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CONNECTINGLIVES,SHARINGCULTURESA N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 8
ABOUT AFSAFS began as the American Field Service in
World Wars I and II, when nearly 5,000 young
men volunteered as ambulance drivers. In
WWI they served in France and the Balkans
and in WWII they served in Europe, the Middle
East, North Africa, India and Burma. In 1919,
AFS Fellowships for French Universities were
established and a total of 222 fellowships were
awarded between 1919 and 1952. After WWII,
the drivers, under the leadership of Stephen
Galatti, organized the first AFS secondary
student exchanges in 1947 to build international
understanding and peace through the contact
of ordinary citizens.
AFS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
AFS is an international, voluntary, non-
governmental, nonprofit organization that
provides intercultural learning opportunities to
help people develop the knowledge, skills and
understanding needed to create a more just
and peaceful world.
THE CORE VALUES AND ATTRIBUTES OF AFS
AFS enables people to act as responsible
global citizens working for peace and
understanding in a diverse world. It
acknowledges that peace is a dynamic concept
threatened by injustice, inequity and intolerance.
AFS seeks to affirm faith in the dignity
and worth of every human being and of all
nations and cultures. It encourages respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms
without distinction as to race, gender,
language, religion or social status.
AFS activities are based on our core values
of dignity, respect for differences, harmony,
sensitivity and tolerance.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRAND THE PRESIDENT
This past year was a year of unprecedented economic challenges for the world. The difficult
financial climate forced many of us to make choices about how we invested our available
monetary resources, both as individuals and as nonprofit organizations.
The AFS Network has been working hard at becoming more strategically poised and receptive
to opportunities in an intensely competitive landscape. Rapid change, fluctuating market
conditions and an unstable political global environment underscore the importance of
intercultural understanding as an antidote to many of the world’s ills. AFS must continue to be
creative in the face of these global challenges. Our Partner Network has risen to the challenge
in the past year, but more collective action will be needed as we work to implement our
2020 Vision statement.
In this year’s annual report, we present an AFS that speaks with one voice through a respected
and well-articulated AFS Global Brand. We share a strong and defined vision for the second
decade of the twenty-first century, a vision that unites and motivates our Network. Ours is an
AFS that moves forward united in its conviction to make its mission a reality through the service
of committed volunteers, staff, host families, schools and participants. Helping to create a more
just and peaceful world through intercultural understanding is an undertaking that all of us at
AFS approach with an enthusiasm and passion that are renewed daily. We approach this effort
knowing that what we do has a multiplier effect that touches hundreds of thousands of people
every year, helping to tear down barriers of misunderstanding and fear.
AFS continues to work in earnest with others to further its goals and mission. This past year we
initiated a Call to Action for a collective effort to extend intercultural dialogue and participation in
student exchanges in all parts of the globe.
Research on intercultural educational exchange programs has shown that the exchanges that
AFS provides allow young people to gain first-hand knowledge and practical experience about
other cultures. Intercultural exchanges stimulate self-awareness and critical reflection about
identity and lead to the acquisition of lifelong skills in intercultural dialogue and to a positive
attitude towards the diversity of the world’s cultures.
The benefits of an exchange experience are very significant, but the fact remains that only
a small minority of the world’s young people are able to participate in such programs. AFS
has committed itself to call for policies and practices that will allow far more young people to
participate in full immersion intercultural programs abroad at the secondary school level. We
will seek to work more actively with governments, other nonprofit organizations, international
agencies and individuals to make educational exchange programs more widely accessible to a larger
public and to spread the benefits of these programs in a more reciprocal and inclusive manner.
In 2008, AFS sent nearly 13,000 young participants abroad on exchange programs. Our AFS
volunteers, 41,711 strong (4,934 more volunteers than in 2007), helped provide the high-quality
support to our thousands of participants that has become the hallmark of AFS programs.
We know, however, that much remains to be done. As we begin our work in 2009, we ask you to
join us in connecting lives and sharing cultures. (Please follow this link, www.afs.org, to find out
how you can get involved.)
J. Brian Atwood Francisco “Tachi” Cazal
Chair, Board of Trustees President and CEO
FRANCISCO “TACHI” CAZALPresident and CEO
J. BRIAN ATWOODChair, Board of Trustees
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ONE VISIONThe AFS Network is guided by a cohesive
vision for the year 2020 that emphasizes
quality and inclusiveness and defines
strategic goals that unite AFS Partners in a
common purpose, while inspiring the work they
do around the globe.
The AFS Vision 2020 is a road map, a
dynamic course of action designed to
support the AFS Network in achieving
initiatives that will continue to make AFS
and its programs as relevant and essential
in the years to come as they are today. The
AFS Vision 2020 promotes intercultural
understanding and the creation of
interconnected global communities.
With AFS Partners working together and
pooling their resources, the AFS Network
aims to introduce the benefits of intercultural
education programs to more countries. AFS
seeks to increase investment in its most
valued resource, its volunteers, and give
them the skills and tools needed to allow
them to continue to provide the highest level
of support to all of our constituents.
AFS strives to expand both the number
of young people who participate in our
programs and the number of participants
who receive financial support to do so.
These goals are derived from the AFS Vision
2020. In the following section we provide
examples of how these goals are being
transformed into reality by forging innovative
alliances with outside organizations and
using the accumulated knowledge of an
AFS Network with more than sixty years
of experience as a provider of intercultural
exchange programs.
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We pursue our mission by providing quality intercultural learning
opportunities for a growing number of young people, families, other
stakeholders and wider audiences, thus developing an inclusive community
of global citizens determined to build bridges between cultures.
Real-life experiential learning, supported by structured reflection, is the
core of our programs. We endeavor to link our intercultural learning
opportunities to the defining global issues facing humanity. We reach out
to past, current and future participants, volunteers and other stakeholders
using the media and technology they use.
Volunteers and volunteerism are who we are. Our organization brings
about changes in lives through and for our global community of volunteers.
We are recognized as an educational organization by schools and the
appropriate authorities. We work to create a regulatory environment that
supports our programs.
As a learning organization, we welcome change and critical thinking. We
are innovative and entrepreneurial in advancing the strategic directions,
working together with others whenever appropriate.
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One of the goals of the AFS Vision
2020 is for AFS Partners in the Network
to be recognized as educational
organizations by schools, ministries
of education and the appropriate
authorities in their countries.
AFS Intercultura in Italy has been in
the vanguard of this initiative for many
years. In 1978, AFS Intercultura began
a systematic approach to the Italian
school system to promote the idea of
intercultural education by providing
workshops to secondary school
teachers about international student
exchanges within the framework of
school curricula. In 1989, the National
Association of School Headteachers
in Italy offered its support to AFS
Intercultura and acknowledged it as the
premier student exchange organization
in the country.
In 1991, AFS Intercultura started
working with the Ministry of Education
to assess the AFS exchange programs
in Italy and to allow the Ministry to
advise AFS Intercultura on how to
improve its relationships with schools
and to suggest actions that would
facilitate educational exchanges in Italy.
In the coming years, AFS Intercultura
will promote intercultural learning in
secondary schools by working with the
Ministry of Education to continue to
provide materials related to educational
exchanges in secondary schools, to
make available intercultural learning
units and international exchange units
to schools and teachers and to open
a Web site with the support of the
Ministry of Education, dedicated to
school internationalization and student
mobility.
The AFS Vision 2020 reiterates AFS’s
commitment to the development of its
volunteers. AFS volunteers represent the
organization at the most crucial level, the
local level at which we deliver services
and support to participants, host families,
natural families and schools.
AFS Argentina’s work with its volunteers
epitomizes the goal of the AFS Vision
2020 to “bring about changes in lives
through and for our global community of
volunteers.”
Using programs such as volunteer
e-learning training modules, AFS
Argentina is able to achieve widespread
dissemination of best practices in
volunteer training. This has resulted in
savings of staff time and provided a
cost-effective alternative to traveling
to distant chapters to provide these
important trainings.
AFS Argentina has made development of
its volunteer force a priority by instituting
practices such as:
• Staffing volunteer development in the
national office with personnel charged
with volunteer training and support.
• Creating volunteer training groups to
help staff develop content for training
workshops and to lead trainings in the
Southern Cone region.
• Designing targeted trainings to address
specific areas in which chapters may be
experiencing difficulties.
• Organizing annual volunteer assemblies
dealing with issues that are of current
importance to the volunteers. The
assemblies allow volunteer leaders
to discuss and better understand
organizational issues. The themes
discussed in the assemblies are aligned
with strategic plans and include subjects
such as organizational culture, leadership
and effectively coping with change.
ITALY
ARGENTINA
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One of the strategic goals associated
with the AFS Vision for the year 2020
is to be present in 100 countries
with an early emphasis on Africa.
In 2008, AFS South Africa led the
initiative to expand our presence on
the continent by reaching out to its
neighbor, Mozambique, through a
collaboration with AFS USA, AFS
Portugal, AFS International, the Lurdes
Mutola Foundation and the Youth
Exchange and Study Program (YES).
YES is an innovative high school
exchange program funded by the
U.S. Department of State’s Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
This public diplomacy initiative builds
bridges of international understanding,
especially between Americans and
people in countries with significant
Muslim populations. As a result of this
collaboration, two young Mozambicans
from Nampula and three from Maputo
will be leaving on an AFS one-year
exchange program to the United States
in 2009. The grant for the second YES
class of 2010–2011 for 10 Mozambicans
has recently been approved.
EFIL, the European Federation for
Intercultural Learning, is the umbrella
organization of 22 AFS organizations
in Europe. In 2008, EFIL played a
role beyond expectations in keeping
intercultural exchanges at the forefront
of the region’s educational agenda.
EFIL’s initiatives greatly advanced the
goals of the AFS Vision 2020.
