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Activities Taking Place During the Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Juan Bosch, June 8-12
June 5, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have organized a series of activities to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Juan Bosch. The program will begin on Monday, June 8 at 7:00 pm with a round table discussion during which individuals with links to Professor Bosch will... Continue Reading >
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Marco Herrera Appointed New FUNGLODE Executive Director
June 3, 2009 - Marco Herrera is the new Executive Director of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE). His appointment was announced on Wednesday by the organization’s Honorary President, Dr. Leonel Fernández, during a small event held at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Herrera, a lawyer by profession, previously served as the Director of the Center for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Award Scholarship to Dominican Student to Study at EICTV in Cuba
June 2, 2009 - In April of this year, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV – International School for Television and Film) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, held EICTV entrance exams for Dominican Students between the ages of 22 and 29. A National Evaluation... Continue Reading >
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR will Organize Youth of the Americas Forum for Haiti
June 1, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in partnership with Haiti Action, will sponsor the Youth of the Americas Forum for Haiti (YAFH) and its subsequent Community Service Week (CSW), as part of their institutional Commitment to Action with... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival
May 30, 2009 - Omar de la Cruz, DRGFF Technical Director, and Asunción Sanz, DRGFF Promotion and Marketing Director, attended the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, which took place May 13-24, 2009 in Cannes, France. Filmmakers, actors, agents, distribution companies and other industry professionals came from all over the globe to showcase their latest productions in hopes of gaining worldwide... Continue Reading >
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A Green Internship for 2009 Fall Semester: Sustainable Development and Climate Change in the Caribbean Region
May 29, 2009 - The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) met recently at InteRDom with important projects for students interested in designing environmental policies to prevent and mitigate the emission of green house gasses. The National Council on Climate Change is part of the Sur Futuro Foundation, an organization that promotes social... Continue Reading >
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HOT Summer Seminar: “Doing Business in Latin America”
May 28, 2009 - The internship program InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will present as part of its 2009 summer academic program the seminar “Doing Business in Latin America.” The event will take place Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1. The seminar will be realized... Continue Reading >
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GMAI Will Offer Scholarships for Students to Attend Film Course at NYU
May 26, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), New York University’s Opportunity Programs and One Race Films awarded five scholarships to Dominican students 18 to 20 years of age interested in audiovisual arts and/or television and film production. Scholarship recipients Cristina Zapata Taveras (Colegio San Judas Tadeo), Ramón Alfonso Peña Rodríguez (Escuela Nacional de Artes y... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Announces 2009 Summer Seminars
May 24, 2009 - The internship program InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), is pleased to announce its 2009 Summer Seminars. Summer seminars are open to the public and represent an excellent opportunity for cultural exchange, gathering students from the Dominican Republic, the United States and Haiti.... Continue Reading >
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The Seventeenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development Provides Excellent Opportunities to Network with Professionals in the Areas of Food Security, Water Management and Sustainable Production and Consumption
May 22, 2009 - While attending the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations’ Commission on Sustainable Development, May 4-15, 2009 at UN Headquarters in New York City, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) were able to attend a number of side events on issues related to food security, water management and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in the Seventeenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
May 22, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations’ Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), May 4-15, 2009 at UN Headquarters in New York City. The purpose of the session was for governments to negotiate the Chairperson’s Draft, which was compiled based... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Attends Roundtable Discussion on Ethanol Development and Production Organized by Public-Private Alliance Foundation and Research Pays
May 22, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) attended the Third Annual Partners Against Poverty Event, which focused on ethanol development and production, organized by the Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF) and Research Pays. The purpose of the event was to gather together professionals involved in diverse aspects of ethanol... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Participate in CTN Expo Fair 2009
May 19, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will participate in the 2009 CTN Vacations Expo Fair. The exposition will take place at the Sans Soucí Terminal of the Santo Domingo Airport, May 21-24, 2009 from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. ... Continue Reading >
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Apply to InteRDom to Spend the Fall Semester Working for Dominican Republic Global Film Festival
May 18, 2009 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), is currently accepting applications for the Fall Semester (September 8 –December 17, 2009), just in time for the Annual Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF). InteRDom is looking for interns to assist with the festival... Continue Reading >
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GMAI, Universal Studios and One Race Film Foundation Present Short Films “Los Bandoleros” and “Rápido y Furioso en el Caribe” at Club Mauricio Báez in Santo Domingo
May 14, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with Universal Studios and One Race Film Foundation, presented the screening of the short films “Los Bandoleros” and “Rápido y Furioso en el Caribe” at Club Mauricio Báez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Universal Studios and the One Race Film Foundation chose to realize the... Continue Reading >
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Exhibition of Book New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Opens in Independence Park
May 8, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy (GFDD) and its sister institution in Santo Domingo, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, inaugurated the photography exhibition, “New Perspectives of the Dominican Republic” The photo expo, being held in Santo Domingo’s Independence Park, will be on display until June 30. The event will showcase... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Promotes Internship Models with Transnational Impact
May 8, 2009 - As part of its ongoing efforts to promote international internship models, InteRDom recently organized a conference entitled, “Internships to Increase Competitiveness,” led by Gizem Eren-Baig, Coordinator of the World Bank's at Voice Secondment Program at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo. “One of our core objectives is to encourage international internships that have transnational impacts such... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Adds CAEI to its Internship Offering
May 7, 2009 - The Internship Program, InteRDom, is adding the Dominican Republic Sugar Industry Consortium to its internship offering for this year. Positions will be available to students of engineering, agriculture and chemistry. To finalize the details of the internship opportunities, representatives of InteRDom met recently with executives of CAEI, one of the most important business conglomerates... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF Participates in 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
May 3, 2009 - Representatives of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the eighth edition of the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) in New York City, in order to identify quality films for the 2009 edition of DRGFF that will take... Continue Reading >
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The Dominican Republic Plays an Instrumental Role in the Special High-Level Meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
April 30, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the Special High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development organized by the Financing for Development Division of the United Nations... Continue Reading >
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