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  • Twelve Dominican Students Recognized in GDAE Closing Ceremony

    Activities for the Global Dominican Academic Exchange program (GDAE) 2014 drew to a close on Friday evening, November 7, when a special ceremony honored the participants in the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Georgia Transnational Law programs from September and October, 2014.

  • Dominican Film Industry Present in the Nation’s Capital

    Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its initiative, Dominican Film Showcase (DFS), will feature five films as well as a discussion panel with filmmakers, producers and industry experts of the Dominican Republic during November 19-23, 2014 at the Arts Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC.

  • El Centro León Welcomes Students for the Screening of the Documentary La Montaña, as Part of the Educational Trip to Pico Duarte

    A group of young students enjoyed the screening of the documentary La Montaña, a film that shows the adventure of the first Dominican expedition that ascends to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. The event took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at the Centro León, as part of the Educational Excursion to Pico Duarte and RDescubre program. This presentation is one of the initiatives that Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in
    theDominican Republic, Fundación Global Desarrollo y Democracia (Funglode) offers through this program.

  • GFDD Attends 10th edition of CILA 2014 from October 29 to November 2, 2014

    On Saturday November 1, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was present to witness and support the closing ceremony of the Americas International Conference (Conferencia Internacional Las Américas, CILA, for its Spanish acronym). The conference was hosted by the Association of the United Nations in the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from October 29 – November 2,
    2014.

  • Dominican Diaspora in NY Rejoices with Documentary Orgullo de mi Tierra: Descubre Puerto Plata

    An enthusiastic audience participated on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Dominican Get Together organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), where the documentary Orgullo de mi Tierra: Descubre Puerto Plata was screened. The activity, held at the Symphony Space, was made in collaboration with the Clúster Turístico del Destino Puerto Plata, the Puertoplateños Association of the United States and Centro Cuesta Nacional (CCN).

  • GFDD Attends Opening Ceremony of CILA 2014 on October 29, 2014

    On Wednesday October 29, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was present to witness and support the opening ceremony of the Americas International Conference (Conferencia Internacional Las Américas, CILA, for its Spanish acronym). The conference, hosted by the Association of the United Nations in the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from October 29 – November 2, 2014 greeted
    more than 1500 young representatives from all around the world.

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