Non-Governmental Organization

Swedish NGO Centre for Development Cooperation
More than 150 Swedish organisations working to provide development assistance, information and to raise public opinion on global issues have gathered under Forum Syd's umbrella.
Forum Syd has offices and development personnel in Cambodia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
In the Baltic countries, western Russia, The Ukraine and Belarus Forum Syd co-operates with local NGO-centres to strengthen civil society.
Swedish organisations can apply for funding for development cooperation in the South or East and information in Sweden through Forum Syd.

AFS is an international NGO with one of the largest volunteer networks worldwide. AFS offers opportunities for intercultural learning, the chance to develop the knowledge and skills to build a more peaceful and just
world.

AFS Nederland gives Dutch High School students the opportunity to attend High School abroad, live with a host family and learn about a culture for a semester or a year. And for students from all over the world to come to the Netherlands, to stay with host families who open their hearts and homes to learn about different cultures. We also offer programs for people 18 to 25, they get the chance to spend 6 months doing volunteer work abroad. AFS is one of the leading international organisations in the field of intercultural learning and offers exchange programs worldwide, to its more than 60 partner countries. All partner organisations have a volunteer network which is their main support, a professional staf and a volunteer board.