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GFDD Presents LUIS during New York Cine Latino Film Festival
October 16, 2017 - During the 2017 New York Cine Latino Film Festival’s Dominican Night, held this past Friday, October 13th, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Funglode, presented Archie Lopez’s LUIS (2017) to a full house of cinema enthusiasts. With a runtime of 98 minutes, LUIS tells the... Continue Reading >
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Horizons Broadened during U.S. launch of the Diccionario Cultural Dominicano
October 14, 2017 - On a bright evening in Union City, New Jersey, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development along with Funglode, its sister organization in the Dominican Republic (GFDD/Funglode) convened a group of cultural enthusiasts and influential members of the Dominican community for a discussion to commemorate the U.S. launch of the Diccionario Cultural Dominicano. The event... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Presents Los Fabulosos Ma’ Mejores in Camden
October 6, 2017 - In its latest rendition of the Dominican Film Showcase, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) presented school children along with their parents at McGraw Mastery School in Camden, NJ to Carlos Manuel Plasencia’s Los Fabulosos Ma’ Mejores (2015). The film made history as the first baseball-focused youth comedy film in the Dominican Republic,... Continue Reading >
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U.S. Launch of the Diccionario Cultural Dominicano
October 3, 2017 - On October 14, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will provide support for the U.S. launch of the Diccionario Cultural Dominicano, an encyclopedic dictionary which takes readers on a journey through the Dominican cultural space. This U.S. debut will take place in New Jersey, home to the second-highest population of Dominicans in the United... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Signs Cooperative Agreement with Inter-American Bar Association
October 2, 2017 - Dr. Leonel Fernández, former President of the Dominican Republic and current President of GFDD/Funglode, signed an inter-institutional cooperative agreement with the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) for the promotion of technical and financial cooperation in forthcoming projects to be established by both institutions. Under the terms of the agreement, cooperation between GFDD/Funglode and the IABA will... Continue Reading >
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DREFF’s Nominee, “Death by a Thousand Cuts”, Finalist in the 2017 Green Film Network Award!
September 29, 2017 - The Dominican Film “Death by a Thousand Cuts”, screened at the 2016 Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), has been selected as one of the finalist in this year’s Green Film Network (GFN) Award. This was DREFF’s nomination for the renown international environmental film prize, “Green Cinema Award”, organized by GFN, a prestigious network of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Partner with UNA USA Council of Organizations and Kitchen Connection to celebrate UN Day through “Spices for Peace”
September 27, 2017 - GFDD will host an interactive cooking show in partnership with Kitchen Connection and the UNA USA Council of Organization in celebration of UN Day. Author and food expert, Nargisse Benkabbou will join us LIVE from her home in Morocco, teaching us how to make an Amlou recipe on Kitchen Connection. Nargisse will also share her... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode: Driving, Chipping, and Putting for Sustainable Development in the Dominican Republic
September 26, 2017 - Convened by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD/Funglode, more than one hundred golfers came together on a beautiful, sunny, and warm September day to take part in the organization’s 10th Golf Tournament. This year, players returned to the peace and elegance of the Devereaux Emmet designed Glen Head Country Club, one of the... Continue Reading >
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“Acid Rain Disappeared because Citizens Demanded Action, Businesses Delivered Technical Solutions to and Political Leaders Made the Vision Happen” States Eric Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director at International Conference on Sustainable Development
September 26, 2017 - GFDD attended the fifth edition of the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) at Columbia University in New York City on September 18-21, 2017. The theme of this year’s ICSD, hosted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute’s Global Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) program was The World in 2050: Looking... Continue Reading >
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“María Montez”, the Story of the First Dominican Woman in Hollywood, captures the heart of Washingtonians
September 21, 2017 - GFDD hosted a screening of the 2014 Dominican film María Montez: The Movie in its DC office for a special edition of the Dominican Film Showcase in the U.S. capital. Before the screening, Maria Victoria Abreu, GFDD’s International Affairs and Socioeconomic Development Program Manager, gave the welcoming remarks and prefaced a video-message from Yvette Marichal,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Supports CUNY Dominican Studies Institute forum
September 21, 2017 - Faced with a challenging external environment, Latin American and Caribbean growth as a whole has stagnated in recent years. While some countries have remained bastions of the regional economy, others have seen precipitous drops in GDP growth. To address these and other relevant issues, GFDD and CUNY’s Dominican Studies Institute will convene a panel of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode and SAG-AFTRA Discuss Dominican Film Development
September 18, 2017 - Dr. Leonel Fernández, President of GFDD/Funglode and former President of the Dominican Republic met with executives from the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to analyze the potential for relations between the organizations and the Dominican film industry. During the encounter, Fernández emphasized opportunities for domestic labor and... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Hosts Club of Madrid Meeting on Global Democracy
September 18, 2017 - The future of democracy, how to promote youth participation in political processes and decision making, and the best ways to drive the effective exchange of ideas between new generations and the ones currently in power were just some of the principal topics of interest in today’s encounter between nine former presidents and prime ministers, all... Continue Reading >
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Doves for the International Day of Peace: ReCrearte and La Salle
September 15, 2017 - After a two-month break since its last visit, GFDD’s ReCrearte program stopped by the Juan Bautista de la Salle School to collaborate and join in its advance celebration of the International Day of Peace. In keeping with the day’s theme, program coordinator Lucía Marte led a conversation with a group of students and their teacher... Continue Reading >
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“A Perspective on Age and Maturity”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
September 11, 2017 - A paradox comes to mind concerning old age. All aspire to reach it, but once they arrive, they complain distressedly. They claim that it has come quicker than expected, and it has taken them by surprise. They also maintain that there isn’t any type of consolation to sweeten the irritations of elderliness. To avoid the... Continue Reading >
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GO FUTURE to screen Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience
September 7, 2017 - Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience, a production of GFDD/Funglode, has been selected to be screened at GO FUTURE on Tuesday, September 26th in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Similar to the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), GO FUTURE, an itinerant sustainable development and environmentally-focused film festival, is an initiative that puts on free film screenings... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Recognized during Cine Argentino Film Festival
September 5, 2017 - Dr. Leonel Fernández, former President of the Dominican Republic, was the recipient of special recognition and the 2017 Argentine Film Award during the Cine Argentino Film Festival which began Sunday, September 3rd at Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Fort Lauderdale. Fernández received the tribute in recognition of the important work carried out by the... Continue Reading >
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Quality over Quantity: A Discussion on Sustainable Tourism in the Dominican Republic
August 29, 2017 - Domestic and international experts convened at Funglode headquarters to discuss new trends in sustainable tourism. They assured that the key for development is in utilizing both natural and cultural resources. The tourism sector in the Dominican Republic needs to take advantage of the natural and cultural resources within the country to improve the industry and... Continue Reading >
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“North Korea: an Absurd Case of Global Geopolitics?”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
August 22, 2017 - The regime of King Jong-un has launched 18 missiles during 12 tests of nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles in February 2017, in spite of the fact that upon his arrival to the White House, President Donald Trump stated that he would end the policy of diplomatic engagement with North Korea practiced by his predecessors. Faced... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Global Roundtable: Interview with Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Ambassador Marco Albuja
August 14, 2017 - To mark the latest edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables, Angie Martinez, diplomat and contributor to the Foundation, hosted Ambassador Marco Albuja, Ecuador’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). The session which took place in the Washington D.C. office of GFDD focused on a number of issues including the financial crisis, the... Continue Reading >
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