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UAPA University Students Learn About Pressing Problems Causing Climate Change
October 19, 2015 - A screening of Lago Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change was held as part of GFDD/Funglode’s yearlong Environmental Film Screening Series, a sub-initiative of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival. (Santo Domingo, October 19, 2015) Last Wednesday, October 14, students and staff of the University for Adults (Universidad Abierta Para Adultos –UAPA) participated in a screening... Continue Reading >
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Warm Welcome for Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience at 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
October 19, 2015 - The audience at the 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) learned about recycling and ways to use garbage as a raw material to create art and new products and a source of income. The GFDD film, “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” was chosen to be screened at the festival held in California... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode’s ReCrearte Program, other Environmental Initiatives Join “Going Green Together” Project
October 15, 2015 - GFDD/Funglode is pleased to announce its participation in the “Going Green Together” (Juntos Somos Verde) initiative, being held in the Ágora Mall through the entire month of October, with the aim of raising awareness on environmental protection. The project activities are being held in the shopping center’s central atrium, with a program featuring talks, documentaries,... Continue Reading >
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Specialists Discuss Insertion of Individuals with Different Needs into Labor Market
October 13, 2015 - José B. Esposito, Yvette Bermúdez, and Gissell Eusebio talked about society’s commitment to fostering employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities at a roundtable discussion organized by GFDD/Funglode. Miosotti Matos, Director of the National Employment Service, joined the discussion. (Santo Domingo, October 13, 2015) – The government, companies, families, and society in general must assume the... Continue Reading >
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International Leaders and Civil Society Urge Action on Climate Change
October 13, 2015 - GFDD attended 2015 Annual Meetings of The World Bank Group and the IMF in Peru The Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and of the World Bank Group meet once a year to discuss the work of their respective institutions. This year, these Annual Meetings were held in Lima, Peru, the week... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Representatives Connect with Dozens of Students at Baruch College Work Abroad Fair
October 13, 2015 - InteRDom participated in the eighth annual Baruch College Work Abroad Fair on October 13th, 2015, where representatives met with students from all backgrounds and academic interests looking to gain experience abroad. The fair attracted the participation of more than 80 students hailing from Baruch’s three schools: the Zicklin School of Business, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences,... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Participate in 8th Annual Baruch College Work Abroad Fair
October 9, 2015 - For the fourth year in a row, InteRDom representatives will be participating in the eighth annual Work Abroad Fair at Baruch College in New York City on October 13, 2015. The fair is hosted by the Baruch College Weissman Center for International Business, and is located at the Information and Technology Building on the 7th... Continue Reading >
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“Rise of Algae in Coral Reefs is the Result of Pollution and Lack of Herbivorous Fish” States Rubén Torres, President of Reef Check DR During GFDD/Funglode Publication Launch
October 8, 2015 - (Santo Domingo, October 9, 2015) –The problem confronting coral reefs in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean is due to “a lack of herbivorous fish and pollution,” said Rubén Torres, president and Executive Director of Reef Check Dominican Republic, during a panel discussion at the launch of “Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Impact on... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Night at CinemAmbiente 2015 in Turin
October 5, 2015 - Executive Director of GFDD and DREFF, Natasha Despotovic, presents films and serves on festival jury. Three Dominican-made films were screened at the CinemAmbiente film festival in Turin, Italy this October. The GFDD productions Value of Life and Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience, both directed by Natasha Despotovic, and 7 Gramos, directed by Jonatán... Continue Reading >
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“The Key to Resilience is Adaptive Capacity” States GFDD Fellow Hilary Lohmann
October 1, 2015 - Seeking to highlight the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States such as the Dominican Republic to the impacts of climate change on its coastal communities and resources, GFDD/Funglode put together a special UN side event on Thursday October 1 that joined policy experts with one of the authors of Climate Change in the Dominican Republic:... Continue Reading >
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More than a Thousand Young People to Participate in CILA 2015 in Santo Domingo
September 30, 2015 - The “Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas” (CILA) is the most important student event on global issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 11th edition of CILA will be held from Thursday October 22 through Sunday October 25, 2015, at the Crown Plaza Hotel Convention Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The working languages of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Book Launch and Discussion on Dominican Republic and China: Exchange, Trade, and Investment
September 29, 2015 - Under the series “Research and Ideas”, GFDD will launch the book "Dominican Republic and P.R. China: Exchange, Trade, and Investment", in which researcher Yuan Li demonstrates through data and analysis the extent of Chinese economic influence in the Dominican Republic, including trade relationships, economic activity of the Chinese diaspora in the country, foreign direct investment,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode at Dominican Book Fair in New York with Publications, Presentation of Programs and Conference with Veloz Maggiolo
September 29, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), participated once again in the Dominican Book Fair in New York, now in its ninth year. This year’s Book Fair was held at Gregorio Luperón High School in Manhattan from September 26-28. In... Continue Reading >
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New GFDD Advisory Committee
September 29, 2015 - Various personalities from the world of academia, medicine, communication, entertainment, sports, and design, among other sectors, are now part of the new Advisory Committee of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), which took shape yesterday at a meeting in New York that was presided over by GFDD President, Dr. Leonel Fernández and its... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Meet with Civil Society Organizations in Lima, Peru
September 28, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will attend upcoming civil society organization meetings in Lima, Peru as part of its mission of engaging in strategic regional events that focus on relevant topics to the socioeconomic sustainable development of the Americas. Other non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, and similar groups and foundations will... Continue Reading >
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Calling All Dominican Business Students for the Next GDAE Program at Babson College!
September 28, 2015 - Applications are now open for the next Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program, being held at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts from November 2-8, 2015. Dominican undergraduate students studying business and/or entrepreneurship are invited to apply to participate in this exciting exchange experience. Participants will be paired with a Dominican-American student host at Babson College,... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Optimistic On Future of Latin America, the Caribbean
September 26, 2015 - New Jersey September 26, 2015 - The president of GFDD/Funglode, Dr. Leonel Fernández, said that he felt optimistic about the ability of Latin America and the Caribbean to overcome the enormous challenges that will face them in the future. However, Fernández noted that to successfully face these immense challenges, the region of Latin American and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Attend 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University with Close to 1000 other Participants
September 25, 2015 - The president of GFDD/Funglode and former president of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, participated in the Third International Conference on Sustainable Development, an activity during which he shared the stage with other members of the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), an organization of which he is a member.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” Will be Screened on October 18th at the United Nations Association Film Festival
September 24, 2015 - The GFDD film, “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” has been chosen to screen at the upcoming 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), held in California this October. The film will be screened on October 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. Miryam López, Communications Manager at GFDD,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and Funglode to Launch Climate Change Publication at the UN during the General Assembly 70th Meeting
September 23, 2015 - GFDD and Funglode will launch a new edition of their publication series Research and Ideas in English and in Spanish, on Thursday October 1 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The publication which is titled Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Coastal Resources and Communities isauthored by 2014 GFDD Fellows, Ms. Hilary... Continue Reading >
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