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GFDD and FUNGLODE Partner with OAS Art Museum of the Americas Exhibit: On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti
As part of its commitment to support and publicize the goals and programs of the Organization of American States (OAS) and in partnership with the Embassies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti in Washington, D.C., GFDD and FUNGLODE is pleased to present On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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GFDD and Dominican Children and Youth Library Unite to Raise Awareness About the Environment
As part of its mission to elevate the awareness of environmental challenges and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), joined with Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil Republica Dominicana (BIJRD) to develop environmental activities for Dominican youth.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Laud New York Music Concert Supporting Disadvantaged Youth in Dominican Republic
Superstar singer and musician, Marc Anthony, has announced that he will be adding one more performance to his upcoming New York tour to benefit the Maestro Cares Foundation.
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GFDD Joins Centro Cultural Perelló in Celebrating Environment Week
This week the Centro Cultural Perelló, located in Bani, in collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE, will be hosting a full program of activities the aim of which is to increase community awareness and promote environmental conservation and natural resources management.
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Honorary President of GFDD, Dr. Leonel Fernández’s Publications Available on Amazon
Two special books authored by GFDD Founder and Honorary President, Dr. Leonel Fernández are now available for sale online via Amazon. Published by FUNGLODE, the books; Años de formación, escritos políticos de vanguardia and El delito de opinión pública: censura, ideología y libertad de expresión, were both penned prior to his Presidency of the Dominican Republic, and have been further revised and updated.
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New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit and Publications Benefit Dominican Youth
On March 7, 2013, the New Perspectives Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, will be on display at an event to benefit The DREAM Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving the educational needs of over 4,000 children and youth born into poverty along the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.
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DREFF Commences Screening Tour of Environment Documentary, Bag it Across the Country
As part of the follow up to the II Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), second edition, which took place this past September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracy and Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has organized four screenings of the documentary film Bag it, followed by discussion sessions with its director, Suzan Beraza.
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University of Rhode Island Winter Programs Conclude “Al Sabor Criollo”
The two University of Rhode Island Winter Programs hosted by InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic came to a close on Thursday evening, January 17 amidst the colorful scene of the restaurant El Conuco, where students danced merengue, bachata and perico ripiao, ate traditional Dominican foods and enjoyed the sounds of live Dominican music played on instruments such as the guiro, unique to the Dominican Republic.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Host Launch of Spanish Edition of UNESCO’s Education for All Global Monitoring Report (EFAGMR)
On February 11th, FUNGLODE will host the launch the highly anticipated Spanish edition of the UNESCO’s Educational for All Global Monitoring Report. Senior Communications and Media Experrt of the EFAGMR, Marisol Sanjines will be discussing the findings and implications of the initiative, which is in its tenth year.
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DREFF Joins Forces with Samaná’s Second Annual Humpback Whale Festival
As a way of promoting the Samaná Peninsula’s impressive natural and cultural heritage, as well as commemorating the start of the 2013 annual whale watching season, the Second Annual Humpback Whale Festival was officially launched today in the coastal city of Santa Barbara de Samaná.
