June 2012 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: June 2012

GFDD Launches Google Earth Tour of the Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Dominican Republic
Since 2010, GFDD has been working with the Sylvia Earle Alliance to create content for the “Explore the Ocean” layer of Google Earth, launched by Google in 2009. “Explore the Ocean,” curated by the Sylvia Earle Alliance, collects local stories and locally-based knowledge from people around the globe concerned about the health of the world’s oceans.

CCNY Service Learning Program Continues with a Talk on “Production Capacity, Consumption and Export of Fruits and Vegetables from the DR”
Three specialists in economic and social development will share their experiences in fair trade, food sovereignty and the role of Dominican products in domestic and international fruit and vegetable markets with City College students and partners in the urban gardening service project on Wednesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. at FUNGLODE.

Certification Ceremony for Participants of First-Ever Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte
Tomorrow on June 22, 2012, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host a certification ceremony for the students, educators and administrators that participated in the first-ever DREFF expedition to Pico Duarte. The event will take place at 10:00 am in the auditorium at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.

GFDD Joins Forces with the Consulate in New York to Present The Meritorious Student Award Ceremony
As part of its mission to promote academic excellence within the Dominican community, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) joined forces with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York to present “The Meritorious Student Award” ceremony, which acknowledges outstanding student achievement.

GFDD, UNA-DR and FUNGLODE Launch Eighth Edition of the International Conference of the Americas
On June 14, 2012, The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), officially launched the eighth edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA).

Press Gathering in Partnership with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic Helps to Increase Awareness of GFDD Programs and Projects
On June 5, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) partnered with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York City to organize a press gathering at the Consulate, with the purpose of presenting the programs and projects spearheaded by GFDD to promote the social, economic and democratic development of the Dominican Republic and the professional and educational development of the Dominican community in the United States.

GFDD-UBUNTU Side Event in Rio Urges Stakeholders to Make Eradication of Financial Speculation of Food and Related Commodities an International Priority
Today, June 18, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), along with partner institution UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks, advocated that urgent actions be taken by the global community to curb speculation of food and related commodity markets, in order to reach internationally agreed upon benchmarks, including the Millennium Development Goals, and more specifically Goal 1, the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.

GFDD will Coordinate Conference “How to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises in the Twenty-First Century” with Barry Herman
On Tuesday, July 24, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in Santo Domingo, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will present the conference “How to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises in the Twenty-First Century” with Barry Herman. The conference will take place at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of FUNGLODE in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Tune in to the Eleventh Edition of The GFDD Global Roundtable and Learn about Fabien Cousteau’s Pledge to Plant One Billion Aquatic Species
On Monday, June 18, Oceanographer and Founder and Executive Director of Plant a Fish, Fabien Cousteau told GFDD Global Roundtable viewers of the important work being realized by his organization and his opinions of where we stand in achieving Millennium Development Goal 7 – environmental sustainability – and what we can expect to arise from negotiations during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero this month.