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Celebrating Dominican Independence Month with Sancocho and Rum
GFDD and the Dominican Republic’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. hosted a special celebration of the Dominican independence month with a free sancochada and happy hour at Los Hermanos Restaurant, located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of the US capital city. Maria Victoria Abreu, GFDD’s International Affairs Program Manager, and Gretchen Pockels, DR’s Embassy Cultural Attaché, gave the […]

“Dominican Youth: A Generation with Great Challenges”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
In 2015 the number of young people in the world reached historic highs. Among the 7.6 billion people on Earth, about 4.56 billion, or 60 percent of the total population, are under 35 years old. In the Dominican Republic, a country with 10,266,000 inhabitants, more than 6.3 million are people under 35, which is about […]

“Cocaine Production at an All-Time High”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
In June 2018, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report showing that in the prior year production of coca had reached record levels in Colombia. As a result, the Trump Administration corresponded with Colombian authorities mandating that they turn the situation around. The President of the United States also threatened to put […]

Preparing Your Mind for Action in an Information-Based Economy: GFDD Presents Jonathan D’Oleo’s Most Recent Publication in Washington, DC
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) hosted a presentation of the most recent publication by Jonathan D’Oleo, “Ideas Claras: Definición y Ejecución en la Economía de la Información” (Clear Ideas: Definition and Execution in the Information based Economy). Natasha Despotovic, GFDD’s Executive Director, gave welcoming remarks and moderated the discussion. “As […]

Dr. Leonel Fernández Presents 32 Books on the RD2044 Project
Former President of the Dominican Republic and Founder and President of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development/la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (GFDD/Funglode), Dr. Leonel Fernández, presented 32 books concerning RD2044. The books come after a 10-year-long research initiative and offer a clear vision of infrastructure projects proposed for the entire country. The proposals intend […]

GFDD Joins Dominican Organizations in the United States at the 4th DORENEX Roundtable in Yonkers, NY
On Sunday, February 3, 2019 the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was present at the 4th Roundtable of the Coordinating Council for Dominicans Living Abroad (DORENEX) in the Yonkers neighborhood of New York City. The meeting was intended to bring Dominican organizations together to find opportunities for cooperation and partnership. GFDD was represented […]

GFDD/Funglode Fellow Presents Book During UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
On Friday, February 1, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), facilitated a presentation of a recently-released study by GFDD/Funglode Fellow, Dr. Christina Davidson, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In front of a large audience and […]

Final Conferences of Geography Week 2019 Focused on Biodiversity and Climate Change
Two final conferences were held during the framework of Plan LEA’s 2019 Geography Week: one workshop on the relationship between biodiversity and human wellbeing and another concerning the impact of solid waste on climate change. Both events were held at the auditoriom of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) sister organization in the […]

GFDD Joined Organizers of the Harvard Model United Nations in its Sixty-Sixth Session
The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) as well as la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and its sister organization in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), were present at the sixty-sixth session of the Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN). GFDD’s Massachusetts Liaison Katy Polanco Berndt attended the event […]

Plastic and Solid Waste Pollution Among the Topics Discussed at Funglode
More than 100 teachers had the opportunity to exchange ideas and share opinions about changes implemented at their schools to reduce plastic and solid waste. As part of the ongoing events for the 2019 version of Geography Week, Listín Diario’s Plan LEA held a conference entitled “Plastic and Other Solid Wastes Are Harming the Environment and Biodiversity” […]