Making friends all
around the world

Making friends all
around the world

Mission

To encourage international friendship and understanding among teenagers and adults, both foreign and domestic, and to introduce members to the industrial, social, educational, religious, and secular heritage of each member country.

Making Friends
around the
World

What is Operation Friendship OF?

Operation Friendship is a collective of several non-profit organizations located in Europe and the United States. They are dedicated to fostering international friendships and understanding via student exchanges. With more than 50 years of exchanges, Operation Friendship has crafted over the years an excellent program for your son or daughter to discover culture first-hand without the long-term commitment of a semester or year abroad. It is a terrific way to experience travel and new horizons while nurturing lasting friendships and broadening horizons. Parents will also get to know each other and join our international network of new friends.

Our volunteer organizations – referred to as a Chapter – run their exchange program modeled on the same method. Each country introduces participants to the social, educational, religious, and secular heritage of their country. The youths gain initiative and grow in their development of personality, character and increased social awareness.

OF is spearheaded by Operation Friendship International (OFI), mothership of all our volunteer organizations. Today OF exists in 10 cities (4 in the USA and 6 in Europe)

Operation Friendship International is an organization in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the U.N. (ECOSOC) since 2023.

About

Our chapter, Operation Friendship FRANCE (OFF) was founded in the town of Fresnes – a southern suburb of Paris – in January 2018.
In 2019 OFF officialized itself as a registered NGO Association Loi 1901. Operation Friendship France is a member of Operation Friendship International.

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Young Adults

In 2013, Operation Friendship launched the Young Adults program. It is designed for former Operation Friendship participants over 20 who continue to embrace the organization’s values and wish to remain involved while supporting its future.

Exchange

In France

Our international delegates are live with host families in the the town of Fresnes and its surroundings.

In The USA

In order to take part in the United States exchange program States, you must first host an American delegate the year before.

Participating Teenagers About OF

Traveling to a country and staying in a family is the best way to travel! Itís so easy to learn things about their culture.” (Georgia, 15, USA)

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Partners

Jane Cooper

CEO

Andrea Kas

Chairman

Esther Howard

Manager

News

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