AFS Award Winner Diego Fernandez Tackles Water Scarcity with Innovation
Diego Fernandez Irrazabal is a 19-year-old changemaker from Paraguay who won the 2024 AFS Award for Young Global Citizens at the AFS Youth Assembly in August in New York City.…
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Meet an Outstanding Youth Delegate: Nadia Sarkis, Costa Rica
Nadia Sarkis, a 23-year-old law student at the University of Costa Rica received the Outstanding Youth Delegate Award at the 29th Session of the AFS Youth Assembly, which took place…
Using AI to Tackle Water Scarcity: An Award-Winning Project at the 2024 AFS Youth Assembly
Maria Nelago Kanyama from Namibia has been awarded the DHL Young SDG Leader Award at the 29th AFS Youth Assembly, held in August 2024 in New York City for Smart…
Become an Ambassador at the 2025 AFS Youth Assembly
The 30th Session of the AFS Youth Assembly (August 8-10, 2025 in New York City) Applications closed on September 23, 2024. The Ambassadors Program is geared toward students and young…
Forge Our Shared Future: A Recap of the 2024 AFS Youth Assembly
It’s a wrap on the 2024 AFS Youth Assembly! Hundreds of dynamic young global citizens from over 80 countries gathered in New York City over the last three days aspiring…
AFS Honors Sabrina Ho with the 2024 Distinguished AFS Youth Assembly Alumni Award
AFS Intercultural Programs is thrilled to announce that distinguished philanthropist, entrepreneur, and academic scholar Dr. Sabrina Ho Chiu Yeng has been awarded the Distinguished AFS Youth Assembly Alumni Award for…
Announcing the Finalists for the AFS Award for Young Global Citizens
The AFS Award for Young Global Citizens recognizes young people for their commitment to improving the global community and whose actions contribute to a more just, peaceful, and tolerant world.…
Young Leaders Working at the Nexus of Health and Climate Change Receive Scholarships for AFS Youth Assembly
AFS Intercultural Programs has partnered with AstraZeneca, through its Young Health Programme (YHP), to award scholarships for young leaders from around the world to join the Climate Entrepreneurship Academy at…
Send Your Students and Young Faculty to the 2024 AFS Youth Assembly
Looking for a comprehensive platform for professional development, global networking, skill enhancement, and international recognition? Look no further than the AFS Youth Assembly, set to take place from August 16-18,…