It's discovering so many amazing things in other countries without travelling. AFS volunteers have a unique opportunity to meet peopel from other cultures, open themselves to the world. Being a AFS volunteer means doing some concrete work to build a more tolerant world, more generous and friendly. Thousand of volunteers worldwide build a huge network of solidarity and friendship. I travelled all around the world without leaving my town, across all the young AFS met in the chapter.
Volunteers can have local, national or international responsabilities inside the association.
In local chapters, volunteers select the futur host family and exchange students. They organize the meetings, train new volunteers, are part of the communication and promotion campaigns. Volunteering with AFS made possible for me to meet so many different friends. This proximity network is a perfect illustration of the AFS hetic and insure the high quality follow up programs' participants can expect. The national office employs 10 full time workers to coordinate the volunteers and do the administrative work.