Intercultura is a non-governmental organisation, recognised by the Italian government, operated by over 3,000 volunteers in 130 chapters all over Italy, and belonging to the international networks of AFS Intercultural Programs and of EFIL, the European Federation for Intercultural Learning. As an AFS partner, Intercultura promotes and offers a lifelong intercultural learning experience, sending every year about 1.500 Italian high school pupils to live and study abroad, and welcomes in Italy young students from all over the world, hosting them in Italy in our families and our schools.