Whether you’re a teenager or an adult, whether you want to go abroad or stay home, AFS offers many opportunities to help foster worldwide understanding built on international friendships.

Host Family with AFS South Africa

INVITE THE WORLD INTO YOUR HOUSE
Each year we receive a new group of students from around the world. We are looking for South African families who want to host a young person (16-18 years old) from another country in their home for a period of 2 months or six months up to a year. Your family provides accommodation and meals, as well as guidance and support for their hosted participants as they would for any other family member in return for a lifetime of memories and worldwide friendship.

High School Exchange

BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD
Expand your world! Meet new people! Learn a new language!
Spend a year, semester or summer holidays as an exchange student in another country. Motivated, flexible, students between 16 and 18 years old have the possibility of living with a host family, attending school and learning a new language and culture.

Gap Year for High School Graduates

WORKING AND LEARNING Kanye Kanye (TOGETHER)
Six months of your time can make a big difference in a new community!
Live with a new family, volunteer your time and skills to a community organization and experience a new culture and way of life. You have the freedom to explore a new culture and learn a language while contributing as a volunteer on a daily basis to your new community.

AFS Volunteer in South Africa

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK…
The AFS programs are carried by the commitment of volunteers worldwide. AFS has one of the largest volunteer based networks of its kind. Become part of the 30,000 volunteers making AFS happen around the world. Provide local support for the students and families and pass on your experiences.

Special Programs

There is temporarily one special program to Germany on offer and one to the USA. Read more about it in the “Find out more” section on this side to your right. Another special community service scholarship programme to Mozambique will soon be available.

For further support please contact our Sending Coordinator
Adam.Baatjes@afs.org
AFS Interculture SA
PO Box 753
Parklands 2121
South Africa
Tel: 011 447 2673
Fax: 011 447 2693

√ More immersion into more cultures.
√ Experience with international exchange since 1919.
√ More than 30,000 active volunteers in over 50 countries.
√ Program support and risk management.
√ More than 325,000 program returnees.