法人AFS日本協会が行っている。 (ja)
  • AFS Programas Interculturales (o bien AFS, llamado originalmente como American Field Service) fue fundada en 1914 como una forma de servicio a la sociedad estadounidense por , profesor de Teoría de Economía Política de la Universidad de Harvard y una asistente de la Secretaría del Tesoro de EE. UU. Se inició como un servicio voluntario de ambulancias en 1914 y desde 1947 se ha dedicado a realizar intercambios internacionales escolares de adolescentes. (es)
  • American Field Service (AFS) ou AFS Intercultural Programs est une structure à but non lucratif d’organisation de séjours éducatifs. AFS regroupe plus de 50 associations nationales sur les cinq continents, chacune avec un réseau de bénévoles, une équipe de salariés et un conseil d’administration propres. (fr)
  • American Field Service detta anche A.F.S. ("Servizio da Campo Americano") è stata fondata nel 1914 da A. Piatt Andrew, un professore di Economia politica all'Università di Harvard e da un'ex segretaria del Ministero del Tesoro americano. Nato come braccio dell'ambulanza per l'Ospedale Americano a Parigi, tagliò presto i legami con l'Ospedale per trasformarsi in un'organizzazione volontaria che forniva l'ambulanza e i servizi di trasporto alle forze alleate in Francia durante la prima guerra mondiale. (it)
  • AFS Interculturele Programma's is een internationale die jongeren de kans biedt een periode van drie maanden tot een jaar te integreren in een andere cultuur. AFS bestaat sinds 1947 en is actief in een vijftigtal landen over de hele wereld. Dit kan ofwel door er een jaar secundair onderwijs te volgen, of door er te werken als vrijwilliger in een sociaal, of ecologisch project. Altijd staat de interculturele beleving en het integreren in de lokale gemeenschap voorop. Om die reden verblijven de gaststudenten bij een gastfamilie. (nl)
  • A AFS Intercultural Programs (AFS, antigo American Field Service, no Brasil: AFS Intercultura Brasil, em Portugal: Intercultura-AFS Portugal) é uma organização não-governamental internacional, sem fins lucrativos, fundada em 1915 por Abram Andrew (1873—1936, antigo professor na Universidade Harvard). A organização, com sede em Nova Iorque, pretende ajudar a construir um mundo solidário por meio do intercâmbio cultural entre os povos e é a maior e mais antiga organização de intercâmbios para jovens do mundo. (pt)
  • AFS Interkultur Sverige är en internationell icke-vinstinriktad organisation som genom utbytesprogram ger ungdomar möjligheter att åka ut i världen som utbytesstudent eller volontär. AFS slogan är "Connecting lives, sharing cultures". Idag är AFS en av de största utbytesorganisationerna i världen och finns representerad i över 80 länder i Asien, Oceanien, Afrika, Europa, Nord- respektive Sydamerika. Huvudkontoret ligger i New York. Inom Europa finns paraplyorganisationen (EFIL) för alla europeiska AFS-organisationer. EFIL anordnar kurser och varje sommar , där volontärer från hela Europa möts. (sv)
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