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GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch International Week on Distance Education
February 13, 2006 - Throughout the course of a week workshops and lectures will be offered in which educators from different countries share their experiences on distance education and their insights into the different ways of developing such educational programs. Some of the key aspects covered at the "International Week on Distance Education" opening event, sponsored by Fundación Global... Continue Reading >
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International Seminar on Evaluation and Certification of Distance Education Institutions
January 25, 2006 - The seminar will take place in the Open University for Adults (Universidad Abierta para Adultos, UAPA), Santiago de los Caballeros , Dominican Republic , January 23-25, 2006. With the support of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), the Inter-American Association for Distance Education (Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia, AIESAD), Santillana Publishing... Continue Reading >
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Agreement of Cooperation in Support of Social Corporate Responsibility
January 24, 2006 - An agreement of cooperation was signed in Santo Domingo on January 24 among the main organizations and associations representing Dominican civil society, private sector, public sector and international organizations, including Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE, and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, to coordinate, support, and strengthen a national social corporate responsibility strategy.... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Teachers Trained in Quality Teaching
January 23, 2006 - A total of 278 Dominican teachers and professors will be awarded with a diploma for the satisfactory completion of an Organization of the American States (Educational Portal of the Americas) course on line sponsored by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE in collaboration with the ministries of... Continue Reading >
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More than 200 Teachers Trained in Introductory Computer Usage
January 23, 2006 - "Partners in Learning", a Microsoft program supported by FUNGLODE/GFDD, has been conducting a series of trainings to more than 200 teachers of the Ministry of Basic Education (SEE for its Spanish initials) in order to qualify them in theto effective use of technology in the classroom. The main objective of these courses is to enhance... Continue Reading >
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XXIII Model General Assembly of the OAS
December 7, 2005 - The Organization of American States (OAS), the Ministry of Higher Education, (SEESCyT for its acronym in Spanish), the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (ANURD,) Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE,) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) launched the "XXIII Model of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States for... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary
November 29, 2005 - A gala dinner with almost 1,000 people marked the celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE that took place at Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo . The President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of FUNGLODE, His Excellency Dr. Leonel Fernández led the select list of guests that also... Continue Reading >
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Launch of Dominicanaonline.org
November 29, 2005 - Dominicanaonline.org, the new portal of the Dominican Republic , was launched in Santo Domingo at the Vth anniversary celebration of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, FUNGLODE. www.Dominicanaonline.org was created by FUNGLODE and its sister organization in the U.S., Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, with the objective of gathering all the information on the... Continue Reading >
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Regulation and Legislation of Distance Education: The Brazilian Experience
November 7, 2005 - The Minister of Higher Education, Ms. Ligia Amado Melo, opened a three day seminar on "Regulation and Legislation of Distance Education: The Brazilian Experience," led by two officials of the Brazilian Ministry of Education, Professor Luciane Carneiro, Coordinator for Education, and Dr. Helio Chaves Filho, Director for Policy on Distance Education. This activity is the... Continue Reading >
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Peer Coaching: Technological Tools to Improve Learning
October 31, 2005 - TEACHERS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN WILL BE TRAINED UNDER "PEER COACHING" FOR THE USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO IMPROVE LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM Thirty teachers from Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic participated in the training workshop opened October 31 that went on until November 4, at... Continue Reading >
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Sir George A. O. Alleyne keynote speaker at the Ninth OAS Lecture Series of the Americas
October 11, 2005 - "Health is instrumental in its own right in contributing to wealth and other aspects of human development," confirmed the Barbadian-born Dr. George A. O. Alleyne, head of PAHO from 1995 to 2003 and currently Chancellor of the University of the West Indies in his lecture on "Health for Development" at the Ninth Conference of the... Continue Reading >
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The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic will organize Model OAS
September 13, 2005 - President Leonel Fernandez and OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, signed an agreement of cooperation to conduct the XXIII model of the OAS General Assembly with universities and colleges. The agreement of cooperation was also signed by Natasha Despotovic as Executive Director of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Pilar Sandoval, Executive Director... Continue Reading >
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President Fernandez Addressed the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
September 13, 2005 - PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ADDRESSED THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES DURING HIS LAST VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez visited the Organization of American States during his last visit to the United States. President Fernandez talked about Latin America’s transitions to democracy and the region’s challenges and... Continue Reading >
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Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean
September 13, 2005 - As part of the VIII Lecture Series of the Americas organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), the former president of Spain, Felipe González delivered a conference entitled "Challenges Confronting Latin America and the Caribbean”. In his address Gonzales outlined key priorities for the integral development in the region, urging a better income distribution,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Organizes Lecture by President Fernández at Georgetown University
September 12, 2005 - As part of a continued effort to reach out to U.S. institutions and strengthen the links between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. public in general, GFDD, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington , organized a lecture delivered by President Leonel Fernández at Georgetown University on September 12. The event... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and the UNA-DR at the UN Annual DPI/NGO Conference in New York City
September 7, 2005 - Under the title of "Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal", the United Nations held its 58 th Annual DPI/NGO Conference on September 7-9 at UN headquarters in New York City . Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD, and Pilar Sandoval , Executive Director of the UNA-DR, participated in the meetings. For three days... Continue Reading >
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Teachers and Professors Benefit from Grant for Quality in Education on Line Course
September 6, 2005 - A total of 279 professionals of the education sector are benefiting from the grants offered by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD,) in collaboration with the State Secretary for Basic Education (SEE per its Spanish acronym) and the State Secretary for Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCyT... Continue Reading >
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First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development
August 12, 2005 - FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SERVED AS THE CATALYST FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE CARIBBEAN "Environment: Our Partner in Development, The First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development" took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 10 th to 12 th and counted with the attendance of more than... Continue Reading >
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Local and World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security Issues Within a Democratic Framework
August 2, 2005 - Experts, high ranking civil and military officers, and scholars discussed security threats to the stability of the region during a one-day workshop held at FUNGLODE. FUNGLODE, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, The Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo Foundation and Latin American University for... Continue Reading >
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World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security at FUNGLODE
August 1, 2005 - Hemispheric security within democratic values was the topic of the panel discussion that gathered President Fernández, Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés, especial UN envoy to Haiti , Joseph Tulchin, Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center , and Raúl Benítez Manaut, scholar and professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico. The presentation... Continue Reading >
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