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InteRDom Student of the Week: Jonathan D Oleo
Jonathan D’Oleo is an honors student at Brandeis University in Boston. He arrived in the Dominican Republic on the 16th May 2006 to investigate the area of international trade in relation to the DR-CAFTA.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in Sixth GDLN LAC Annual Workshop
GFDD/FUNGLODE is participating in the sixth Annual Workshop of the GDLN Network of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is being held in San José, Costa Rica from July 10th – July 12th, 2006.
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GFDD Participates in Seminar on the Spanish Language as an Economic Asset
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, represented by Asunción Sanz, participated in the seminar that took place in Vitoria, Spain, to discuss the different ways the Spanish language can be considered and promoted and an economic asset…
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InteRDom: First US Students Arrive in Dominican Republic
The first group of American students visiting Dominican Republic through the InterDom: Internships in Dominican Republic program arrived at Santo Domingo starting May 12, 2006.
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Lecture on Economic Stabilization Policy in the Dominican Republic
Robert Wood stated that the economic recovery achieved by the successful implementation of stabilization public policies in the Dominican Republic by the Administration of Leonel Fernández has given back the confidence in the nation and enhanced the entry of capitals.
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GFDD Participates in 2006 State of the Planet Forum at Columbia University
On March 28-29, 2006, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the “State of the Planet 06: Is Sustainable Development feasible?” forum, held by The Earth Institute, at the Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York City.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch InteRDom: Internships in Dominican Republic
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), with the collaboration of the Interamerican University (UNIBE for its Spanish initials), and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCyT for its Spanish initials), among other partners, launched Interndom: Internships in Dominican Republic.
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Entrepreneurial Commitment to Education to be Debated at Virtual Educa Caribe 2006
The Interamerican Forum on New Technologies, Virtual Educa Caribe 2006, part of the Inter-American Summit, organized by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), will explore the expanding network of corporations with successful educational projects all across America.
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Agreement of Cooperation in Support of Social Corporate Responsibility
An agreement of cooperation was signed in Santo Domingo on January 24 among the main organizations and associations representing Dominican civil society, private sector, public sector and international organizations, including Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE, and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD
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First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development
The conference served as a useful platform to concretize future projects and initiatives, and extract important conclusions in areas related to the environmental and sustainable development of the Caribbean.
