June 2016 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: June 2016

Dr. Leonel Fernández Says Latin America is Moving Towards Regulation of Audiovisual Media
The President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), and former president of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández said that Latin America is advancing in the development of legislation to regulate the media.

Fostering National Pride and Dominican Entrepreneurship: Share your Story!
With the purpose of recognizing Dominican entrepreneurs and Dominican small and medium-sized companies, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) supports the initiative launched by the Dominican Embassy in the United States “DR EMPRENDE EDW”.

CIC-Funglode Presented the Book “Análisis de la Programación de la Televisión Abierta Dominicana” in CUNY
The Communications Research Center (CIC, for its acronym in Spanish) of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) presented on Thursday June 23 in New York the book Análisis de la Programación de la Televisión Abierta Dominicana (Analysis of Dominican Broadcast Television Programing).

The Dominican Republic Has a Huge Opportunity to Grasp the NY Market – A Discussion Promoted by GFDD at NYIT, during Dominican Week 2016 in the United States
GFDD hosted the event “Innovation and Supply Chain Optimization Based on Production and Market Potentials in the Dominican Republic and the USA”, as part of Dominican Week 2016 (SEMDOMUSA), with the participation of GFDD’s partners National Supermarket Association (NSA) and the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Within the framework of the annual initiative of AMCHAMDR, that has been supported by GFDD throughout the years, representatives from
AMCHAMDR, NSA, CONEP, and other institutions discussed the main challenge (and great opportunity) that the Dominican business community faces: increasing trade between the Dominican Republic and the United States through innovation and supply chain optimization based on production and market potentials.

The Dominican Environmental Film Festival Partners with the German Embassy
Her Excellency Ambassador Sabine Bloch met last week at the Embassy in Santo Domingo with Yamile Eusebio, Director of GFDD New York Office and Director of Operations of DREFF, who was accompanied by María Victoria Abreu, Programming Director of DREFF and GFDD’s International Affairs and Socio-Economic Development Program Manager.

Leonel Fernández Makes Important Academic Contacts in Bogotá and Medellín
As part of the broad institutional agenda covered during his recent trip to Colombia, the President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), and former President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, made contacts with important academic institutions in Bogotá and Medellín, in order to support the work carried out by the foundations he presides over.

The Fellows Program Welcomes the New Researchers to the Dominican Republic
The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and Funglode, is glad to receive scholars Fenix Arias, PhD in Urban Education from City University of New York (CUNY); Aireona Bonnie Raschke, PhD candidate in Biology and Society at Arizona State University; Melvin Alvarez-Ortez, MA candidate in Marine Affairs from University of Rhode Island (URI); andwith the objective of strengthening the community of scholars. They will contribute to the expansion of academic research pertaining to
social and economic development, the environment and global governance.

UNA-DR Announces Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas (CILA) 2016 Taking Place in October
The 12th Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas (CILA) 2016, to be held from October 26 to 30 in the Convention Center Hotel Barceló Bávaro in Punta Cana, Domincan Republic, is the largest student activity in the region, where students participate in committees with preselected topics directly from the official agenda of the United Nations and agencies part of the simulation. At the conference, young people have the opportunity to make speeches, negotiate, develop strategies and
solve global problems through dialogue and consensus.

The Summer 2016 InteRDom Group visits the Zona Colonial and Colonial Gate 4D Cinema
On Saturday, June 18, the Summer 2016 InteRDom group visited the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo led by tourist guide Trikke RD. Trikke is “a new three-wheeled scooter that allows you to have fun, exercise and transport yourself” its creators explain. Its stable platform is combined with an electrical system that allows the user to move in an easy, safe and environmentally-friendly way.

GFDD and Fundación Francina Hungría Attend 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Together with hundreds of disability advocates and government delegates, GFDD and its esteemed partner Fundación Francina Hungría participated in the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), one of the largest and most diverse international meetings on disability in the world from June 14-16, 2016 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.