Among EFIL’s many accomplishments
in this regard in 2008 were:
The Intercultural Dialogue Day was
held on September 26. More than 300
activities took place all over Europe. On
that day, AFS volunteers in 18 countries
set up simultaneous activities to discuss
and involve the public in the importance
of intercultural dialogue.
An International Educational Conference
was held in Berlin in October of 2008
under the patronage of Ján Figel’,
member of the European Commission
responsible for Education, Training,
Culture and Youth. The conference
attracted more than 270 participants
and speakers in the field of international
youth exchange.
The Volunteer Summit held in Vigy,
France, was a highlight of the numerous
training programs that EFIL organized
in 2008. Close to 200 volunteers shared
experiences dealing with all aspects of
intercultural learning at the summit.
MOZAMBIQUE
KENYA
EFIL
A grant from the Youth Exchange and
Study Program (YES) allowed AFS
USA to start intercultural exchange
programs in Kenya in 2008. Working
together on this initative were AFS
Network Partners from the United
States, Egypt and Turkey, together
with the consulting team from AFS
International. On the ground in Kenya,
volunteer AFS Returnees from the
YES Program in Egypt and Kenya, as
well as 50 Kenyan volunteers from
the Organization for Intercultural
Education (a Kenya-based educational
organization that was created as
a result of this initiative) and AFS
Network staff shared their knowledge
and passion for the YES Program
to start AFS exchanges in Kenya. In
2008, nine young Kenyans traveled to
the United States on a YES Program.
Plans are underway for 20 additional
Kenyan youth to participate in an
exchange program in 2009 and 25 in
2010.
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ONE VOICEEvery year more than 100,000 AFS
students, volunteers, Returnees, hosting
and sending families, schools, AFS Partner
staff and supporters in more than 80
countries and territories join what they call
“the experience of a lifetime.” We call it AFS
Intercultural Programs.
In 2007, we surveyed these AFS
stakeholders and we asked them, “are we
doing a good job?” The response from the
83 percent of survey respondents was “Yes!”
But how does AFS ensure that we continue
to be supportive, trustworthy and inspiring
all around the world? How do we continue
to provide the best possible personal growth
experiences? How do we speak with one
voice and have an AFS that is recognized
globally for its unique brand of intercultural
educational exchange programs?
To answer this question, Partner
representatives, board members and
volunteers from AFS organizations around
the world gathered in early March of 2008
with AFS Intercultural Programs staff and
branding experts at the AFS Global Branding
Seminar held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Focusing on what was essential about AFS,
their time together was used to develop a
draft statement of the AFS Global Brand
Platform reflecting AFS’s promise to its
stakeholders, naming the recognizable
attributes of the AFS brand, and pinpointing
the location of AFS within the competitive
landscape.
The AFS Global Branding Seminar was
both an opportunity for participants to be
educated about global branding, and an
opportunity for AFS leaders to discuss their
perceptions and experiences with branding
experts from around the world in a facilitated
exploration. The AFS Brand Platform was the
major output of these discussions.
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BRAND PROMISE
AFS intercultural exchange and learning programs provide people
with personal growth experiences that will continue for their lifetimes.
Through the support of a trusted network of families, educators,
volunteers, staff and students, AFS helps to build a global community
based on intercultural connections that positively affect the world.
BRAND POSITIONING
Intercultural learning experiences supported by local volunteers that
change people’s lives and connect them to a worldwide community.
BRAND ATTRIBUTES
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ONE AFSAFS 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.
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Become an AFS volunteer
or host an AFS participant.
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.
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.
Begin the journey by finding AFS in your country.
www.afs.org/volunteer
www.afs.org/hosting
www.afs.org/schools
www.afs.org/donation
www.afs.org
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Frances AdamsonHigh Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom
Hamidon Ali Ambassador of Malaysia to the United Nations
Emilia Alvarez NavarroAmbassador of Costa Rica to Canada
Jorge ArgüelloAmbassador of Argentina to the United Nations
Ravinatha P. AryasinhaAmbassador of Sri Lanka to Belgium, Luxembourg & the European Union
Beatrice AskMinister of Justice, Sweden
Hatem AttalahPermanent Representative of Tunisia to UN-HABITAT, Kenya; Former Ambassador of Tunisia to Ethiopia
Joe Baidoe-AnsahMinister of Trade, Industry and Presidential Special Initiative, Ghana
John E. BealeAmbassador of Barbados to the United States
Jennifer L. BrushDeputy Ambassador of the United States to Serbia
Cholchineepan ChiranondAmbassador of Thailand to Denmark
Poul Skytte Christoffersen Head of Cabinet of EU Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel
Hans DahlgrenAmbassador of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
Dámaso de Lario-RamírezAmbassador of Spain to Venezuela
Fernando de Mello Barreto FilhoAmbassador of Brazil to Australia
Anne E. DerseAmbassador of the United States to Azerbaijan
Jose Vicente de Sá PimentelAmbassador of Brazil to South Africa
Jessie DuarteAmbassador, Chief Director for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Africa
Jan EliassonFormer UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Darfur; Former Foreign Minister of Sweden Shigeru EndoAmbassador of Japan to Tunisia
Berit EngeMinister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
Frederico Duque Estrada MeyerAmbassador of Brazil to Kazakhstan
Fabio FabbriAmbassador of Italy to the Ukraine
Guy Féaux de la CroixDeputy Ambassador of Germany to Greece
Denis FeldmeyerAmbassador of Switzerland to Norway and Iceland
Ricardo Fiegelist SchmidtAmbassador of Chile to Syria
Volker FinkFormer Ambassador of Germany to Costa Rica
César GaviriaChief, Colombian Liberal Party; Former President of Colombia
Michael GeierAmbassador of Germany to Bulgaria
Guillermo GonzálezAmbassador, Member of International Civil Service Commission at the United Nations, Argentina
José Alfredo de Graça Lima Ambassador, Consul General of Brazil in New York
Yoshiaki HaradaSenior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Khaled Abdel Rahman HassanCounsellor, Embassy of Egypt in Kuwait
Nils HaugstveitAmbassador of Norway to Argentina
Hannu HimanenAmbassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva
Matei Ion HoffmannAmbassador of Germany to Algeria
Matthias HöpfnerAmbassador of Germany to Canada
Kuniko InoguchiMember of the House of Representatives, Japan
Tetsuo ItoFormer Ambassador of Japan to Kazakhstan
Wolfgang IschingerGlobal Head of Government Relations, Allianz SE, Germany; Former Ambassador of Germany to the United Kingdom
Eric G. JohnAmbassador of the United States to Thailand
Toshio KaitaniConsul General of Japan in Khabarovsk, Russia
Yoriko KawaguchiMember of the House of Councillors, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Zalmay KhalilzadFormer Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations; Former Ambassador of the United States to Iraq
Vimon KidchobAmbassador of Thailand to Chile
Shinichi KitajimaAmbassador of Japan to the United Nations in Geneva
Hans-Ulrich KloseDeputy Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee of the German Bundestag
Hiroyasu KobayashiConsul General of Japan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Yuji KumamaruConsul General of Japan in Shanghai, China
Maija LähteenmäkiAmbassador of Finland to Spain and Andorra
Hans Fredrik LehneAmbassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
José Angel López JorrinAmbassador of Spain to Slovakia
Gunnar LundAmbassador of Sweden to France
Ragne Birte LundAmbassador, Global Initiatives on Child Rights and Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Jose Antônio Marcondes de CarvalhoAmbassador of Brazil to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies, Rome
Mr. Eddy M. Martínez Minister of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD)
Gregorio Martínez GarridoDirector of the Cabinet of Ministry of Interior, Spain
Gabriele Matzner-Holzer Ambassador of Austria to the United Kingdom
Trees Merckx-Van GoeyJudge, Constitutional Court of Belgium; Former Member of the Flemish Parliament
Billie Antoinette MillerMember of the Barbados Labor Party; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Barbados
Kenjiro MonjiDirector-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan; Former Ambassador of Japan to Iraq
Sergio MontiConsul General of Italy to Canada, Montreal, Quebec
Tadashi NagaiAmbassador of Japan to Serbia and Montenegro
James A. NaichAmbassador, Deputy Chief of Mission of Micronesia to the United States
Shigeru NakamuraAmbassador of Japan to Saudi Arabia
José Daniel NastaHonorary Consul General of Jordan to Asunción, Paraguay
Ng Ser MiangAmbassador of Singapore to Norway and Hungary
Seiichiro NoboruExecutive Vice President of the Japan National Tourist Organization; Former Ambassador of Japan to the OECD
Roberto Ochoa MadridAmbassador of Honduras to Italy and Hungary
Esther S. MalamudMinister of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
Nick MinchinMember of the Senate and Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australia
Jessada NanthachaipornFirst Secretary, Royal Thai Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paa Kwesi NduomFormer Candidate for Ghana’s presidency and Minister for Public Sector Reform, Economic Planning and Energy
Masamitsu OkiAmbassador of Japan to Azerbaijan and Georgia
Christian OldenburgAmbassador of Denmark to the Council of Europe
AFS RETURNEES, AMBASSADORS ANDGOVERNMENT DIGNITARIES Men and women who began their international careers as AFS students now play a major role as diplomats and
government dignitaries. All of the individuals named below were AFS students. They are representative of many
other former AFS participants, or Returnees, who also work in the diplomatic and government services of their
countries.
