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Monthly Archives: October 2014

“Orgullo de mi Tierra: Descubre Puerto Plata” to be Presented in New York City in Collaboration with GFDD
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in collaboration with the Puerto Plata Tourism Cluster (Clúster del Destino Turístico Puerto Plata), the Asociación de Puertoplateños en Nueva York, Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN) and its renowned initiative Orgullo de mi Tierra, will present the documentary “Descubre Puerto Plata” (Discover Puerto Plata) on Saturday, November 1st,
2014 at Symphony Space 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025.

Barahoneros Living in New York Enjoyed the Documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo De Mí Tierra
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) celebrated last Monday, October 6, 2014 another successful Dominican Get Together in N.Y. with the screening of the documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo de mí Tierra, event hosted by the “Asociación de Barahoneros de N.Y.”, held at the Isabella Home Center.

Dominican Film La Montaña Is Presented before an Enthusiastic Audience at PLAFF 2014
Dominican film La Montaña successfully screened at the Providence Latin American Film Festival (PLAFF), event that took place on October 2 to 5, 2014 in Providence, Rhode Island. The film projection had the collaboration of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD).

GFDD Attended the World Bank Youth Summit 2014
Representatives of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2014, held in Washington, D.C. October 7, 2014. Under the general theme “The need for open and responsive governments” this Youth Summit gathered approximately 250 participants from civil society organizations, government officials, development professionals, journalists and students from all over the world.

GFDD/ FUNGLODE Hosted a Party in Honor of Volunteers of the IV DR Environmental Film Festival
In appreciation of the valuable work carried out during the IV edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), which was held in 10 cities across the country from September 10-14, 2014, GFDD-FUNGLODE hosted a party to the youth who participated as volunteers…

GFDD Presents the Documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo de mi Tierra
Next Monday, October 6, 2014 Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will present the documentary Descubre Barahona-Pedernales: Orgullo de mí Tierra. The event, also coordinated by the “Asociación de Barahoneros de Nueva York”, will take place at 6:00 pm at the Isabella Home Center, located on 515 Audubon Avenue in New York. Guest speaker is Mr. Virgilio Gautreaux Piñeyro.

GFDD/FUNGLODE Short Films Were Screened at the 8th Edition of the Dominican Book Fair in N.Y.
Various short films produced by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), were presented on Saturday, September 27 as part of the 8th edition of the Dominican Book Fair in N.Y.

Music Icons Rafael Solano and Johnny Ventura Will Be Part of the Event Dominican Get Together in Miami, Florida
Rafael Solano and Johnny Ventura, distinguished exponents of Dominican music, will be performing in Miami, Florida on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 6:30 pm at Miami Dade College. The Dominican Get Together(s) event, an initiative of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE, by its acronym in Spanish), as part of the activities to unite the Dominican diaspora
residing in the United States.

GFDD Joined Brookings Institution in the Discussion on Latin America’s Macroeconomic Outlook in an Increasingly Uncertain Global Context
The discussion started with Mr. Telvi presenting the main conclusions of the recent paper published by ESPLA in September 2014: “Latin America Macroeconomic Outlook: A Global Perspective. Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities in an Uncertain World: One Region, Three Latin Americas”, and then panelists commented and answered questions from the audience.

GFDD and E-Gap Linking the Dominican Community in DC
The Dominican community in Washington D.C. enjoyed a gastronomic meeting on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the legendary Restaurant Los Hermanos, as part as the efforts of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Education Global Access Program (E-GAP) to promote education and collaboration around the developing world.