Interested in making a difference to the world?
Read about Australians who accepted the challenge and learnt a lot about the world and themselves…
I'm leaving Costa Rica better prepared for the future...
“I am going to miss Cost Rica for the beautiful forests and beaches and the colleagues I worked with at my various work placements. I leave the trip better prepared for the future with various experiences that I will benefit from.”
AFS scholarship winner to Costa Rica
It was hard work and long days...
“I woke the children in the morning, washed them, helped them put their clothes on, fed them, hand-washed their clothes, cleaned their rooms, played with them and after lunch I put them into bed for their siesta.
It was hard work and long days, but I had the chance to look at their smiling faces and I had the opportunity to make them feel good and gave them a feeling of having someone who loves them.”
AFS participant to Guatemala
I learnt so much about myself...
“I learnt so much about myself, about the importance of experiencing another culture and about other ways of living. Although I went to help others, they helped me in ways that I will never be able to repay.”
AFS participant to Thailand