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AFS RETURNEES, AMBASSADORS ANDGOVERNMENT DIGNITARIES
Ruth PearceAmbassador of Australia to Poland and the Czech Republic
Gerhard PfanzelterSecretary General of the Central European Initiative, Italy; Former Ambassador of Austria to the United Nations
Ernesto Pfirter Ambassador, Chief Executive, Foreign Relations Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina
Leela PonappaDeputy National Security Adviser, India; Former Ambassador of India to the Netherlands
Sitthichai PookaiyaudomMinister of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand
Ole Lønsmann PoulsenAmbassador of Denmark to India
Juan PratAmbassador of Spain to the Netherlands
Eduardo Rodríguez VeltzéFormer President of Bolivia
Rainald RoeschMinister Counsellor, Embassy of Germany, London, United Kingdom
Thomas SchäferAmbassador of Germany to North Korea
Nikolaus ScherkAmbassador, Head of the Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria
Inger A. SegelströmMember of the European Parliament, Sweden
Toshinori ShigeieAmbassador of Japan to Korea
Kunio ShimizuFormer Ambassador of Japan to Algeria
Yasuhisa ShiozakiMember of the House of Representatives, Japan
Ivo SieberMinister Counsellor, Embassy of Switzerland, Stockholm, Sweden
Charlotte SlenteAmbassador of Denmark to Bolivia
Nick SmithMinister for the Environment, Climate Change Issues and ACC and Member of the Parliament, New Zealand
Sérgio Abreu e Lima Florêncio SobrinhoAmbassador of Brazil to Mexico
Michael SternbergAmbassador of Denmark to Thailand
Madeleine Ströje-WilkensAmbassador of Sweden to Iceland
Amos Tincani Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Burkina Faso
Roberto Toscano Ambassador of Italy to Iran
Kim TraavikAmbassador, Norwegian Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
Helmut TürkAmbassador, Vice-President, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Hamburg, Germany
Aladin VillacorteFormer Ambassador of Philippines to Iran and Uzbekistan
Maria Luiza ViottiAmbassador of Brazil to the United Nations
Percy WesterlundAmbassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Norway and Iceland
Penny WilliamsHigh Commissioner of Australia to Malaysia
Hiroshi YamaguchiConsul General of Japan in Miami, USA
Motohide Yoshikawa Ambassador of Japan to Spain
Guillermo ZúñigaMinister of the Treasury of Costa Rica
1 H.E. Eric G. John, Ambassador
of the United States to Thailand,
presents a certificate to an AFS
student at AFS Thailand’s Pre-
Departure Homestay, Bangkok,
March 27, 2009
2 H.E. Zalmay Khalilzad, Former
Ambassador of the United States
to the United Nations, with J. Brian
Atwood, AFS Intercultural Programs
Chairperson, at AFS UN Luncheon,
New York, June 6, 2008
3 H.E. Maria Luiza Viotti,
Ambassador of Brazil to the United
Nations, at AFS UN Luncheon, New
York, June 6, 2008
4 Mr. Francisco (Tachi) Cazal and Mr.
César Gaviria, Former President of
Colombia, at AFS Colombia’s 50th
anniversary, University Javeriana,
Bogotá, May 29, 2009
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3 4
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Floria AriasTurrialba, Costa RicaCo-founder, Bufete Chaves & Arias
J. Brian Atwood (Chair)Minnesota, USADean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
Nils BauerHamburg, Germany COO & VP, International Affairs ofDatenlotsen GmbH, Inc.
Francisco (Tachi) Cazal(ex officio) New York, USAPresident & Chief Executive Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
Dr. Hassan El Kalla*Cairo, EgyptChairman, Futures Educational Systems
Maureen ErasmusSurrey, England Former Global Head of GMICorporate Strategy, Merrill Lynch
Prof. Carlo FusaroFlorence, ItalyProfessor & Director of Department of Public Law, Universityof Florence
Dr. RIcardo GarayAsunción, ParaguayDean of Graduate Studies,National University of Asuncion
Francisco de la Fuente Guerra, IIIMakati City, Philippines Vice President, Developing Markets - ASEAN & Korea, S.C. Johnson
Christian A. Kurtén (Vice Chair)Helsingfors, FinlandNokia Networks (retired)
William MeserveMassachusetts, USASenior Counsel, Ropes and Gray
Don MohanlalLondon, United Kingdom &New Delhi, IndiaPresident and CEO of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation in India and United Kingdom
Ginny RadfordAuckland, New Zealand
Managing Director, Cobalt
Communications, Ltd.
Henrique RamosNatal-RN, Brazil
Architect and Founder,
Tekton Arquitetura
Ernesto Rey MorenoBogota, Colombia
President, Links S.A.
Mietta Rodeschini*Bergamo, Italy
Corporate Attorney,
Rodeschini Group
Tsugiko ScullionConnecticut, USA
Special Advisor to the
Executive Director,
Japan Committee for UNICEF
Kerry SinKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Managing Partner,
Raja Ariff & Sin
Keith StockNew York, USASenior Managing Director & Chief Strategy Officer, TIAA-CREF
Yuzo Takada*Osaka, JapanGeneral Manager, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Ronaldo Veirano*Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFounding Partner, VeiranoAdvogados Associados
Simpiwe Kenneth TshabalalaSouth Africa Chief Executive, Retail Banking,SA Standard Bank of South Africa
Dr. Ulrich Weiss*Frankfurt, GermanyFormer Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG (retired)
R. Müge YüzüakNew York, USAChief of Staff,Citigroup Global Consumer Group
*AFS gratefully acknowledges the con-
tributions made by these trustees, who
recently completed their service.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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LIFE TRUSTEES
Mr. Ward Chamberlin, Jr.**Massachusetts, USAPresident, Chamberlin AssociatesVice-President & Managing Director, Channel Thirteen/WNET (retired)
Mr. Norman C. Eddy**New York, USAMinister & Coordinator of East Harlem Interfaith, United Church of Christ (retired)
Mr. Arthur Howe, Jr.**Connecticut, USAPresident, AFS (1965–1971)(retired)
Dr. Richard M. Hunt**Massachusetts, USAUniversity Marshal, HarvardUniversity (retired)
Ms. Sachiye KuwamotoCalifornia, USARegional Director, Japanese-American Citizens League (retired)
Mr. Edwin R. Masback, Jr.**New York, USAPresident, Masback Hardware Company (retired)
** World War II American Field Service Ambulance Driver.
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Apithai Buranasiri Partner DirectorThailand
Jatta ErlundExecutive DirectorFinland
Johanna NemethSecretary GeneralAustria
Juan MediciExecutive Director/Business ManagerArgentina
Mick PetersmannPartner Director Germany
Rosario GutierrezPartner Director Colombia
Sabine SiegristPartner Director Switzerland
Victoria VillalbaPartner Director Paraguay
Vincenzo Morlini Executive Director Italy
Yuzo TakadaNational Director Japan
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Francisco “Tachi” Cazal President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer
Dominik Scherrer Chief Information and Consulting Officer
Christine Vogel Chief Development and Branding Officer
Dr. Urs-Rainer von Arx Vice President, Chief Financial & Operations Officer
EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Dipl.-Psych. Heike AbtIKO-Institute for CooperationManagement at the University of RegensburgRegensburg, Germany
Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D.Executive Director, The InterculturalDevelopment Research InstituteHillsboro, Oregon, USA andMilan, Italy
Prof. Dr. Jürgen BoltenProfessor of InterculturalBusiness CommunicationUniversität JenaJena, Germany
Mitchell R. Hammer, Ph.D.President IDI, LLC & HammerConsulting, LLCOcean Pines, Maryland, USA
Bruce La Brack, Ph.D.Professor of Anthropology andInternational Studies, School ofInternational Studies, University of the PacificStockton, California, USA
Dr. Roberto RuffinoSecretary General, InterculturaColle di Val d’Elsa, Siena, Italy
Andrea SebbenCross-cultural Training and PsychologyMember of International Associa-tion for Cross-cultural PsychologyPorto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Marianella Pirzio Biroli SclaviProfessor of Ethnography and theArt of ListeningPolytechnic University of MilanMilan, Italy
Kumiko Torikai, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate Schoolof Intercultural CommunicationRikkyo UniversityTokyo, Japan
LIFE TRUSTEES, MANAGEMENT COUNCIL,EXECUTIVE TEAM AND EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
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AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc. (“AFS International”) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the laws of New York
State, USA, and is a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) of the United States of America.
AFS Partner organizations (“Partners”) are incorporated under the laws of the country in which they are located and likewise
prepare financial statements and tax reports as required by the jurisdictions in their respective countries.
Each Partner undergoes an annual fiscal audit and presents to AFS International a copy of the independent auditor’s opinion
along with its financial statements. While rules and regulations vary among Partner nations, audits generally follow standards
consistent with U.S.–based GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). The tables presented are not the result of
an audit performed by one firm, but represent combined information from audits performed by a number of independent
auditors around the world. The summary format of the tables reflects the combined financial activities in the AFS worldwide
Network of Partners. The information for 2007 has been gathered from the 2007 audited financial statements of 50 Partners
and includes AFS International. The 2008 figures presented on the opposite page are based on preliminary estimates,
pending completion of annual audits around the world.
Dr. Urs-Rainer von Arx
Vice President, Chief Financial & Operations Officer
Balance Sheet (in US dollars) Statement of Activities (in US dollars)
2007 AFS WORLDWIDE NETWORK
ASSETS
Cash and Receivables
Investments
Property and Equipment
Other Fixed Assets
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Mortgages
Loans
Deposits and Funds Held for Others
and Deferred Income
Other Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
Board Designated Funds
General Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
64,547,946
21,480,500
8,601,551
1,375,996
16,455,252
112,461,245
15,482,489
335,010
888,402
36,644,819
2,676,044
56,026,764
27,441,669
12,703,607
11,174,233
5,114,972
56,434,481
112,461,245
PROGRAM REVENUES
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
Corporations, Foundations and Government
AFS Volunteer Local Network
Individual Donors
Other Fundraising Income
Interest and Other Revenues
TOTAL REVENUES
Program Expenses
Administrative Expenses
Interest and Other Expenses
TOTAL EXPENSES
SURPLUS (DEFICIT)
125,387,788
18,195,688
400,720
1,547,117
1,594,520
2,993,875
150,119,708
(103,059,750)
(42,220,956)
(1,658,510)
(146,939,216)
3,180,492
1 Administrative expenses include both program and administrative personnel costs.
1
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Where AFS ParticipantsCame from in 2008
AFS Participants in 2008
AFS Volunteers Worldwide
Where AFS Host FamiliesWere in 2008
12,458
CommunityService 648
Volunteers 253
Educators 116
University-based 66
Language Study 630 Homestay 976
School-based 9,769
USAEUROPE
ASIA,
PACIFIC
AND AFRICA
THE
AMERICAS
(WITHOUT
USA)
46%
34%
26%
23% 20%23%
16%12%
1,083
ADULTPROGRAMS
11,375
41,711
YOUTHPROGRAMS
*The total net assets amount reported for AFS-USA includes restricted net assets of $16,830,781, which are primarily grant funds that will be reduced by future years’ expenditures.
