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AI ESEC ESTD 1948
Whati sAI ESEC? AI ESECi sani nt er nat i onal nongov er nment al not f or pr of i tor gani z at i ont hatpr ov i des y oungpeopl ewi t hl eader s hi pdev el opmentandcr os s cul t ur al gl obal i nt er ns hi pand v ol unt eerex changeex per i encesacr os st hegl obe,wi t haf ocust oempowery oung peopl es ot heycanmak eapos i t i v ei mpactons oci et y .
AboutGl obalCi t i z enpr ogr am Asoneoft heAI ESECpr ogr ams,ourgoali st hatt hepar t i ci pant swi l lgai nper s onal gr owt h,cul t ur al under s t andi ngbyl i v i ngandwor k i ngabr oadwi t hcr os s cul t ur al t eams andf ami l i es .Al s owewanty oungpeopl et ohav econs ci enceofwor l di s s uesbywor k i ng i nas oci al pr oj ectabr oadwhi l ei mpr ov i ngt hel i v esofot her s .
How Long? 6t o8week s ,y our eci ev ebas i cs uppor ts er v i cesl i k ef oodandaccommodat i ons dur i ngt hatt i me.
Wher e? Per u,Gr eece,Uganda,Thai l andandI t al y .
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