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InteRDom announces the 6th edition of its Internship Certification Program
Companies willing to optimize their internship programs may receive training by InterDom at the next “Internship Certification Program” to be offered October 2, 3 and 4 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Book Collection “Poetry and Story”
On August 22, Global Foundation for Democracy for Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host a special event in celebration of the publication of the book collection “Poetry and Story.”

Conference “Political Polarization in the United States and the Presidential Elections”
On August 22, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will convene the conference “Political Polarization in the United States and the Presidential Elections,” with Senior Researcher of the New America Foundation and Founder of the institution’s American Strategy Program, Steve Clemons. The conference will begin at 7:00 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

DREFF Workshop on Community Gardens in Partnership with Banreservas Comes to a Successful Close
Saturday, August 4, 2012, marked the close of the 5 day workshop on Community Gardens implemented by the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in conjunction with Banreservas at Club Banreservas in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The program, which commenced on July 7 and took place over the course of 5 Saturdays, provided participants
with instruction on how to create and maintain box gardens, utilizing organic agricultural techniques. The workshop was taught by Cristinia Cruz Minier, expert in botany and environmental science.

First Meeting for DREFF 2012 Volunteers
On Thursday, August 2, the organizers of the Second Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), convened the first meetings for potential volunteers. The second edition of the Festival will be celebrated September 5-9, 2012.

DREFF Partners with Dominican Mountaineer Karim Mella to Realize Student Expedition to Pico Duarte
Following the success of the first-ever DREFF organized student expedition to Pico Duarte, which took place April 2-5, 2012, professional mountaineer and DREFF contributor Karim Mella and his foundation Fundación “Siempre Más” coordinated a subsequent trip, July 5-8, for thirty five students from the Politécnico Ave María de Villa Mella and the Liceo La Salle de Capotillo public high schools.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Partner with Voluntariado Banreservas to Launch the Exhibit “Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment”
On Monday, July 30, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), partnered with Voluntariado Banreservas to put on the exhibit “Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment.”

Participants in High Level Dialogue: “The Growth of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications” Affirm that Relocation of Families Affected by the Rise of Lake Enriquillo is a Priority
On Saturday, July 28, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), partnered with the City College of New York (CCNY) and the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) to organize the high level dialogue “The Rise of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications,” from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.

GFDD Publishes Report on Transportation System Integration in Santo Domingo by GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Carl Allen
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to announce the publication of the report “El Metro and the Impacts of Transportation System Integration in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,” by Carl Allen, 2009 GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow and graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School Master’s Program in Public Policy and Urban Planning.

Barry Herman, Professor of International Affairs at The New School for Social Research and Advisor to the United Nations, Calls for the Creation of a New Mechanism to Combat Sovereign Debt
“The world needs an international mechanism to combat the insolvency crisis of governments,” affirmed Barry Herman, Professor of International Affairs at The New School for Social Research and Advisor to the United Nations during the conference, “How to Resolve the Soveriegn Debt Crisis of the Twenty-First Century,” organized by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) on Tuesday, July 24 at FUNGLODE Headquarters
in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.