The 2008 figures presented in these tables are preliminary estimates provided by AFS Partners.
AFFILIATIONS
AFS has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and works with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. AFS is a participating member of the following international organizations: The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) and the Institute of International Education (IIE). The European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL) is the umbrella organization for AFS Partners in Europe. EFIL has consultative status with the Council of Europe and with UNESCO and is a member of the European Youth Forum. EFIL cooperates with and is a member of many European education and youth organizations. AFS-USA is a founding member of the Alliance for International Education and Cultural Exchange, and serves on the board of directors of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). Other AFS Partner organizations in many countries maintain affiliations with their respective national youth councils, international education associations and other governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Europe
Asia, Pacific and Africa
The Americas (without USA)
USA*
AFS International
Worldwide Totals
Europe
Asia, Pacific and Africa
The Americas (without USA)
USA
AFS International
Worldwide Totals
Total Assets
53,550,840
26,338,027
20,178,417
23,236,195
10,671,382
133,974,861
Total Revenues
70,191,217
32,164,616
27,082,988
30,610,706
15,351,848
175,401,375
Total Liabilities
42,974,054
11,132,610
8,152,125
5,334,179
2,816,370
70,409,338
Total Expenses
69,143,883
29,046,715
27,718,333
29,596,438
15,200,159
170,705,528
Net Assets
10,576,786
15,205,417
12,026,292
17,902,016
7,855,012
63,565,523
Net Results
1,047,334
3,117,901
(635,345)
1,014,268
151,689
4,695,847
2008 AFS FINANCES, PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS
2008 AFS Worldwide Net Assets (in US dollars)
2008 AFS Worldwide Operating Results (in US dollars)
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International
Floria Arias
Robert B. Bottomley
Francisco Cazal
Dr. Bayard Clarkson
Maureen Erasmus
David K. Ford
The Frank Pace, Jr. Foundation,
Inc. (Ward Chamberlin, Jr.)
Carlo Fusaro
Francisco Guerra
Hassler Trust
InterNations
From the Directors’
Discretionary Fund of the
Jessie Smith Noyes
Foundation
Christian Kurtén
Sachiye Kuwamoto
Christopher Mark Little
and Wife
Bill Meserve
Don Mohanlal
Denton Tavares Paes
Ginny Radford
Mietta Rodeschini
Mike Sherman
Keith Stock
SynerCharge Chicago
David V. Uihlein
Christine Vogel
Dr. Ulrich Weiss
Arthur F. Williams
R. Müge Yüzüak
Argentina
AFS Japan
AFS USA
All Seasons
Aricana
Baires Impresores S.A.
Mrs. Maria Teresa Basualdo
Cargill, Inc (USA)
Mr. Alberto Raul Castro
Mr. Fernando Castro
Miss Laura Copteleza
Clínica Cruz Azul
Mr. Marcos Santa Cruz
Mr. Alberto Elia
Fund Creation, Co, Ltd
Fundación Cargill Argentina
Gerhard and Diana
Müller-Notti Family
GJ S.R.L. Tecnologias
de la Información
Gobierno de la Ciudad
de Buenos Aires
Hotel Libertador Tandil
IBM Argentina
InterNations
Mr. Stuart Israelson
Miss Valentina Koifman
Mr. Marcos Lardone
Mr. Nicolás Lucciarini
Mr. Sebastián Mattos
Mr. Juan Medici
MSB & Asociados
Municipalidad de Rafaela
Neptuno Viajes
OgilvyOne Worldwide
de Argentina
Mr. Victor Oporto
Otto Bremer Foundation
Mr. Pablo Pecini
Petrolera Esso
Radio Taxi Cart
Real Embajada de Noruega
en Argentina
Reutemann Automotores
SAP
SC Johnson
United States Embassy
in Buenos Aires
VascoTour
Mr. Alexis Zlocowski
Australia
AFS Australia Volunteer States
& Local Groups
Anglo Coal Australia Pty Limited
ANZ Regional, Rural
and Small Business Banking
Commonwealth Department
of Defence
BlueScope Steel Limited
Clayton Utz
Commonwealth Bank
of Australia
Downer EDI Mining Pty Limited
Deaf Children Australia
Japan-Australia LNG (MIMI)
Pty Limited
JENESYS (AFS Japan)
J-Power Australia Pty Limited
Kimberly-Clark Australia
Pty Limited
KPMG
Leighton Holdings Limited
Linfox Pty Limited
Mitsui Coal Holdings Pty Limited
MEXT (AFS Japan)
Optus Networks Pty Limited
PaperlinX Limited
Pratt Foundation
QR Limited
Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund
Shop, Distributive and Allied
Employees Association
Simplot Australia Pty Limited
Sony Foundation Australia
The Port of Broome
Visy Industries
Sydney Water
Water Corporation
Western Power
Xstrata Coal
Austria
AFS Stipendienstiftung
Austrian Airlines
Bundesministerium für
Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur
Marshall Plan Foundation
Belgium
AFS Interculturele Programma’s vzw
Europese Overheid European
Funds EVS
Europese Overheid European
Funds Comenius
Foundation AFS Stichting
Vlaamse Overheid,
loonsubsidies
Fonds Sociale Maribel voor de
Socioculturele sector
Vlaamse Overheid, departement
Jeugd, subsidies
Vlaamse Overheid, departement
Jeugd, beurzen voor deelname
aan internationale initiatieven
Vlaamse Overheid, departement
Jeugd, loonsubsidies VIA-
akkoorden
Vlaamse Overheid, departement
Jeugd, subsidies voor vorming
VIVO
AFS Programmes Interculturels
Belgian AFS Foundation
Bureau International de
Jeunesse de la Communauté
française
Connections Travel
European Funds EVS
Fondation Chimay-La Wartoise
Gouvernement de la Région
Wallonne
Service Jeunesse du Ministère
de la Communauté française
de Belgique
Belgian AFS Foundation
Aramis and partners
Mr. and Mrs. Cops-Clijsters
Mr. Herman Croux
Erwinvest NV
Etex group
Fonds Benoît
Fondation Roi Baudouin – King
Baudewijn Stichting
Fortis Foundation Belgium
Ministère des Affaires
étrangères – Ministerie van
Buitenlandse zaken
Mr. Ludo Nijs
Mr. and Mrs. Nyssens-Lechien
AFS DONORS AROUND THE WORLDIn addition to the many donors recognized below who have provided support for AFS programs during 2008,
thousands of individuals, schools and many other organizations and institutions who number too many to list here
have also made invaluable contributions. AFS wishes to express its sincere appreciation to all of them. AFS Partner
organizations also regularly provide scholarships from their internal resources to assist participants. Donors listed
below have contributed US$1,000 or more in the past year.
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Brazil
AFS Germany: Helga von
Hoffmann-Scholarship
AFS International Scholarship
(Diversity Fund)
Americana - AFS Chapter
Joel Carlos de Souza Andrade
Belo Viagens e Turismo Ltda.
Cargill, Inc. (USA)
Claus Ivo Doering
Degussa/Evonik
Exxon Mobil
Felipe Caetano Ferreira
Helena Vantini S Molinari
Maria Helena de Oliveira
Henrqiue Seganfredo
Luiz Otávio Almeida Bueno
e Silva
Tatiane Santos Silva
Voith AG (Germany)
Canada
91788380 Qc. Inc./
Distrubution A.Gelinas
Chitra Babaranda
E.J. Baylis Creary
Colette Beauregard
Richard Beauregard
Christine Benoit
Carol Berlin-Miller
Daniel Bernard
Nicole Berube
Luc Bissonnette
Me Francois Bouchard
Louis Boudreau
Francine Brabant
Marie Brault
Susan Brock
Caisse Desjardins de
l’Ouest de Laval
Sheila Carroll
Centre d’Evaluation et de
Rec/Clinique de Lanaudiere
Yvon Charrette
Carole Chevalier
Corporation Medicale
Professionnelle
Manon Cote
Alain Cottier
Sylvain Courcelles
Denis Couture
Ronald S. Creary
Francois Crepeau
Normand Dagenais
Rene Deschenes
Marc Dion
James Donald
Debora L. Eben
Michel Fillion
Anzhelika Fitzimmons
Suzanne Fortin
Michel Gagnon
Jocelyne Gaudette
Gabrielle Giguere
Louise Girard
Christian Goulet
Helene Gregoire
Lucille Houle
Isolation Morissette Ltee
Carmen Jodoin
Marie-France Journet
Kids in the Hall Bistro
Terry Klassen
Eva Komers
Petr Komers
Suzanne Kort Litman
Francois Lagace
Renaud Lambert
D.P. Lamothe
Rene Lamothe
Luc Langelier
Keven Langlais
Liliane Laroche
Jacques Lavoie
Micheline Leclerc
Andre Leroux
Audrey Levesque
Maurice Marchitello
Caroline Martel
Andree Menard
Marie Methot
David Miller
Aline Montplaisir
Martin Pare
Rebecca Park
Jean-Luc Pennet
Jean-Pierre Perron
Photo Rodrigue Larouche
Sylvie Pilotte
Pioneer Meadows Golf
Course Ltd.
