January 2013 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: January 2013

GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch the Second Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano Contest
Following last year’s successful Globo Verde Dominicano competition held as part of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, the GFDD and FUNGLODE are launching the second edition of the Short Film and Public Service Announcement Competition.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Laud New York Music Concert Supporting Disadvantaged Youth in Dominican Republic
Superstar singer and musician, Marc Anthony, has announced that he will be adding one more performance to his upcoming New York tour to benefit the Maestro Cares Foundation.

GFDD and Dominican Children and Youth Library Unite to Raise Awareness About the Environment
As part of its mission to elevate the awareness of environmental challenges and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), joined with Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil Republica Dominicana (BIJRD) to develop environmental activities for Dominican youth.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Partner with OAS Art Museum of the Americas Exhibit: On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti
As part of its commitment to support and publicize the goals and programs of the Organization of American States (OAS) and in partnership with the Embassies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti in Washington, D.C., GFDD and FUNGLODE is pleased to present On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Brooklyn Primary School Specializing in Visual Sciences Partners with GFDD on Dominican Photo Exhibit During Month of February
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is happy to announce it is bringing photography exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” the Jose de Diego Magnet School for the Visual Arts & Sciences , PS 84, in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

GFDD Joins Centro Cultural Perelló in Celebrating Environment Week
This week the Centro Cultural Perelló, located in Bani, in collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE, will be hosting a full program of activities the aim of which is to increase community awareness and promote environmental conservation and natural resources management.

Honorary President of GFDD, Dr. Leonel Fernández’s Publications Available on Amazon
Two special books authored by GFDD Founder and Honorary President, Dr. Leonel Fernández are now available for sale online via Amazon. Published by FUNGLODE, the books; Años de formación, escritos políticos de vanguardia and El delito de opinión pública: censura, ideología y libertad de expresión, were both penned prior to his Presidency of the Dominican Republic, and have been further revised and updated.

DREFF Commences Screening Tour of Environment Documentary, Bag it Across the Country
As part of the follow up to the II Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), second edition, which took place this past September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracy and Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has organized four screenings of the documentary film Bag it, followed by discussion sessions with its director, Suzan Beraza.

New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit and Publications Benefit Dominican Youth
On March 7, 2013, the New Perspectives Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, will be on display at an event to benefit The DREAM Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving the educational needs of over 4,000 children and youth born into poverty along the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.

University of Rhode Island Winter Programs Conclude “Al Sabor Criollo”
The two University of Rhode Island Winter Programs hosted by InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic came to a close on Thursday evening, January 17 amidst the colorful scene of the restaurant El Conuco, where students danced merengue, bachata and perico ripiao, ate traditional Dominican foods and enjoyed the sounds of live Dominican music played on instruments such as the guiro, unique to the Dominican Republic.