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  • Conference About Water as a Scarce Resource and Luxury Item

    April 16, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundacion Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and the Dominican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources have invited lawyer and researcher Teodosio Palomino to speak about the relevance of water scarcity and its use and distribution throughout the world.   “Water: Blue Gold” is the theme of the conference scheduled Thursday, April 17,... Continue Reading >

  • Global Media Arts Institute Organizes Documentary Film Course

    April 15, 2008 - The Global Media Arts Institute  (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will offer a course on documentary film, April 28 -- May 2, 2008 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.   The object of the workshop, directed towards undergraduate and graduate students of social... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Course Workshop From Conception to Execution Comes to a Close

    April 13, 2008 - On April 11, 2008, thirty-eight students were awarded certificates for their successful completion of the workshop: “From Conception to Execution.” The class was offered by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), and took place April 7-11 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.   During... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Support Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment

    April 10, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE aided in organizing the Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment, financed by the European Union and coordinated by the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission. The event was celebrated April 2-5, 2008, at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo.   The objectives of the activity... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in UN ECOSOC Forum

    April 8, 2008 - On April 4, 2008, Pilar Sandóval, Executive Director of the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), represented Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO Forum, “The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Sustainable Development and the... Continue Reading >

  • Workshop Adobe After Effects Draws to a Close

    April 8, 2008 - On April 4, 2008, sixteen GMAI students received certificates of completion for their participation in the workshop, “Adobe After Effects,” which began March 31 and was scheduled to come to a close April 4, but due to student requests, ended on April 5. The class was instructed by Editing and Postproduction Specialist, Jorge Mochón and... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Aided in Organizing Course on Commerce and Environment for Government Officials

    April 7, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE aided the Organization of American States (OAS) in organizing an intensive course on commerce and environment for government officials, March 31 -- April 4, 2008, at the Escuela Diplomática de la Cancillería de la República Dominicana (Dominican Republic Diplomatic School at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters) in Santo Domingo. The course explored... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD, FUNGLODE, NGO Alliance and ITLA Sponsor Intensive Office-Computer Training Course for Non-Profit Organizations

    April 3, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), NGO Alliance and the Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA) will offer an intensive office-computer training course for non-governmental organization representatives. The course will be held April 7-23, 2008 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters. Please note, however, there... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD, FUNGLODE and the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Pay Special Homage to Dominican Painter Tito Cánepa

    April 3, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) along with the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at City College will pay special homage to New York Dominican painter Tito Cánepa.   These institutions have organized the exhibition, “Tito Cánepa: 60 Years of Dominican Painting in the United States,” and a... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Assist in Organizing Intensive Course on Commerce and Environment for Government Officials

    March 31, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE are helping to organize an intensive course on commerce and environment for government officials that is being organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), today, March 31, until April 4, 2008, at the Escuela Diplomática de la Cancillería de la República Dominicana (Dominican Republic Diplomatic School at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters)... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI and NALIP-DR Organize Film Presentation at FUNGLODE

    March 31, 2008 - On Friday, March 28, 2008, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI) and the Dominican Republic National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP-DR) organized an evening of film screenings at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.   The following films were projected:   Memoria invisible, Un taller de fotografía para no videntes (Invisible Memory: A... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Support Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment

    March 28, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE will assist in the organization of the Inter-Regional Forum of Cities on Public Policy and Drug Treatment, financed by the European Union and coordinated by the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission. The event will be celebrated at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, April 2-5, 2008.   The... Continue Reading >

  • Presentation on How Students Can Maximize the Benefits of Internship Opportunities

    March 27, 2008 - During InteRDom’s Annual Review, an event organized yearly by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which seeks to elicit debate concerning global trends in the areas of training, management and human resource development, Lisa Stephenson, Director of the Graduate Student Career Development Center at George Washington University,... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Annual Review: Professional Training Yields Corporate Returns

    March 26, 2008 - During InteRDom’s Annual Review, an event organized yearly by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which seeks to elicit debate concerning global trends in the areas of training, management and human resource development, Jorge Chávez, Professional Training Director, Servicio Nacional de Adiestramiento en Trabajo Industrial (National Service... Continue Reading >

  • GMAI Will Offer Workshop: From Conception to Execution

    March 20, 2008 - GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI) will be offering the workshop, “From Conception to Execution,” at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, April 7-11, 2008.   This class will center on project development and the role of the producer, budget planning, pitching, the television market, international sales and legal challenges.   Course instruction will... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema

    March 14, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the NALIP Conference 9: Sin Límites: Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema, which took place March 7-9, 2008 at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, California.   GFDD and FUNGLODE participated in the event to promote the 2008 Dominican Republic Global Film... Continue Reading >

  • DRGFF Attends the 25th Edition of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF)

    March 13, 2008 - This year, for the second time, staff members 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) joined the participants of the MIFF from February 28 - March 9, 2008, in Miami, Florida, in order to continue building a... Continue Reading >

  • Inauguration of Sixth Annual Dominican Republic Model United Nations

    March 13, 2008 - Today, March 13, 2008, over 500 high school and college students, as well as teachers and professors, from the Dominican Republic, the United States and the region assembled at Fordham University in New York City to celebrate the inauguration of the Sixth Annual Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN), organized by the United Nations Association... Continue Reading >

  • Over 500 Dominican and International Students Will Represent UN Member States at NYDRMUN 2008

    March 12, 2008 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) will organize the sixth edition of the Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference in New York (NYDRMUN), March 13-15, 2008, at Fordham University and the United Nations Headquarters.   During the Conference,... Continue Reading >

  • Certificates of Completion Presented to GMAI Students

    March 11, 2008 - On March 7, 2008, thirteen GMAI students received certificates of completion for their participation in the workshop, “Directing the Actor,” which took place March 3-7, 2008, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.   This course was taught by Corina Mestre, and emphasized the exploration of human emotion characteristic of the Stanislavski method of acting.  ... Continue Reading >

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