Chantal Rainville
Marie-Helene Richard
Saputo
Dominique Simard
Jean-Francois Simard
Stephen Small
Celine St-Onge
France Talbot
Ericka Tanguay
Lottmann International
Technology, Ltd.
Stiftung “Erinnerung,
Verantwortung und Zukunft”
(Germany)
Denmark
Aasiaat Kommune
Danish Lotto Fund
EU Youth Programme
Krak’s Foundation
Ministry of Education
Nanortalik Kommune
Sisimiut Kommune
Dominican Republic
Altagracia Carrasco de Cruz
Asociación Nacional de
Esgrima
Familia Marcelino Fernández
Lotería Nacional Dominicana
Mercedes Collado de Trigo
Mercedes Coronado de Grullón
Padre Héctor Sánchez
Voluntariado de
República Dominicana
Egypt
AFS Finland
AFS Norway
AFS Spain
AFS Switzerland
AFS Thailand
AFS USA, Inc.
American Cairo College
Angilikiya Language School
Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean
Foundation for the Dialogue
between Cultures
City of Stuttgart (Germany)
Dar Eltarbeya American
Dr. Nermine Ismail Schools
El Minia Experimental School
El Quds American Schools
Future American Schools
Mr. Ishac George
Governorate of Aswan
Governorate of Cairo
Governorate of El Fayoum
Governorate of El Minia
Governorate of Ismailia
Governorate of Port Said
Intercultura (AFS Italy)
Dr. Hassan El Kalla
Leaders Language Schools
Richard Tessier
The Gateway Benevolent
Society
Odette Toussignant
Michel Tremblay
Nancy Tremblay
Lucie Turenne
Maureen Van Tassell
Lois Vantassell
Michel Villeneuve
Pierre Vincent
W.B.L. Technologie Inc.
Whitebear First Nation/
Education Complex
Hwon Young Yeo
Chile
Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
Beca Martina Jiménez D.
China
BlueScope Steel (Australia)
Kamenori Foundation, Inc.
(Japan)
Ministry of Education of Japan
Ministry of Education of
New Zealand
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
(Germany)
Regione Campania Local
Authority, Intercultura
Foundation (Italy)
Colombia
COMFACAUCA
EPSA
Productos Roche S.A.
Costa Rica
AFS Costa Rica
AFS Intercultural Programs
AFS Japan - Ministry of
Education
Lotte Landolt
Antonin Smucler
Czech Republic
Czech-Germany Future Fund
E - in, Ltd.
Jitka Novácková
Katerina Koleckárová
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg gGmbH
(Germany)
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Mahmoud Othman Foundation
Ministry of Education
Misr Language Schools
Modern Schools of Egypt
2000
Nefertary Language School
Pepsi-Cola Egypt
Pioneers Language Schools
Port Said International School
Port Said Language School
Saint Joseph’s School
St. Vincent School
Suez Canal Language School
The Cultural Development Fund
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
Unilever mashreq
Victoria Collage Schools
Finland
Anja Luukanen Fund
Finnair
Hannes Snellman Attorneys
at Law Ltd.
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg gGmbH
(Germany)
Ministry of Education
National Board of Education
NOKIA
France
Conseil Général des Bouches
du Rhône
Conseil Général de Moselle
Conseil Régional de Lorraine
Crédit Mutuel
Ferrero SpA (Italy)
Landesstiftung Baden-
Württemberg gGmbH
Alex Gabriel
Germany
Antenne Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern GmbH & Co. KG
AFS Internationale Stipendien-
München e.V.
AFS Komitee Bochum
AFS Stiftung für Interkulturelle
Begegnungen
Michael Beseler
Klaus Bieg
Meinolf Blessenohl
Annemarie und Helmut Börner
Stiftung
Annette Kade Charitable
Trust Fund (New York)
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Bayerischer Landesjugendring
Beru Aktiengesellschaft
Berufsbildungswerk
Philipp Jakob Wieland
Stiftung des Privatrechts
der Wieland-Werke AG Ulm
Bild hilft e.V. “Ein Herz für
Kinder”
Bingo! Die Umweltlotterie
Bionade GmbH
BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH
BP Foundation
Brandenburgische Landeszentrale
für politische Bildung
Bundesministerium für Familie,
Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
Bundesministerium für
wirtschaftliche
Zusammenarbeit (BMZ)
Bundesamt für den Zivildienst
Bürgerstiftung
Leverkusen - Eine
Initiative von Stadt und
Sparkasse
CA Matching Charitable Gifts
Program (JK Group)
Callcompany
Telekommunikationsdienste
GmbH
Carl Lueg Stiftung
Chamäleon Reisen GmbH
Checkpoint Charlie Stiftung
Citibank Privatkunden AG &
CO. KGaA
Clariant
Verwaltungsgesellschaft
mbH
Christoph Cleve
Daimler AG
Degussa Bank GmbH
Deutsche Bank AG
Deutscher Bundestag
Deutsch-Tschechischer
Zukunftsfonds
Deutsche Bank Stiftung
Dr. Dirk Baier Stiftung
Easter Unlimited
EKO-Stiftung Bildung
Ostbrandenburg
Stiftung Dorothee
und Felix Elgeti
E.ON Mitte-Stiftung
Stiftung „Erinnerung,
Verantwortung und Zukunft“
Evonik Industries AG
Europäische Union
Ferrero MSC GmbH & Co. KG
Dorothea Fitterling
Meinhard Forster
Forum Region Stuttgart e.V.
Gemeinnütziges Kinder- und
Jugendhilfswerk Wurzen e.V.
und LIONS Club Wurzen “Graf
Lindenau”
Oliver Hartmann
Hilger-Björn Hilgerloh
Homena - Hetz Educational
Foundation, Inc.
Monika & Rainer Hoss
Infraserv GmbH & Co.
Höchst KG
InterNations GmbH
Ida und Richard Kaselowsky
Stiftung
Marlene Ippen
James-F.-Byrnes-Institut e.V.
– Deutsch-Amerikanisches
Zentrum
Gerwald Kern
Holger Klein
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
(KfW) - ERP-Transatlantik
Programm
Kreuzberger Kinderstiftung
Land Baden-Württemberg
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
Land Hessen Kultusministerium
Landesamt für Versorgung und
Soziales des Landes Sachsen-
Anhalt
Landesbank Baden-
Württemberg
Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart
Projektmittelfonds „Zukunft der
Jugend“
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg gGmbH
(Germany)
Lions Club Germersheim
Stefan Malitz
Eckart Meusel
Marga und Kurt Möllgaard Stiftung
Gerhard Müller
Nolte moebel-industrie
Novartis Behring GmbH & Co.
Frank Otto
Possehl-Stiftung
Putz & Partner
Unternehmensberatung AG
Saint Gobain Isover G+H AG
Sanofi-Aventis
Deutschland GmbH
SAP AG
Schwabengarage AG
Jürgen Stasch
Alexandra Stein-Britz
Walter Reinhard Stenzel
Stiftung Landesbank Baden-
Württemberg
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
Hansjörg Stolz
Dieter Schwarz Stiftung gGmbH
Stadtjugendring Stuttgart e.V.
Stiftung der Sparkasse Herford
Stiftung Deutsch-Russischer
Jugendaustausch gGmbh
Stiftung van Meeteren
Karl Tauber
The Morita International
Educational Foundation in
Nagoya
Manfred Thuns
Travelzoo
TUI AG
Hanna und Michael Unkelbach
Voith AG
Ulrich Voss
Dr. Walter GmbH
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
Carl Zeiss AG
ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und
Gerd Bucerius
Ghana
AFS USA, Inc.
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
AFS DONORS AROUND THE WORLD
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Guatemala
Mr. Danilo Vasquez
Desarrollo de Franquicias -
Transdoc
Honduras
AFS Japan Scholarship Fund
Cargill, Inc. (USA)
Intercultura
Hong Kong
Anthony Cheng Bing Chung
Anthony Tong Kai Hong
Bank of East Asia
Joseph Bosco
Cargill Hong Kong Limited
Daniel Ng Yat Chiu
Paul Edmiston
Education Bureau, HKSAR
Sally Ferguson
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Tara & David Hofmann
Hongkong Land Limited
Deirdre Allison Huang
Kamenori Foundation, Inc.
(Japan)
Iris Tsang Hoi Kee
KPMG
Leighton (Asia) Limited
Debra Meiburg
Michael Leung Kai Hung
Mike Sherman
Onwel Garment Holdings
Limited
Jonathan Seth Richman
S. H. Leung & Co.
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
(Germany)
Alec Stuart
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
Takbo Limited
The Hong Kong &
China Gas Company Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Charities Trust
The Octavian Society Limited
Graham Young
Hungary
Banca Intesa (Italy)
Kaposvár MJV Polgármesteri
Hivatal
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg gGmgH
(Germany)
Nemzeti Civil Alapprogram
Iceland
The Ministry of Education,
Science and Culture
The City of Reykjavík
SPRON
India
AFS Japan Association, Inc.
AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
HIRCO Development Private
Limited
Intercultura Foundation, Italy
Jacob Ballas Capital India
Private Limited
JENESYS (AFS Japan)
Kamenori Foundation, Inc.
(Japan)
TATA STEEL
TATA Motors Limited
TGI Friday (BISTRO Hospitality
Private Limited)
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
Indonesia
AFS Interkulturelle
Begegnungen
e.V. (AFS Germany)
AFS Japan
AFS USA, Inc.
