Youth for Understanding South Africa

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Read the latest updates from our exchange students, host families and volunteers!

My Time at Durbanville Children’s Home
"It was one of the most amazing things...
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YFU Alumni Voices
"My exchange year helped me find myself and the career path...
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My Second Home
"Being an intern in YFU South Africa helped...
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My YFU Internship
"I would definitely recommend a YFU internship to anybody...
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A South African in Switzerland
"I had the most adventurous and breathtaking year...
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Our Daughter from Argentina
"If all the international students are like my Vicky..."
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Free Online Resources for YFU Participants
Free online resources to keep you busy during the COVID-19 lockdown
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My Year in South Africa
"Everyone thought I was crazy to choose South Africa...
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Making the World our Home
"I brought the world to my home and started hosting in 2008...
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Robyn’s Exchange to Germany
"I was given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
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The YFU ‘Cultural Exchange’
"It was an experience that I will never forget...
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Nia’s Magical Exchange to Japan
"I experienced things in Japan that I would never be able to at home...
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Being a YFU Host Family
"The first question people ask is why do we host YFU students...
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