The history of AFS (formerly the American Field Service) dates back more than 85 years, to 1914 in Paris when the American Ambulance (Service) was founded in conjunction with the American Hospital at Neuilly to assist in evacuating the wounded from the battlefront during World War I. Then, in World War II.
After experiencing the devastation of two world wars, these young ambulance drivers, met to discuss what they could do to help stop the devastation of war from happening again. They believed, that if people know and understand each other, it makes it a lot harder to fight one another. They formed the American Field Service (AFS), dedicated to promoting peace through student intercultural exchanges.
Japanese organization is called AFS Japan Association, Inc. Upon request of AFS Kamakura Branch, Mrs. Greenwood is teaching Japanese to high school student from Germany, Laos and New Zealand.
May 2002