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ONE AFS AFS is as diverse as its hundreds of thousands of Returnees from programs abroad, as passionate about intercultural education programs as its tens of thousands of active volunteers and as enthusiastic as its nearly 13,000 new participants who go on an AFS program every year. AFS is as responsive and supportive as its thousands of host families, who open their homes to our participants, and as resolute in the belief in the transformative power of intercultural education as the thousands of parents who trust AFS to send their daughters and sons on exchange programs abroad. AFS has a presence in more than 50 AFS Partners countries around the world, and conducts intercultural education exchanges among 80 countries that have their own distinct cultures. AFS represents a unique community that finds its strength in diversity and its inspiration in its mission to provide intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding to create a more just and peaceful world. AFS is united by the spirit of volunteerism that is the basis of our organization; a spirit that was kindled by the AFS ambulance drivers during the two World Wars of the twentieth century and that today sustains our work to create mutual understanding through intercultural education. We share a common culture that transcends borders and that forges familial bonds that last for a lifetime. Our programs connect an AFS worldwide family made up of hundreds of thousands of individuals who are ready to pursue lifelong learning experiences and to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world that is being transformed by both the stresses and rewards of globalization. AFS is inspired by its passion for providing all our participants, whether they are host or natural families, volunteers or teachers and their school communities, with a supportive, reliable and caring environment in which learning and discovery can flourish. 10
JOIN US IN CONNECTING LIVES, SHARING CULTURES Become an AFS volunteer www.afs.org/volunteer or host an AFS participant. www.afs.org/hosting Open your school doors to the world to welcome AFS exchange students and the wealth of intercultural learning experiences that they bring with them to your community. www.afs.org/schools Support the work of AFS today by helping us fund more programs and offer this unique experience to more young women and men around the world. www.afs.org/donation Begin the journey by finding AFS in your country. www.afs.org 11
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Page 13 and 14: Ruth Pearce Ambassador of Australia
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Page 17 and 18: 2008 AFS FINANCES, PROGRAMS AND AFF
Page 19 and 20: Brazil AFS Germany: Helga von Hoffm
Page 21 and 22: Guatemala Mr. Danilo Vasquez Desarr
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