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We have moved! Introducing the new home for Friendship Force News and Updates
Thanks for your interest in all things Friendship Force. We are happy you’ve found us here, but we’ve moved! The March launch of our new multilingual members' site coincided with the debut of our...
Welcome to Our New Board Members
Friendship Force International is delighted to report that four new members are joining its international Board of Directors! With strong backgrounds in finance, fund-raising, technology, and...
FFI and Coronavirus Vaccines
Over the years, Friendship Force International has been asked many times to take a position on establishing travel restrictions. These requests were based on anything from civil unrest to natural...
Greetings From the Board of Directors
Congratulations, members everywhere, for staying engaged with the organization throughout 2020 when Friendship Force was unable to offer you the very experiences for which you joined our wonderful...
A Stronger Way Forward: Your Questions Answered
WebinarQsIn November, we sent you a video "A Stronger Way Forward", where we informed you of what we have been working on this year in the absence of our regularly scheduled Journeys. We also shared...
A Stronger Way Forward
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM FRIENDSHIP FORCE INTERNATIONAL Read the following message in: FRANÇAIS | DEUTSCH | BAHASA INDONESIA | 日本語 | PORTUGUÊS | РУССКИЙ | ESPAÑOL | (The ENGLISH text is below.) 2020...
A Good News Story
Written by Don Titterton, FF Albany, Western Australia The members of the Friendship Force of Albany, Western Australia, decided we couldn’t sit by and watch this wonderful organisation, Friendship...
Virtual Journey with Perth and Western Tokyo
Virtual Journeys are a great concept! The Friendship Force of Perth, Western Australia, jumped at the chance to reconnect with members of the Western Tokyo club who visited Perth last year. We...
On Making a Difference. Taking Your Club From ‘Survive’ to ‘Thrive’
I’m writing this from my part of ‘Down Under’ – also known as New Zealand – where 25 years ago I became a member of Friendship Force, simply because of a chance meeting with a stranger while passing...
“Continuing Our Journey” Campaign By The Numbers
The latest numbers from FFI's "Continuing Our Journey" campaign. Thank you to all of those who have given so far!
FFI Pen Pals (Beta)
2020 FF Pen Pal Initiative What is the 2020 Friendship Force Pen Pal Initiative? 2020 Pen Pal Registration Form The information you provide on this form will be used to match you with an FFI Pen...
FFI Virtual Experiences!
A comprehensive list of links to help you make the most of FFI's Virtual Experiences: FFI Virtual Experiences Page A link to the homepage of FFI Virtual Experiences. Learn about FFI Virtual...
Planning for 2022
Below you will find key dates for the 2022 Journey Matching process. The process will be a little different this year due to the impact of COVID-19 and postponed Journeys. Please take note of the...
Gaining and Keeping a Global Perspective
Our experiences with Friendship Force teach us that offering and receiving home hospitality is a wonderfully fun and effective way to broaden our minds, which makes this recent stay on travel all...
Nominations to the Board of Directors NOW OPEN!
Dear Friendship Force members everywhere, At this significant time in our history, with our immediate future assured due to the amazing generosity shown by so many of our members, the FFI Board of...
