November 2012 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: November 2012

UNADR Opens the 2013 MODOSI and NYDRMUN
On Friday, November 30th, the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNADR), in association with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister organization in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), officially launched the third annual Dominican Model of the Inter-American System (MODOSI 2013) and the ninth annual edition of the Dominican Model of the United Nations in New York (NYDRMUN 2013).

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) Launches Online Shopping Site
In this Season of Giving, GFDD is thrilled to offer unique gift ideas for everyone on your list through its new online shop. If you are looking for something special and meaningful, look no further than the charitable gifts offered by GFDD.

DREFF Raises Awareness on Importance of Conservation at the Dominican Children and Youth Library
As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promote protection of the natural world and its resources, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), joined forces with Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil Republica Dominicana (Dominican Children and Youth Library)
for their first-ever Environmental? Film Festival.

Students Experience the Richness and Diversity of the Dominican Republic at GFDD and FUNGLODE Environment Exhibit in Cibao
A group of some 100 students from Centro Educativo Jean Piaget and accompanying teachers got the opportunity to discover the awe, wonder and rich biodiversity of the Dominican Republic at an environment exhibit currently on show at the Gran Teatro de Cibao in Santiago.

Dominican Film Showcase Program
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with the Cinema Studies Program in the Department of Media & Communication Arts at The City College of New York (CUNY), is pleased to announce the opening of the Dominican Film Showcase Program in New York with a screening of the documentary film "Pelotero", on December 6, 2012.

GFDD Launches Exhibit “Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment” in Santiago
On November 8, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) inaugurated their exhibit “Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment” at Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago. The exhibit presents graphics and scientific information from the Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment, a reference book published by GFDD and FUNGLODE.

H.E. Ambassador Ismael Abraao Gaspar Martins
Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations

GFDD Announces Next Dominican Get-Together in New York
The next Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple on Friday, December 7, continues to celebrate the rich and vibrant cultural heritage of the Dominican Republic with a presentation of a documentary screening of “Discover La Vega: Pride of my Land”.

InteRDom Creates New Internship Program with University of Mondragón
“Student Teachers” is the latest initiative of InteRDom: Internships in the Dominican Republic in partnership with the School of Humanities at the University of Mondragón.

Inauguration of Exhibit Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment at Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago
On Thursday, November 8, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will inaugurate their exhibit “Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment” at Gran Teatro del Cibao in Santiago.