Monthly Archives: October 2013

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  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Showcase Diaspora Book at ASWAD Conference in Santo Domingo

    GFDD and FUNGLODE will be contributing its esteemed publication “The Presence of African in the Caribbean” to the Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD’s) 7th Biennial Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from October 30- November 2, 2013.

  • InteRDom to Forge New Relationships—And Strengthen Old Ones—in Georgia

    Students at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the University of Georgia’s School of Law (UGA) will have the opportunity to meet with InteRDom representatives on their campuses from October 23-25, 2013 to get more information on how participating in an internship in the Dominican Republic can help them grow professionally.

  • DREFF Represented at the Annual Environmental Media Awards (EMA), Los Angeles, CA

    On a kind invitation by Stuart and Julie Sender, director and producer of Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World, an acclaimed environmental documentary screened at DREFF 2013 and nominated for 2013 EMA awards, the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) was invited to participate in the biggest environmental, media and entertainment event of the year held annually in Burbank, Los Angeles.

  • Eco-Huertos Program takes root in San Cristobal

    On Saturday, October 19th, GFDD and FUNGLODE are proud to announce that Ecohuertos, a program that supports the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, will travel to San Cristobal to impart an induction workshop for members of the Fundación Iglesia Centro de Fe y Vida Abundante.

  • GFDD Representative Elected to United Nations NGO Executive Committee of Financing for Development

    In recognition of GFDD’s efforts in the areas of Financing for Development (FfD), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development has been elected to the United Nations NGO Executive Committee on FfD by unanimous vote on October 2, 2013 for a two-year term.  The new role will provide an opportunity to network and dialogue at the UN with those working on FfD issues and collaborate with the global network of FFD organizations.

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Panel at UNHQ Addresses Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Eradication

    On Thursday, October 17, 2013, in honor of the United Nations International Day of Eradication of Poverty, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in collaboration with the Dominican Republic Mission to the UN, organized a Panel Discussion entitled: “Local Productivity, Entrepreneurship and Employment: Essential Tools for Poverty Eradication.”

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