AFS SUI
PT. Krama Yudha Tiga
Berlian Motors
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
(Germany)
The Government of Japan/
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
Italy
ABB Spa
Alenia Aeronautica Spa
AliGroup Spa
Allianz Spa
Amici di Alessandro Spagni
ASM Azienda Servizi Municipali
di Rieti
Associazione Regionale Sarda
Intercultura
Baden Wuerttemberg
Banca del Canavese
Banca popolare di Verona,
S.Giminiano e S.Prospero
Banca Toscana
Banco di Credito P. Azzoaglio
Spa
Barilla G. e R. Fratelli Spa
BONDIOLI & PAVESI Spa
Camera di Commercio di Rieti
Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e
Piacenza - Crédit Agricole
Cassa di Risparmio della
Provincia de L’Aquila Spa
CEL Components
Centro di Terapia Cognitiva Srl
Centro locale di Como
Centro locale di Trento
Centro Servizi Volontariato
di Taranto
Compagnia di San Paolo
Comune di Baceno
Comune di Crema
Comune di Crevoladossola
Comune di Formazza
Comune di Gressoney St Jean
Comune di Novara
Comune di Rieti
Comune di Trento
Comune di Verbania
Deutsche Bank Spa
Ferrero Spa
Fondazione ASM
Fondazione Banco di Sardegna
Fondazione Banco di Sicilia
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
di Bolzano
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
di Cesena
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
di Gorizia
Fondazioen Cassa di Risparmio
di Padova e Rovigo
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
di Trento e Rovereto
Fondazione CRT
Fondazione Italcementi
Cav. Lav Carlo Pesenti
Fondazione Pietro Manodori
Fondazione Varrone - Cassa
di Risparmio di Rieti
Fondo Maurizio Oneglio e
Marina Pallaver
Gruppo Edilia Spa
ICA Spa
In memoria di Fernanda Astuti
In memoria di Lisa Corsini
Intercultura 5 per mille
Intercultura - Golden Club
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa
Micron Technology Italia Srl
Oragnizzazione Produttori
Ortofrutticoli Abruzzesi
Parmalat Spa
Provincia dell’Ogliastra
Provincia di Bergamo
Presider Srl
Provincia di Cremona
Provincia di Firenze
Provincia di Rieti
Provinica di Sassari
Provincia di Treviso
RCS MediaGroup Spa
Regione Autonoma Sardegna
Regione Autonoma Valle
d’Aosta
Regione Basilicata
Regione Campania
Studio Effe Sas
Telecom Italia Spa
Tenaris Dalmine Spa
Telespazio Spa
Thales Alenia Space Italia Spa
TNT Post Services Srl
UBI Banca X Banca Popolare
di Bergamo-Bergamo
Unione Industriali di Como
Japan
ACOM Co., Ltd.
Airport Transport Service Co.,
Ltd.
American Express Foundation
Mr. Goro Aoki
Mr. Hideyuki Aoki
ASEAN Foundation
Association of International
Education, Japan/UNESCO
ATOMIC Assets Advisers., Ltd.
CHUBU Electric Power
Company, Inc.-Shizuoka
Earth Conscious, Inc.
Friends of AFS Japan
Fujii Gastroenterologic Clinic
Fukuoka-shi Kyoiku Shinkokai
Fund Creation Co., Ltd.
The Gibraltar Life Insurance
Co., Ltd.
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Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Hamamatsu
Mr. Yuichi Imasato
Infomate Co., Ltd.
Itoh Foundation (USA)
JAL Academy Co., Ltd.
JAL Card, Inc.
JAL Logistics, Inc.
JAL Royal Catering Co., Ltd.
Japan Australia LNG
(MIMI) Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
The Japan Foundation
JINTEC Corporation
JT Inc.
JTB Business World Tokyo
Corporation
Kamenori Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Akio Katsuragi
Mr. Hiromasa Kawaguchi
Kodera Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.
Komatsu City
Mr. Naohiko Kuno
Language House, Inc.
Mr. Masanori Makihara
Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and
Technology
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mr. Yutaka Mizukoshi
Morgan Stanley
The Morita Scholarship
Foundation
Nagaoka Kome Hyappyo
Foundation
National Federation of
Workers and Consumers
Insurance Cooperatives-
Shizuoka
NeXus Corporation, Ltd.
Niigata City International
Exchange Foundation
Nikko Hotels International
Ms. Hiroko Nishida
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
The bereaved of the late
Ms. Sachiko Nojima,
Obama City
Odyssey Communications, Inc.
Mr. Hiroumi Ogawa
Mr. Terufumi Ohno
Mr. Toshiharu Okida
Onomichi City
Sasakiku Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
Mr. Shuji Sato
Mr. Kazuhiro Shinohara
Shizuoka Kinrosha Shinyou
Kikin Kyokai
Shizuoka Labor Bank
Shizuoka Shinkin Bank
Sony Foundation of
Science Education
SPUTNIK International Japan
Mr. Shouichi Suzuki
Suzuyo & Co., Ltd.
SWEDEN HOUSE Co., Ltd.
Taguchi Fukujukai Foundation
Mr. Hiroshi Takano
Mr. Ken Takeno
Mr. Hideaki Tokitou
Tokyo Electric Power
Company, Inc. - Numazu
U.S. Embassy in Japan
YAMAHA Corporation
YAMAHA Motor Co., Ltd.
Yamato Denki Seisakusho
Co., Ltd.
Anonymous (3)
Latvia
USA Embassy in Latvia
Malaysia
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
(Australia)
Fund Creation (Japan)
JENESYS (AFS Japan)
Kamenori Foundation, Inc.
(Japan)
Malakoff Corporation Berhad
Ministry of Education Malaysia
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
(Germany)
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
Yayasan ABM
New Zealand
Aerolineas Argentinas
AFS Educational Trust
AFS New Zealand Chapters
AFS South Auckland
Counties Chapter
Aislabie Family Trust
Asia: New Zealand Foundation
BlueScope Steel Limited
C & F Mace
EVONIK Degussa
(formerly Degussa)
Fletcher Building Employee
Educational Fund
Friends of AFS
Kevin Greer
Japanese Government
(JENESYS Programme)
Maori Education Trust
Masonic Youth Trust
ModCom Portable
Buildings Ltd
MOTAT
Lufthansa Airlines
New Zealand Post Group
Orbit Corporate Travel
Pacifica Shipping (1985)
Limited
Mrs. Olive Stoddard
Sargood Bequest
Tenon Employee
Educational Fund
Trusts Charitable Foundation
Hayden Wayne Yarrall Trust
Yarrow South Charitable Trust
Norway
Barne- og
likestillingsdepartementet
Kultur- og kirkedepartementet
McDonald’s Norge A/S
NORAD (The Norwegian
Agency for Development
Cooperation)
Nord-Trøndelag
Elektrisitetsverk
StatoilHydro
STA Travel
Members and volunteers of
AFS Norway
Paraguay
Cargill, Inc. (USA)
Centro Cultural Paraguayo -
Americano (CCPA)
Exxon
Local Chapter - AFS Pilar
Mrs. Alba Pettengil
Peru
Agencia de Aduana
Ultramar S.A.
Oswaldo Sandoval Aguirre
AFS Intercultural Programs
Switzerland
Carlos Lazarte Hoyle
InterNations
Minera Barrick Misquichilca S.A.
Philippines
AFS Hong Kong
AFS Japan
AFS Philippines Chapters
AFS USA, Inc.
Ateneo de Manila University
Apithai Buranasiri
Cargill, Inc. (USA)
CEMG (Creative Enterprises
Management Group, Inc.)
Alabang Dela Salle Zobel
Department of Education
(DepEd), Center for
Student & Co-curricular
Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA)
Hector and Mary Grace
Dimacali
Frank and Bonnie Guerra
Holy Family Parochial School
Holy Trinity College, General
Santos City
Rainier Ibana
Lina Iñigo-Winebrenner
JENESYS (AFS Japan)
Leighton Company
Local Government Unit
of Cotobato City
Local Government Unit
of General Santos City
Local Government Unit
of Nueva Viscaya
Mindanao State University,
General Santos City
National Commission on the
Welfare of Disabled Persons
(NCWDP)
National Economic
Development
Authority (NEDA)
AFS DONORS AROUND THE WORLD
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Office of the President of the
Republic of the Philippines,
Office on Muslim Affairs
Office on Muslim Affairs
Leah Ponio
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Embassy in Manila
University of St. La Salle,
Bacolod
Christine Vogel
Portugal
Agência Nacional PROALV -
Programa Aprendizagem ao
Longo da Vida
IPJ - Instituto Português da
Juventude
Russia
“Afanasiy” Ltd.
Intercultura (AFS Italy)
KMB BANK, Intesa Sanpaolo
group (Russia)
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg gGmbH
(Germany)
Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and
Technology of Japan
South Africa
Evonik Industries AG
(Germany)
Spain
European Federation for
Intercutural Learning (EFIL)
Instituto Nacional de Juventud
(INJUVE)
LANDESSTIFTUNG Baden-
Württemberg (Germany)
TravelZoo Foundation (USA)
Switzerland
Markus Allenspach
Sylvia Baumgartner
Georges Burki
Markus Castelli
Chairman of the City of Berne
Delegation of the European
Commission to Switzerland
Jürgen Fackelmayer
Familien-Vontobel-Foundation
Peter Gantenbein
HP Hewlett-Packard
Johann Jakob Rieter
Foundation
Karl Popper Foundation
Urs Kubli
Lonza Ltd. Visp
Angela Marczal Silva
Mercator Foundation, Germany
Municipality of Küsnacht
Municipality of Küssnacht
Christian Müller
Gabrielle Neuhaus
Federal Social Insurance
Office Switzerland -
Childhood, Youth and
Old-Age Affairs Section
Swiss International Airlines
Judith Wirth
Jürg Witmer
Swiss Youth Hostels
City of Zug
City of Zurich
Thailand
AFS Intercultural
Programs, INC. - International
Akiko’s wish (Japan)
American Chamber of
Commerce in Thailand
American University Alumni
Language Center (AUA)
Big C Supercenter Public
Company Limited
Chevron Thailand Exploration
and Production, Ltd.
Diethelm Limited
Embassy of the United States
of America
Esso (Thailand) Public
Company Limited
(Distribution)
ExxonMobil Exploration
and Production Khorat Inc.
