AFS Mezikulturni programy, o.p.s.

AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. Our core programs involve sending high school students abroad, hosting students from all over the world in the Czech Republic and local and international volunteering. The programs run usually on trimester, semester or school year time. All students attend a high school and study in hosting country language. All students live in host families who host students without financial support. AFS is volunteer based organisation, one of the biggest ones in the world. Our volunteers are the ambassadors of the intercultural learning which they mostly gained by participating in AFS exchange programs. AFS volunteers are mostly youth aged 16 to 30 but also include other age groups, actively participating in day-to-day AFS life as well in strategic plan on local, national or international level. AFS Mezikulturni programy in the Czech Republic has got about 200 active volunteers organized in the network of local volunteer chapters whose essential contribution to AFS life make the organisation grow. By proactively participating in organisational development AFS volunteers together with staff of 7 people help to promote AFS mission, its core values and intercultural learning