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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development to Take Part in Providence Latin American Film Festival with New New Dominican Short Film “Milk of Hope”
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is very pleased to announce that, for the second year it will be joining forces with the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF) to participate with a Dominican Short Film at the 2013 edition of the event, to be celebrated September 26-29.

GFDD Announces Third Annual Golf Tournament
On Tuesday, October 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will hold its Third GFDD Golf Tournament, celebrated at the historic Fresh Meadow Country Club, located in Lake Success, Long Island, NY.

Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple Hosts Literary Gathering
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and the Dominican Cultural Commissioner in the United States, in collaboration with FUNGLODE’s esteemed publication Revista Global (Global magazine), invite you to a conference with acclaimed Dominican literary writer José Rafael Lantigua. The conference, entitled “Pedro Mir: From the Landscape of Love to the Seed of Hope”, will take place from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Auditorium of Instituto Cervantes New
York, located between second and third avenues at 211 East 49th Ave, NY 10017.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Honorary President, Leonel Fernández participates in the Second Meeting of the Eminent Persons Group of the ACP Countries
On Thursday, the former President of the Dominican Republic and honorary President of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the DR, (FUNGLODE), Dr. Leonel Fernández, participated in the Second Meeting of the Eminent Persons Group of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group), which was held in the capital city of Belgium.

UNA-DR presents the Ninth Annual CILA 2013
The United Nations Dominican Association (UNA-DR), in association with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), presented the Ninth Annual International Conference of the Americas (CILA 2013) in Santo Domingo.

DREFF Participants Learn To Use Audiovisual Media to Promote Conservation and Environmental Topics at DREFF’s Workshops, and a Special Master Class
More than just to entertain, one of the principal aims of the III Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) is to educate and capacitate the general population of the Dominican Republic in environmental issues so that they may continue to promote the protection and conservation of the environment year-round. In order to achieve this goal, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) produce a series of
workshops and master classes to impart specialized tools to participants interested in promoting environmental issues through audiovisuals.

Film about Man’s Most Basic Necessity, WATER, Closes the III Dominican Environmental Film Festival
What has arguably become one of the most unique and influential Film Festivals in Latin America, the III Dominican Environmental Film Festival, organized by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), drew to a close on Sunday, September 8, following four extraordinary days during which audiences viewed, discussed and gained new insights from 28 of the most ground-breaking, influential, environmentally focused
documentaries, films and shorts from around the world.

British Film Director Receives Recognition Award at DREFF
On the evening of Friday September 6, as part of the many activities of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), GFDD and FUNGLODE honored Director, Lucy Walker with a Recognition Award for Inspirational Documentary Films.

DREFF Announces Winners of Second Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano Contest
A special ceremony in the presence of directors from Film Festivals all over the world, was hosted at FUNGLODE headquarters, on Saturday evening, September 7 to announce winners of DREFF’s Second Globo Verde Dominicano Contest. After the smashing success of last year’s Globo Verde Awards, this year’s winners have also out-done themselves! The Short Film and Public Service Announcement Competition, whose objective is to generate environmental awareness and sustainable
development, welcomed entries from far and wide across DR.

UNA-DR, in Association with FUNGLODE and GFDD Announce Winner of 5th Dominican Youth Delegate to UN Program
Dr. Richard Bidó Medina was selected to be the 5th Dominican Youth Delegate to the UN, as announced on Sept 6 by Executive Director of UNA-DR Mr. Emil Chireno who stressed the importance of these types of initiatives for young Dominicans to gain knowledge, development opportunities and bolster the DR’s reputation.