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Monthly Archives: April 2013

InteRDom to Participate in The New School’s 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair
As a continuation of their outreach to New York-area based students and universities, InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is excited to be participating in the 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair at The New School in New York City on April 25, 2013. The fair is hosted by The New School’s Office of Career Development and is located at the Theresa Lang Center on the 2nd Floor.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Collaborate with United Nations System in DR to Screen Documentary Surviving Progress in Honor of Earth Day Celebrations
As part of the follow up on the II DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), which took place last September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister organization, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, in collaboration with United Nations System in the Dominican Republic, will present an Earth Day screening of the documentary Surviving Progress.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Book Highlights Research on Mental Health in the Dominican Republic
Raising awareness on what mental health is should be a priority of the Dominican government, according to Yosmayra E. Reyes, who studied Social Development at Columbia University and conducted research in Monte Plata. Her research is contained in the publication “Mental health perspectives in the Dominican Republic.

GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Second Edition of the Dominican Film Showcase Program Attracts Wide Audience
Thought-provoking, entertaining and artfully crafted films defined this second edition of the Dominican Film Showcase Program in Washington, DC hosted by GFDD and FUNGLODE at the OAS’s Art Museum of the Americas. Over a period of four days, hundreds of avid film-goers were treated to a sampling of some of the best films produced in the Dominican Republic, by Dominican filmmakers, about Dominican topics.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Presents “Recycling at Home” Workshop during Second Annual Geography Week
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have joined forces with Listin Diario’s Plan Lea this week in celebrating the Second Annual Geography Fair.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Mark Earth Day with Screening of Environmental Film Terra
On April 22, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the OAS cordially invites the audiences to celebrate Earth Day at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC.

GFDD Hosts Two Side-Events at OAS During Riveting Four-day Dominican Republic Film Showcase Program
As part of the informative activities surrounding the Dominican Republic Film Showcase in DC, and to take full advantage of the presence of two of the producers and filmmakers in attendance, Maria Jose Bengoa, and Fernando Baez, interesting side-events were held at the Organization of American States.

GFDD and FUNGLODE to Deliver Intervention on Financing for Development during High-Level Meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the WTO and UNCTAD
For the third time, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will deliver an intervention regarding its stance on financing for development during the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, “Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of Financing for
Development and the post 2015 development agenda,” scheduled to take place April 22, at United Nations headquarters in New York City.

GFDD Participates in IMF and World Bank Civil Society Meetings in Washington, DC
GFDD and FUNGLODE have been accredited to attend the 2013 Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group that will be held in Washington DC on April 19 – 21, 2013.

Book Presentation Analyzing Mental Health Perspectives in the Dominican Republic Convened at FUNGLODE
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and La Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), are to host a book presentation entitled “Mental Health Perspectives: a detailed analysis of services and treatments in Monte Plate and national institutions specializing in mental health”.