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"I had the misfortune of working for AFS-USA for a very short period of time and my opinion of that time is: You simply cannot run a business as if it’s a hippie commune in Haight Asbury during the “Summer of Love”."

Tää oli aika hauskasti ja kuvaavasti sanottu tästä pskasta bisneksestä!
Vaihtaribisneksessä vaihtareilla ja heidän perheillään ei ole mitään oikeuksis ja laatutakuita ei ole. On ainoastaan nuo " sopimukset, jotka käytännössä vievät vaihtarieilta kaikki oikeudet.

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"I had the misfortune of working for AFS-USA for a very short period of time and my opinion of that time is: You simply cannot run a business as if it’s a hippie commune in Haight Asbury during the “Summer of Love”."

Tää oli aika hauskasti ja kuvaavasti sanottu tästä pskasta bisneksestä!
Vaihtaribisneksessä vaihtareilla ja heidän perheillään ei ole mitään oikeuksis ja laatutakuita ei ole. On ainoastaan nuo " sopimukset, jotka käytännössä vievät vaihtarieilta kaikki oikeudet.

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Ja tämä tuntuu pätevän yhteen sun toiseen järjestöön...!!!

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http://www.abroadreviews.com/node/3888

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on 1, June 12, 2008 at 11:57 amAFSissues
I have both hosted a student for AFS and sent my child in the program. In both cases, there were serious issues. In my opinion, AFS will not take accountability for anything. I have watched AFS protect their international relationships, employees, and volunteers as a priority without regard to the students in the program. Host families are not properly screened or monitored. While tuition covers medical expenses, my child was denied medical care more than once. When we were able to get him to a doctor outside of the host family or AFS via a family friend, he was diagnosed with severe bronchitis and needed antibiotics. AFS responded to that with the request to kick my child out of the program for unapproved travel! I believe strongly in the concept of international exchange for youth, however, I will never advocate AFS to any parent looking to send a student or family interested in hosting. AFS stated to my child that the host families are more valuable to AFS than the students, which they now deny. From my personal experience, they continually take actions and make statements completely to the contrary of what is stated on their marketing materials. From what I understand, two international students died in the 2006-2007 in the US. I strongly believe someone of unbiased authority needs to do a serious audit on this organization.

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on 1, June 12, 2008 at 11:57 amAFSissues
I have both hosted a student for AFS and sent my child in the program. In both cases, there were serious issues. In my opinion, AFS will not take accountability for anything. I have watched AFS protect their international relationships, employees, and volunteers as a priority without regard to the students in the program. Host families are not properly screened or monitored. While tuition covers medical expenses, my child was denied medical care more than once. When we were able to get him to a doctor outside of the host family or AFS via a family friend, he was diagnosed with severe bronchitis and needed antibiotics. AFS responded to that with the request to kick my child out of the program for unapproved travel! I believe strongly in the concept of international exchange for youth, however, I will never advocate AFS to any parent looking to send a student or family interested in hosting. AFS stated to my child that the host families are more valuable to AFS than the students, which they now deny. From my personal experience, they continually take actions and make statements completely to the contrary of what is stated on their marketing materials. From what I understand, two international students died in the 2006-2007 in the US. I strongly believe someone of unbiased authority needs to do a serious audit on this organization.

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Järkyttävää luettavaa. Olisi voinut olla yhtä hyvin STS:stä, EF:stä, Exploriuksesta.....
Peukutus sille, että asia tuodaan julki!

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Järkyttävää luettavaa. Olisi voinut olla yhtä hyvin STS:stä, EF:stä, Exploriuksesta.....
Peukutus sille, että asia tuodaan julki!

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Amandarin
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08-19-2013 at 11:51 am
I can't speak to other programs but I had IMMENSE trouble with AFS.

I ended up having to come home after being in the hospital for a week... It's a long story-

But anyways, there was an earthquake in my area of Italy and they called my parents and said "hi we've talked to your daughters host family and they say she's fine after the earthquake and wasn't harmed!" .... Mind you this was AFTER I'd returned home from Italy. They hadn't called my host family, so who is to say they cared about anyone's, were they just calling parents without talking to host families?

Also, they clearly didn't screen my family well. I was sleeping on a couch, and I was an adamant vegetarian. My host family didn't know, and she refused to alter meals so I mostly ate bread and cheese. I ended up getting kicked out and having to live on the couch of a girl who was in one of my classes


My recommendation - stay as far away from AFS as possible.
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#1

Amandarin
Posts: 621
Registered User
Member
08-19-2013 at 11:51 am
I can't speak to other programs but I had IMMENSE trouble with AFS.

I ended up having to come home after being in the hospital for a week... It's a long story-

But anyways, there was an earthquake in my area of Italy and they called my parents and said "hi we've talked to your daughters host family and they say she's fine after the earthquake and wasn't harmed!" .... Mind you this was AFTER I'd returned home from Italy. They hadn't called my host family, so who is to say they cared about anyone's, were they just calling parents without talking to host families?

Also, they clearly didn't screen my family well. I was sleeping on a couch, and I was an adamant vegetarian. My host family didn't know, and she refused to alter meals so I mostly ate bread and cheese. I ended up getting kicked out and having to live on the couch of a girl who was in one of my classes


My recommendation - stay as far away from AFS as possible.
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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/study-abroad/1540829-high-school-abroad-safety-afs-yfu-cci-greenheart-quest-international.html

Asiaa! Kyllä tämän ketjun kirjoitukset, samoin AFS:n saamat viralliset huomautukset, taas kerran kertovat mistä vaihto-oppilasbisneksessä on kysymys.

Harmi, ettei jutun tehneellä toimittajalla ollut parempaa tietoa alasta.
Vanhempien pitäminen erillään tarkoittaa käytännössä nimenomaan varmistamista, ettei järjestön rikkeisiin puututa. Nuoren vaihtarin suu kun on paljon helpompi sulkea paikanpäällä uhkailemalla ja varoituksia jakelemalla. Vaihdossa oleva STS-vaihtari kuvasi hyvin jossain viestissä nuoren tilannetta todetessaan, että: "Koko ajan saa olla pelko perseessä järjestön kanssa.."

Nuoren uhkailu ja pelolla hallitseminen ei ole mitään kulttuurinvaihtoa, vaan henkistä väkivaltaa, jota nämä vaihtariyritysten maajohtajat ja aluevalvojat harrastavat työkseen!!!