Monthly Archives: March 2014
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Meet Jim Mahon, GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Researching Tax Incidence and Tax Reforms in the Dominican Republic and Latin America
The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is pleased to introduce the fellowship of our current scholar, Dr. James E. Mahon Jr., Professor of Political Science and Political Economy at Williams College, and researcher for the Woodrow Wilson Center. Dr. Mahon’s research focuses on the political economy of tax reforms in the Dominican Republic and the region.
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GFDD’s RDescubre Program embarks on a whale watching adventure
RDescubre in collaboration with Listin Diario’s Plan Lea initiative, will be organizing an educational whale watching tour on March 15th, 2014, under the framework of Geography Week (Semana de la Geografia). Forty-one exceptional students have been selected from 10 schools around the country to participate in this amazing journey.
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InteRDom Connects with Potential Interns at the URI Summer Job & Internship Fair
The room brimmed with energy and excitement at the 2014 University of Rhode Island Summer Job & Internship Fair on March 5, 2014, as nearly 600 students filtered through the booths, eager to learn about the different opportunities available to them with the 45 organizations represented.
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Meet Mat Rosa, GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Researching Governance Profiles of Institutional Arrangements for Climate Change Adaptation
The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is pleased to announce the fellowship of our most recent scholar, Mat Rosa, Masters candidate in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Mat’s research focuses on governance profiles of institutional arrangements for climate change adaptation.
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ReCrearte Program continues to gain strength across the country
GFDD/FUNGLODE is delighted to report on the progress of the ReCrearte program, which has experienced great success in the first few months of 2014, spreading to new communities throughout Santo Domingo.
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Maldives Ambassador Discusses Climate Change Challenges for Small Island Developing States in the GFDD Global Roundtables
For the low lying island nation of the Maldives, climate change represents a growing threat to its population, as rising sea levels destroy the local biodiversity, reduce freshwater reserves and encroach on land.
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InteRDom to Participate in University of Rhode Island Summer & Internship Job Fair
InteRDom is excited to be participating in the Summer & Internship Job Fair at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Kingston, RI on March 5, 2014.
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DREFF’s Year Round Screening Program commemorates International Women’s Day
On March 7th, the DR Environmental Film Festival in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources will hold a special screening of the documentary film Mother Caring for 7 Billion, in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
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Washingtonians Savor Special Presentation of the Dominican Docu-drama The Mountain
Washingtonians savored each exciting moment of the screening of the Dominican docu-drama “The Mountain” which was showcased by GFDD and FUNGLODE during the Ibero-American Film Fest at the Mexican Cultural Institute in D.C.,on February 28.