ExxonMobil Limited (HRSC)
Global Fleet Sales Company
Limited/R.M. Asia Trading
Isuzu Group Foundation
Japan ASEAN Exchange
Projects (JAEP)
Japan ASEAN General
Exchange
Fund (JAGEF)
KASIKORN BANK
Mattel Bangkok Ltd.
Ministry of Culture of Thailand
Ministry of Education of
Thailand
Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and
Technology of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Thailand
Regional English Language
Program - Embassy of the
United States of America
Srithai Superware Public
Company Limited
The Japan Foundation,
Bangkok
Tourism Authority of Thailand
The Embassy of the
United States of America
The FSN Community,
The Embassy of the United
States of America
US Department of States
Youth Program Division
Turkey
Adana Özel Gundogdu
High School
AFS Intercultural Programs
Diversity Scholarship Fund
ALEV High School
Baskent University -
Baskent Schools
Beykent High School
Bilimkent Schools
Binnaz - Ergun Melin
Coca-Cola Icecek
Garanti Bankası
HSBC Bank
Istanbul Metropolitan
Municipality
Ege High School
Turk High School
METU Developmental
Foundation High School
Microsoft Turkey
Nevin Bilginer
Open Society
Stiftung Mercator GmbH
(Germany)
T.R. Prime Ministry State
Planning Organisation
Yapı Kredi Bank
United States
The Abington Foundation
AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc.
AFS Foundation of
Greater Milwaukee
Altria Group, Inc.
American Turkish Society
Cynthia C. Amitin
John and Myra Anderson
Marjorie B. Anderson
Melinda and Walter Andrews
Arizona Community
Foundation
Art and Martha Kaemmer
Fund of HRK Foundation
Astor Street Foundation
Avon Products Foundation, Inc.
James N. Bailey and RoAnn
Costin
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Avery and Andrew Barth
Anwyl Bates
Stephen R. Beckwith
Darrell W. Behnke
Thomas C. Benét
Janet M. Bennett
Gregory and Barbara Bicket
Penelope and John Biggs
BlueScope Steel
Susan Boeschen
C. Hunter and Pamela T. Boll
Robert B. Bottomley
Jeffrey D. Bower
Martha and Walter Brethauer
Robert T. Brown
Sylvia M. Bryand
Virginia V. Burgess
John and Janet Canning
The Capital Group Companies,
Inc.
Cargill
Caroline J.S. Sanders
Charitable Trust
Deborah Carstens
Central Houston Area Team
Centre
Laurent J. Chaix
Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr.
Bayard D. Clarkson
Martha Cochran and
Augustus Cochran, III
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Andrew J. Connick
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Christopher B. Cope and
Jamie J. Shaw
Lewis and Dorothy Cullman
C. Todd Cunningham
Henry S. D’Auria
Elizabeth Dauten
Dinyar and Aashish Devitre
James K. Donnell
Robert W. Downing
Drusilla Farwell Foundation
Carol A. Dunahoo
Michael B. Edwards
Anders and Mariann Ekernas
Louise Engleman
Peter M. Fannon
Elsie Fariss
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fiduciary Charitable
Foundation
Randolph H. Fields
Emily H. Fisher
Lilian W. Fisher
Candace and Bert Forbes
David K. Ford
Ford Motor Company Fund
John H. Forté
The Foundation for Jewish
Philanthropies
Foundation for the Carolinas
The Frank Pace, Jr.
Foundation, Inc.
Richard A. and
Susan P. Friedman
Edward C. Friedrichs, III
Lynette E. Freiss
Marie L. Gaillard
Gannett Foundation, Inc.
Carson and Joseph Gleberman
Alberto and Linda Grignolo
R. Elaine Hanson
Hardenbergh Foundation
Linda and Norman Harris, III
Valerie J. Haskell and
Jenni Stolarski
Sharon P. Haverstock
Estate of David S. Hendrick, III
David and Joan Henle
H. Jed Hepworth and
Lee Schubert
Katherine A. Herbermann
Grant Herman
Eleanor and Harry Hetz
Robert D. Hoffman
Rebecca L. Holt
Homena-Hetz Educational
Foundation Inc.
Greg L. Hopper
Kimberly Hornung-Marcy
Bernice V. Horst
Gertrude D. Houghton
Richard and Priscilla Hunt
Bruce E. Hunter
Janet and Richard Hunter
Hunter Industries Incorporated
Estate of Joseph and
Mary K. Husby
Shelly A. Immel
Gail M. Inaba
Independent Charities
of America
Paul J. Isaac
The Israelson Family
Foundation
Jack Forté Foundation, Inc.
Gary N. Jacobs
John P. & Eleanor R. Yackel
Foundation
Brooke H. Johnson Brown
Christina and Adrian Jones
W. Wilson Jones
Todd M. Joseph
Mary G. Kaljian
Bernard H. Kastory
Katherine Stone Kaufmann
Sandra Kaye
Michael and Rosalind Keiser
Suzanne D. Kellar
Amy S. Kelley
Acorn Alcinda Foundation, Inc.
Kesselman Family Foundation
Jeltje A. Koumans
Robert M. Kramer
Harris Kupperman
La Canada Chapter
Patricia L. Landers and
John G. Olson
Language & Culture
Worldwide, LLC
Jeffery D. Lawson
Mark A. Lazar
Thomas and Anne LeBlanc
Wendy Lee and
E.K. Easton Ragsdale
Ramon and Nancy Lopez
The Lucy & Eleanor S. Upton
Charitable Foundation
Luther I. Replogle Foundation
Russell and Marilyn Lyman
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen
Karen L. Madson
Terry and Connie Marbach
Carol E. and
Henry William Marshall
Mary E. Weinmann Charitable
Lead Unitrust
Todd W. Mathers
Barbara Strasen Mathews
William Chichester McClean, III
The McClean Family
Foundation
Sanford and Priscilla McDonnell
Sue and Thomas McDowell
Linda B. McKean
Bruce and Sharon Merrell
Robert W. and
Gladys S. Meserve Charitable
Trust
William G. Meserve
Jenny and Michael Messner
MetLife Foundation
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Scott A. Miller
Jean H. Milton
The Minnesota Community
Foundation
Stephen F. Mirabito
Frederick S. and
Judith S. Mishkin
Stephen and Amanda Morris
Kelly A. Moylan
Abigail S. Muraskin
Cynthia R. Stites and
Donald L. Nagle
The Namaste Foundation, Inc.
Alix S. Nathan
Helle Nathan
Nathan Family Charitable Fund
of the Oregon Community
Foundation
Christopher and Joyce Nelson
The New York
Community Trust
DeWitt Wallace Fund for
Youth
Stephen C. Nichols
Vigo G. Nielsen, Jr.
The Northern Trust Company
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Florence H. Norton
Norwin Chapter
Eileen O’Leary
Erinch R. Ozada
Harold and Helene Pennington
George W. Perkins, Jr.
(deceased)
Lloyd J. Peterson
Emily N. Pfahler
Diane and
Burton Pickard-Richardson
Alex and Rose Marie Plinio
Michael Plouf and
Toni Robinson
Dale Ponikvar
Eleanor P. Price
The Prudential Foundation
Howard Rachofsky
Carol and Robert Ray
Red Crane Foundation
Thomas and Teita Reveley
Eleanor M. Revelle
The Revelle Fund of the
New Horizon Foundation
Stephen and
Kathleen Rhinesmith
Fredrica and J. Steven Rice
Kathryn Riddell
Charles L. Ritchie, Jr.
Gail and Frank Ritrievi
Kimberly Ritrievi and
Darryn Tilden
Peter M. Robinson
Thomas A. Rogers
Maureen and Mark Rossi
David and
Susan Gardner Rowley
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Mary B. Ruhl
John A. Rupp
The Samuel L. Westerman
Foundation
The San Diego Foundation
Saul and Mary Sanders
Anna and Jeffrey Schaider
Schering-Plough Corporation
Kenneth M. Schubert
Andrea Sehl
Robin and Phil Semas
AFS DONORS AROUND THE WORLD
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Jonathan Shakes
Kathryn G. Sharber
Julie and Henry Sharpe, III
Maria and John Shuck
Joan and Mark Siegel
George A. Singer
Isabel Sloane
Philip Kuhn and Mary L. Smith
The Speedwell Foundation
Jennifer Speers
Staritch Foundation, Inc.
Richard D. Stepp
Carl W. Stern, Jr.
Fredericka and
Howard Stevenson
Cathleen Uhl Stock and
Keith Stock
Sundar Subramaniam
Sandra W. Sweeney
Elayne and Thomas Techentin
David and Nancy Thacher
Leslie and William Thompson
Tiger Baron Foundation, Inc.
Whitney Tilson
Ruth and Fred Timme, III
Travelzoo Foundation
The Traverse Foundation
Thomas W. Turner
Margery and David Uihlein, Sr.
Unilever United States
Foundations, Inc
U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs
United Way of New York City
United Way of San Luis
Obispo County
Robert C. Updegrove
Frances and Bradford Urquhart
Polly and Floyd Van Weelden
Mary G. Vance
The Vanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
Victoria Foundation
The Walbridge Fund, Ltd.
Susan S. and
Kenneth L. Wallach
Karen E. Waller
Jeanne and Jack Wasbro
Mary E. Weinmann
Mitch Weisburgh
Bonnie A. Welch
James and Martha Wells
West Branch Chapter
J. David Willson
Craig L. Wilson
James L. Wilson
Patrick H. Windham and
Arati Prabhakar
John W. Windhorst, Jr.
David L. Wisowaty
Anne A. Witkowsky
Cynthia A. Wong and
Lawrence A. Rosenzweig
Blaikie and Robert Worth
Peter J. Yackel
Charles F. Yeiser and
Ruth Einstein
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The AFS Asia Pacific Initiative (AAI),
an organization composed of AFS
Partners in the Asian and Pacific region,
had its annual meeting in Changzhou,
China in April, 2008.
