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Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott addressed Compassion and Response to Human Suffering
Derek Walcott, the Nobel laureate, in his remarks during the fourth Organization of American States (OAS) Lecture Series of the Americas on April 11 th , discussed his acclaimed 1981 narrative poem, The Fortunate Traveler, in the context of issues surrounding suffering and human compassion.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Offer Course on Digital Narrative
FUNGLODE will begin offering the course “Digital Narrative” to 20 teachers with the objective of training them in the necessary elements to create short narrative stories utilizing multimedia tools, such as videos, images and music.
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Lecture on CAFTA and Its Impact on Dominican Republic
In Mr. Wood’s lecture delivered in FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo on April 1st, he noted the potential impacts of CAFTA in various sectors in the Dominican Republic.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize Meeting to Discuss CAFTA
The meeting, held at FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo on March 31st, 2005 included President Fernandez as well as other high level government representatives, legislators, U.S. embassy officials and other key individuals representing different industrial sectors of the Dominican Republic.
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President Fernandez Reaffirms His Commitment to Work with Dominican Diaspora in US
This activity results from the agreements of collaboration that FUNGLODE/GFDD have with YABT, GDLN, and the Earth Institute.
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FUNGLODE, GFDD and CTN Sign Agreement to Transmit Foundation Activities
This agreement aims at transmitting the conferences, meetings and other activities undertaken by the Foundation as part of its mandate for training, research and knowledge dissemination.
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GFDD signed an agreement with the World Banks GDLN and the Institute for Public Administration
The agreement was signed on February 28 th , 2005 in Santo Domingo by FUNGLODE’s external relations director, Mrs. Natasha Despotovic and the GDLN regional coordinator, Mr. David Gray.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign MOU to Promote OAS Lecture Series on the Americas
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the OAS office in Santo Domingo to support and promote the OAS’ Lecture Series on the Americas .
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Offer Workshop on Journalism and Democratic Processes
The objective of this course was to gather journalists from different media in order to stimulate and promote the dialogue and exchange around their own experiences, strategies and tools to improve their coverage on political issues, particularly on electoral processes.
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President Leonel Fernandez Announces Creation of Consultative Board in New York
Dr. Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic and honorary President of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, announced the creation of a Consultative Board in New York whose mission is the implementation of the recommended actions included in the book “Strategic Alliance between the Dominican Republic and New York City “.
