The Asia-Kakehashi Project + (Plus) 2023 invites students from the UK to study and live in Japan for 4 months. All expenses will be fully covered by the Japanese government including travel tickets, accommodation, and school tuition.
If you’re a UK citizen between 15 and 18 years old, this exciting opportunity is open to you!
Once you’ve found the volunteer programme for you, hit apply and the AFS hosting organisation will get in touch directly.
Not everyone becomes an AFS participant. We will do our best to match you with the right experience and ensure you are ready for an international volunteering programme. Now the fun begins!
Before you depart you will be enrolled in our ground breaking Global Competence Certificate. A chance to prepare for the incredible journey ahead.
The team on the ground look forward to making your AFS experience an intercultural learning adventure you’ll never forget.
AFS is a leading study abroad program for secondary school students, supported and facilitated by trained staff and volunteers. Since 1947, AFS has prepared over 500,000 young people to gain the practical skills and knowledge valued by universities and employers—and needed to succeed in a global world.
— Saskia De Jonghe
This state-of-the-art Global Competence Certificate (GCC) program prepares you to successfully navigate new cultural environments—during your experience and long after you finish the program. Online intercultural learning modules combined with in-person sessions help you develop practical and global skills, knowledge and attitudes that employers need and mission-driven organizations believe will help achieve their social impact goals.
— Marjolein Dieltiens
Stand out from your peers by adding “global” to your personal and professional identity. Stimulating AFS experiences provide young adults with a clear advantage in many ways and every profession—at home and around the world. That’s because living, studying, working and volunteering abroad helps you become more confident in unfamiliar settings, while sharpening practical cross-cultural skills valued in many universities, NGOs and workplaces.
AFS adult participants are supported by a Global Competence Certificate program that will help you better navigate your international experience and prepare you for a lifetime of cross-cultural encounters.
Live with a new family in another country. Enjoy different traditions. Take time to appreciate, value and deepen your insights about other perspectives, cultures, religions and important world issues.
Open your mind to a new way to view the world and help others see the world the way you experience it. Build bridges across cultures by creating friendships that will last a lifetime.
Go to a new school, learn a new language and find ways to connect with people from other cultures and backgrounds–skills that you’ll take back home and use for a lifetime.
Discover new things about yourself and your place in the world. Learn how to turn challenging situations into valuable opportunities to grow and become more mature.
Trusted organization. Proven track record. Lifelong connections.
Born from AFS values, adult programs are organized by a network of well-respected AFS and other organizations. We help adults find the right international program to achieve your personal and professional goals. Benefit from an international community of friends, qualified staff and passionate volunteers ready to help you achieve your dreams.
AFS is committed to impacting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This is possible not only though AFS’s programming for under 18s, but also through the international AFS volunteer abroad programs working with strong locally led initiatives you can find here.