In his opening remarks, Mr. Bin Sato,
the AAI President welcomed the
assembled members by stating that
the organizations welcomes change
that will promote the growth of AFS
programs in the region.
Member countries were congratulated
on their achievements during the
meeting. AFS Japan continued its
successful implementation of the
Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange
for Students and Youth Program
(JENESYS). The goal of the program
is to create solidarity among the Asian
countries by promoting intercultural
understanding.
The program is sponsored by the
Japanese government.
Thailand was noted as one of the most
successful Partners in the AAI region.
Thailand’s sending program reached
470 participants per year and 60% of
participant placements are completed
in one day.
A number of new strategic initiatives
were discussed at the meeting. Among
these was the creation of a “Young
Journalist” scholarship program to
send participants from the Asia-Pacific
region to Latin America.
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the
most dynamic regions in the AFS
Network. The AAI leadership and its
members work together to promote
the AFS mission throughout this
important world area. In 2010 the AAI
will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
AAI
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AFS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2008AFS has been providing international educational exchange opportunities since 1919, with a major focus on secondary
school exchanges since 1947. Before 1971, all AFS exchanges involved the United States. As AFS grew and matured,
the range of AFS exchanges was broadened so that sojourners from many countries now go to a wide variety of
destinations. Today there are over 1,200 AFS program paths in the world.
As AFS programs have become multinational, the organization’s structure has evolved to reflect this reality. The AFS organization in most
countries is now an incorporated not-for-profit entity that we call a Partner. Each AFS Partner has its volunteer board of directors with
responsibility for the staff, office, budget and programs in its territory. AFS Intercultural Programs in New York provides overall leadership
and coordination and offers a number of core services, but Partners manage AFS program operations. This system of “Partnership” has
been in place since 1990. It successfully balances the independent yet interdependent nature of AFS organizations.
ArgentinaAFS Programas Interculturales
Chair: Cdr. Victor Oporto
Director: Lc. Juan Medici
www.afs.org.ar
AustraliaAFS Intercultural Programs
Chair: Mr. David Hudson
Director: Ms. Aasha Murthy
www.afs.org.au
AustriaAFS Österreich
Chair: Mr. Mag. Phillipp Wagner
Director: Dr. Johanna Nemeth
www.afs.at
BelgiumAFS-VZW Interculturele
Programma’s
Chair: Mr. Lieven Bauwens
Director: TBA
www.afsvlaanderen.be
AFS Programmes Interculturels
Chair: Mr. Damien Francenne
Director: Ms. Anne Sokal
www.afsbelgique.be
BoliviaAFS Programas Interculturales
Chair: Mrs. Eleni de Baldivieso
Director: Mrs. Carla Limache
www.afs.org.bo
BrazilAFS Intercultura Brasil
Chair: Mr. Almir Ramos
Interim Director: Ms. Rita Santos
www.afs.org.br
CanadaAFS Interculture Canada
Chair: Mr. Robert Deslandes
Director: Mr. Bernard Roy
www.afscanada.org
ChileAFS Chile
Chair: Mr. Patricio Sanchez
Director: Mr. Pablo Fernández
www.afs.cl
ChinaAFS-China Education Associationfor International ExchangeDirector: Ms. Zhang Lingwww.afs.org/china
ColombiaAsociación AFS ProgramasInterculturales ColombiaChair: Mr. Victor Di MarcoDirector: Mrs. Rosario GutierrezBecquetwww.afs.org.co
Costa RicaAFS Costa RicaChair: Mr. Guillermo BarqueroDirector: Mr. Rolando Arayawww.afs.or.cr
Czech RepublicAFS Mezikulturni ProgramyChair: Mr. Michael RosakDirector: Ms. Karolína Puttováwww.afs.cz
DenmarkAFS InterkulturChair: Mr. Bjarke Rix RasmussenDirector: Mrs. Annelise Bechwww.afs.dk
Dominican RepublicAFS Intercambios Culturales, Inc.Chair: Mrs. Olga EspaillatDirector: Mr. Pablo Viñaswww.afs.org.do
EcuadorCorporación AFS ProgramasInterculturalesChair: Mr. Luis HernandezDirector: Mr. Juan Rodriguezwww.afsecuador.org
EgyptAFS Egypt - Egyptian Societyfor Intercultural ExchangeChair: Mr. Adel MahmoudDirector: Mrs. Sherifa Fayezwww.afs-egypt.org
European Federation forIntercultural Learning (EFIL)Chair: Dr. Roberto RuffinoDirector: Mr. Paul Claeswww.efil.afs.org
FinlandAFS Intercultural ProgramsChair: Mr. Mårten AspelinDirector: Ms. Jatta Erlundwww.afs.fi
FranceAFS Vivre Sans Frontière - VSFChair: Mrs. Anne CollignonDirector: Mr. Philippe Peccatierwww.afs-fr.org
GermanyAFS InterkulturelleBegegnungen E.V.Chair: Mr. Patrick UlmerDirector: Mr. Mick Petersmannwww.afs.de
GhanaIntercultural ExchangePrograms, GhanaChair: Mr. Philip AddisonDirector: Mr. Kwame Otcherewww.afs.org/ghana
GuatemalaAFS Guatemala: Fundación Intercultural y Educativa Chair: Ms. Cecilia VasquezDirector: Mr. Guillermo Montoyawww.afs.org.gt
HondurasAFS HondurasChair: Mrs. Reina CastilloDirector: Ms. Belkis Lópezwww.afs.hn
Hong KongAFS Intercultural ExchangesChair: Mr. Nicholas R. Sallnow-SmithDirector: Ms. Theresa Leungwww.afs.hk
HungaryAFS MagyarországChair: Mr. Balázs SabathielDirector: Ms. Anett Mikloswww.afs.hu
IcelandAFS á IslandiChair: Mr. Kristján GíslasonDirector: Ms. EyrunEythorsdottirwww.afs.is
IndiaAFS IndiaChair: Mrs. Angela RoyeDirector: Mrs. Divya Arorawww.afs.org.in
IndonesiaBina AntarbudayaChairs: Mr. Kartono Muhamadand Mr. Taufiq IsmailDirector: Mr. Ridwan Dereindawww.bina-antarbudaya.net
ItalyInterculturaChair: Mr. Sandro TomassiniDirector: Dr. Vincenzo Morliniwww.intercultura.it
JapanAFS Japan Association, Inc.Chair: Mr. Gotaro OgawaDirector: Mr. Yuzo Takadawww.afs.or.jp
LatviaAFS LatviaChair: Mr. Andrejs KovalovsDirector: Mrs. Patricija Silinawww.afs.lv
MalaysiaAntarabudaya Malaysia - ABMChair: Dr. Yahya Mat HassanDirector: Ms. Atty Sulaimanwww.afs.org.my
MexicoAFS Intercultura Mexico, A.C.Chair: Mrs. Maria Elena RomeroDirector: Mrs. Claudia Gómezwww.afs.org.mx
NetherlandsAFS NederlandChair: Mr. Ben BongersDirector: Mr. Richard Santallawww.afs.nl
New ZealandAFS New ZealandChair: Ms. Rachel MurrayDirector: Ms. Doris Cuthellwww.afs.org.nz
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NorwayAFS Norge InternasjonalUtvekslingChair: Ms. Monica HatleDirector: Ms. Kristin Heinrichwww.afs.no
PanamaAFS ProgramasInterculturales-PanamáChair: Mrs. Milda de GonzalezDirector: Mr. Plinio Benavideswww.afs.org.pa
ParaguayAFS ParaguayChair: Ms. Amelia CaceresDirector: Mrs. Victoria Villalbawww.afs.org.py
PeruAFS del Perú ProgramasInterculturalesChair: Mr. Omar RamirezDirector: Ms. Lisbeth Sanchezwww.afs.org.pe
PhilippinesAFS Returnees Foundation
Philippines Inc. (ARFP)
Chair: Mrs. Rahiema Guerra
Director: Raymund Zamorawww.afs.ph
PortugalIntercultura - AFS Portugal
Chair: Ms. Filipa Santos
Director: Ms. Ana Fachada
www.intercultura-afs.pt
RussiaIntercultura Foundation
Chair: Mr. Aleksandr Galitskikh
Director: Mrs. Nonna
Kovrizhnykh
www.afs.ru
South AfricaAFS Interculture South Africa
Chair: Mr. Bongani Khumalo
Director: Mr. Theo Ripplinger
www.afs.org.za
SpainAFS Intercultura EspañaChair: Mr. Gerardo GomezCrespoInterim Director: Marcel Krausewww.afs-intercultura.org
SwedenAFS Interkulturell UtbildningChair: Mr. Anders FernlundDirector: Ms. Marit Gronskeiwww.afs.se
SwitzerlandAFS InterculturalPrograms SwitzerlandChair: Mr. Jürg RüttimannDirector: Dr. Sabine Siegristwww.afs.ch
ThailandAFS InterculturalPrograms ThailandChair: Mr. Sanan AngubolkulDirector: Mr. Apithai Buranasiriwww.afsthailand.org
TunisiaAFS TunisieChair: Mrs. Bochra Malkiwww.afs-tunisia.org.tn
TurkeyAFS Türk Kültür Vakfi - TKVChair: Mr. Sinan CilesizDirector: Ms. Fatma Akgünwww.tkvafs.org
United States of AmericaAFS InterculturalPrograms/USAChair: Mr. Mike ShermanInterim President: Mr. Jorge Castrowww.afsusa.org
VenezuelaAFS ProgramasInterculturales VenezuelaChair: Mrs. Margarita deVásquezDirector: Ms. Lourdes Alvarezwww.afs.org.ve
AFS Organizations and Programs
AFS Partner Program Activity in Other CountriesFuture Programs
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