![]() ![]() But it does not take long before the participants become happier and wiser, and develop a profound respect and appreciation of another societies cultures, traditions, sensitivities and feelings. I can imagine that this experience, at least in the beginning, can be disconcerting. Through your inter-cultural exchange programmes, young students leave for a significant period of time the comfort of their homes and familiar surroundings to immerse themselves in a society with different ways, different traditions, different world views and different patterns of thought. That work is making a difference in a world that would otherwise be in the total grips of conflict, violence, hatred, prejudice and ignorance. ![]() To the officers and members of the AFS and its Indonesian partner, Yayasan Bina AntarBudaya (YBA), I offer you my warmest congratulations not only on the momentous anniversary you are observing, but also on the good work that you and many other like-minded organizations are doing. It is a unique pleasure and privilege for me to speak to you who have gathered here to commemorate the 50th year of the American Field Service (AFS) in Indonesia and the 60th year of the AFS Programmes Worldwide. Tanri Abeng, Co-founder of the Yayasan Bina AntarBudaya,Īssalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, ![]() Francisco Cazal, President of AFS Intercultural Programmes, Taufik Ismail, Chairman of the Yayasan Bina AntarBudaya Board of Governance, ![]()
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