Monthly Archives: October 2013
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Successful Events at Baruch College and The New School Bring Awareness to InteRDom Programs in NYC
As the application deadline for spring programs draws near on October 25, InteRDom representatives have been working hard to bring the program to potential interns in time to apply for what promises to be an exciting spring.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participates in Latino Poetry Festival with Dominican Poet Basilio Belliard
GFDD/FUNGLODE, a partner in this initiative, is participating in this popular poetry gathering by hosting renowned Dominican poet Basilio Belliard. This Festival, already a major cultural event in New York City, celebrates the literary creativity and Hispanic heritage of the United States, according to organizers who point out that nearly 40 million people speak Spanish in the United States. Local, national and international poets are invited to attend this year’s Festival.
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United Nations Panel to Address Innovative Financing for the Post 2015 Agenda During HLD on Financing for Development, October 7 and 8
GFDD/FUNGLODE and partner institution UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks, the Dominican Republic Mission to the United Nations, together with the Committee on Financing for Development will host a side event entitled “Innovative Financing for the Post-2015 Agenda: The implications of a Financial Transaction Tax”, to be held within the framework of the Sixth High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development taking place October 7 – 8, 2013, at the UN Headquarters in New
York.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Fortifies Ties Between USA and DR through Golf
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, FUNGLODE, hosted a group of skilled golfers and foundation supporters at its third annual golf tournament at the historic Fresh Meadow Country Club in Great Neck, Long Island.
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Honorary President of GFDD Visits to U.S. Academic Institutions seeking collaboration to increase technology training in the DR
The former President of the Dominican Republic and honorary President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Dr. Leonel Fernández, visited various institutions of higher education and prestigious research centers in the United States, which pledged to work with the Dominican Republic in a variety of aspects, mainly related to technology, education and cultural
exchange.
