Inside the AFS Engine Room

About this episode

The episode highlights AFS-USA volunteers attending the 2025 International Volunteer Summit in Spain and their experiences.

Welcome back for Season 6! We are spending the first few episodes of this season highlighting the people who keep the AFS engine running: our incredible volunteers. In this premiere episode, we’re heading to Spain to follow two AFS-USA volunteers who attended the 2025 International Volunteer Summit in Málaga, Spain. We’ll hear about their unique backgrounds, the challenges of leading teams in the US, and how stepping out of their "local silos" to meet global counterparts changed their perspec...

Topics covered

• volunteering
• international collaboration
• cultural exchange
• leadership
• AFS volunteers

Keywords

• AFS
• volunteers
• International Volunteer Summit
• Málaga
• cultural exchange
• leadership challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AFS-USA

Places: Spain, Málaga

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