4-H International Programs

International Exchange

Wisconsin 4-H promotes intercultural awareness and understanding, and challenges youth and families to become better global citizens by providing opportunities to establish close relationships with people from different cultures through international home-stay and hosting experiences.

*NOTE: 2025 International Experiences are paused.

What’s Available?

Month-long outbound travel and hosting opportunities are available through Wisconsin 4-H and our partnering organizations. Hosting opportunities to host year-long high school students from Japan, Korea, or Eurasia.

What is International Hosting?

Hosts are needed for 4-H Summer and Academic Year international students. Share your American culture and life by providing a welcoming home to a new friend from another country.

Who Can Apply for Outbound Travel?

Youth between the ages of 12 through 18 are invited to consider the opportunity of travel to another country as a representative of our 4-H program. Funding support is available to help with expenses through local 4-H and state scholarship applications.

Need More Info?

Wisconsin 4-H International Programs webpage contains more information about the program and international opportunities. Please visit webpage for more information: WI 4-H International Programs

Resources:

Travel Application 

Hosting Application

Support Extension