July 2014 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: July 2014

Ms. Christine Hart
Manager, Policy and Government Affairs – Women Thrive Worldwide

GFDD Talks to Ms. Christine Hart, from Women Thrive Worldwide, about Their Efforts to Promote Gender Equality and the Prevention of Sexual Violence against Women
On July 22, 2014 GFDD’s Executive Director, Ms. Natasha Despotovic, cordially welcomed Ms. Christine Hart, Manager of Policy and Government Affairs at Women Thrive Worldwide, who spoke in this Global Roundtable meeting about the role of gender equality and the issue of sexual violence against women within the post-2015 development agenda, with emphasis on the success of their advocacy efforts in the Caribbean and the USA in particular.

Meet Hilary Lohmann, GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Researching Resource Dependency for Coastal Communities to Climate Change Adaptation
The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is pleased to introduce our most recent fellowship scholar, Hilary Lohmann, Master’s candidate in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Hilary’s research measures the vulnerability of coastal community members to changes associated with variations in climate.

InteRDom Partners with IGlobal to Offer 8th Internship Certification Seminar
With the objective of strengthening academic quality and filling the gap in youth to workforce programming in the Dominican Republic, InteRDom joins forces with the Global Institute for Studies in Social Sciences (IGlobal), to offer the 8th edition of the Internship Certification Program through its Summer School program.

By Public Demand!! Globo Verde Dominicano Award Extends Registration Deadline and Closing Date for Entries in all Three Film Categories
Representatives of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have received numerous petitions for the past several weeks from contestants of the Globo Verde Dominicano Award asking for more time to develop their proposals they are intending to present to the third edition of the contest.

InteRDom Announces New Internship in Education through Continental School
InteRDom is excited to announce a new internship opportunity open this fall for students interested in the field of education, in partnership with the Continental School, an innovative school in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

The 4th GFDD Golf Tournament Successfully Brings Together Our Supporters
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) celebrated its 4th Golf Tournament with the participation of over 70 players that gathered to play in the prestigious Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Miami, Florida.

GFDD Global Roundtables Hosts Ms. Christine Hart, Manager of Policy and Government Affairs at Women Thrive Worldwide for a Discussion on Gender Equality and the Prevention of Sexual Violence against Women
For the July edition of its online broadcast program “GFDD Global Roundtables,” Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (the Foundation) has the pleasure to invite Ms. Christine Hart, Manager of Policy and Government Affairs at Women Thrive Worldwide.

Leonel FernáNdez Meets with the 2014 Meritorious Students at FUNGLODE
The former President of the Dominican Republic and President of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) received the visit of the nine “2014 Meritorious Students” on Wednesday. They are high school students of Dominican descent who have achieved the highest academic scores at New York schools.

DREFF Volunteer Meetings Held in Santo Domingo
The organizers of the fourth edition of the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), held two meetings with volunteers looking to help out at this year’s Festival, to be held September 10-14, 2014.