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Short History of the IFYE Association
At the end
of World War II, U.S. servicemen after returning home, said "Why
can't we solve our problems in a more human way?" Thus, a
two-way cultural exchange known as the International Farm Youth
Exchange (IFYE) had it's beginning in 1948.
More than
fifty years have passed for this most effective program with thousands
of young people who have lived and worked on farms of another
country, sharing these one-in-a-lifetime experiences with thousands
of people.
In 1992 the
IFYE Association accepted the responsibilities to support the
continued funding of these programs.
The IFYE
Foundation was developed in 1996-97 with a Board of Directors
and officers
named in 1997. Recommendations for directors were received by
the established regions of the IFYE Association at its annual
conference in Savannah, GA in 1996. The first annual meeting
of the Board was held in St. Louis, MO on July 23, 1997.
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