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Monthly Archives: April 2013

GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Honorary President Recognized for Outstanding Regional Leadership
The former President of the Dominican Republic , Dr. Leonel Fernández, and honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE stated last Thursday, that the only viable model of true democracy is through citizen participation.

Former President of Dominican Republic, and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, Answers to the Question If Latin America Matters in the 21st Century?
On April 8-9, the former president of the Dominican Republic and honorary president of sister non-profits GFDD and FUNGLODE, Leonel Fernández, visited Yale University as a Spring Chubb Fellowship Recipient 2013. The Chubb Fellowship is one of the highest honors accorded to a visiting speaker.

GFDD and FUNGLODE is Proud to Present a Lunchtime Screening of The Growth of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications
On Thursday, April 11, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will host a documentary screening of the short film, The Growth of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications, (In Spanish with English subtitles).

GFDD and FUNGLODE Host the Discussion about Corporate Social Responsibility at the OAS Headquarters
On April 4, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and FUNGLODE, in cooperation with Comunidad Interamericana de Responsabilidad Social and the Organization of American States (OAS) will host a discussion about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the OAS headquarters in Washington DC.

InteRDom to Participate in Innovative “Virtual” Career Fair
InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is excited to announce its participation on April 9 – 10 in the 2013 Virtual Career Fair: International Opportunities in the U.S. and Abroad, a career fair hosted by New York University’s Wasserman Center for Career Development and conducted entirely online.

Former president of Dominican Republic, and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, to speak at Yale University
Dr. Leonel Fernández, who was president of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012, and who serves as honorary president of sister non-profits GFDD and FUNGLODE, will visit Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on Tuesday, April 9.

Publication Launch of the “Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries: The Experience of the Dominican Republic”
On April 3, the Cafe Filó of the Juan Bosch Library in Dominican Republic welcomed a discussion based on GFDD and FUNGLODE’s brand new publication: “Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries: The Experience of the Dominican Republic”.

Publication on Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries to be Discussed at FUNGLODE
On April 3, FUNGLODE auditorium will be the venue for a discussion about the GFDD and FUNGLODE publication “Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries: The Experience of the Dominican Republic”.

InteRDom and Fellows Program Connects with Students at the 7th Annual National Dominican Student Conference
The energy was tangible at the seventh edition of the National Dominican Student Conference at Wesleyan University on Saturday, March 30, 2013, as more than 400 students shared and cultivated ideas surrounding the conference’s theme, “Fighting Injustice, Making Headlines.”