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GFDD Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” Chosen for Continued Screening for Festival 2015: Green Unplugged
June 23, 2015 - The prizewinning GFDD short film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” has been selected to screen at the online Green Unplugged Festival, and will be available on the Culture Unplugged website from June to December 2015. This global online festival promotes restoring the wholeness of the environment through film. Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director at... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in the OAS Dialogue with Civil Society
June 23, 2015 - The 45th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), was held mid June, 2015, at the OAS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the theme “Present and Future of the Organization of American States.” In this context, on Sunday, June 14, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Host Book Presentation and Panel Discussion on “Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” in Santo Domingo
June 18, 2015 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode), through its Health Studies Center, will host an upcoming book presentation and discussion on one of the newest GFDD/Funglode publications. “Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy”, written by Henry A. Montero, helps... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Organize Special Presentation of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate at United Nations during High-Level Event on Climate Change
June 17, 2015 - Seeking to provide a space for showcasing climate action and concrete initiatives, GFDD/Funglode are putting together a special UN side event on Monday June 29 that will join high-level policy experts and government representatives with the Director of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate for an engaged debate on the topic of climate change. The... Continue Reading >
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Education is the Number One Driver for Developing Peaceful and Tolerant Societies
June 15, 2015 - GFDD/Funglode attended the UN for an education event entitled “Global citizenship education for a just, peaceful, inclusive and sustainable world: A conceptual framework and its application in the world” on Monday June 15. The event was co-organized by the Permanent Missions of France, Nigeria, Qatar and the Republic of Korea, the United States Mission and... Continue Reading >
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“The Future of Constitutional Reform”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
June 15, 2015 - Initially it was understood that the Constitution of 2010 was conceived as a rigid constitution. This means that as our Magna Carta, and as such occupying a superior position in the legal hierarchy, it should be difficult to reform or amend. From a technical-legal perspective, this is what differentiates it from a flexible constitution, which... Continue Reading >
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@dominicanaonline & @zonacolonialrd Launch “Discover your Colonial Zone”
June 11, 2015 - The GFDD website, Dominicanaonline, and the @zonacolonialrd Instagram account are launching “Discover your Colonial Zone” photo competition. The contest welcomes professional as well as amateur photographers to submit their best pictures of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone starting on June 9th until June 25th, 2015. In addition to fabulous prizes, the ten winners will be invited... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Fellow Henry Montero stresses how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy improves practical thinking and diminishes the delusions of Parkinson’s disease patients
June 11, 2015 - GFDD & Funglode hosted a special side event at the United Nations during the 8th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Thursday June 11. The lunchtime event, moderated by Marc Jourdan, GFDD UN Representative, presented the latest addition to the publication series... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Representing Civil Society at XLV General Assembly of the OAS
June 10, 2015 - The 45th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), will be held on June 15-16, 2015 at OAS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the theme “Present and Future of the Organization of American States.” Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will participate in these meetings, as well as in two... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer Program 2015 Kicks Off in Santo Domingo
June 10, 2015 - The 2015 InteRDom Summer Program officially began on June 1st, 2015 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and welcomed a diverse group of students. Scholars in the program hail from the United States, Germany, and Italy, significantly expanding our reach of international students. The students accepted into the program represent a wide variety of interest areas,... Continue Reading >
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Screening of “Planet Ocean” Closes Week of Environmental Awareness at Unibe
June 8, 2015 - Thanks to the agreement between the Dominican Universities Environmental Network (RAUDO by its acronym in Spanish) and GFDD’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), the 2015 Environment Week hosted several screenings of environmental films, in addition to exhibitions, lectures, and workshops on creative recycling. The screening of the documentary "Planet Ocean", from the prestigious French... Continue Reading >
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UNIBE Students Join the Creative Recycling Wave with the ReCrearte Program
June 5, 2015 - As part of the celebration of the Environment Week 2015, on June 2, Unibe hosted an orientation session on ReCrearte, GFDD/Funglode creative recycling program. A total of 65 students majoring in Marketing, Medicine and Advertising joined the "green" wave of creative recycling. In addition, after the lecture, the young people enjoyed GFDD’s award-winning documentary "Garbage... Continue Reading >
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Fellows Program Welcomes Newest Program Participant Megan Beddow
June 5, 2015 - Research fields includeoperation of nonprofit organizations, community development, and social entrepreneurship. The Fellows Program, an initiative of The Global foundation For Democracy and Development (GFFD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), is pleased to receive Megan Beddow into the program. Megan has earned a Bachelor Degree from Florida Southern College in math, sociology, and... Continue Reading >
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UNIBE Kicks Off Environment Week 2015 With Film Screening
June 4, 2015 - UNIBE formally opened Environment Week 2015 – dedicated this year to the prestigious biologist and environmentalist Celeste Mir- with a screening of Lago Enriquillo: Preludio del cambio climático (Lake Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change). The film’s director, Fernando Báez, was present at the event, which was organized through UNIBE’s partnership with the Dominican Environmental Film... Continue Reading >
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Director of the Global Environment Facility Discusses how the Organization acts as a Trigger for Further Financing of the Green Economy
June 1, 2015 - On June 1, the GFDD Global Roundtables welcomed Dr. Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs at the Global Environment Facility (GEF), for a session looking at the importance of public sector climate finance and the role of civil society in reducing emissions and helping communities to adapt. GFDD Executive Director Natasha Despotovic opened the session by... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Golf Classic to be Held This July
June 1, 2015 - The 6th GFDD/Funglode Golf Tournament will be held on July 20, 2015 at the Trump National Doral- Golden Palm in Miami, Florida. This event helps benefit GFDD/Fungode and its programs which support social, economic and democratic development in the Dominican Republic. It also serves as a networking opportunity for high-ranking officials, industry leaders, business executives,... Continue Reading >
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Dominicans Get Together to Enjoy a Magical Night with Pavel Nuñez in New York
May 29, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) has once again brought together the Dominican community in New York City, this time to present the famous Dominican singer, musician, and songwriter Pavel Nunez. The popular event was held at the Symphony Space Theater in Manhattan this past Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. The event... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Presents Lecture on Political Science at Catholic University of Santo Domingo
May 28, 2015 - Fernández said political know-how in the Dominican Republic, up to now, was gained by engaging in related activities but that this situation is changing with the emergence of academic programs focusing on political science. Former President of the Republic and current president of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), Dr. Leonel Fernández, welcomed the fact... Continue Reading >
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Multi-stakeholder respondents call for NGOs to be Involved in the Planning, Implementation and Review Stages of the Post 2015 Development Agenda
May 27, 2015 - GFDD/Funglode attended the Informal Interactive Hearings with Representatives of Non-governmental Organizations, Civil Society, Major Groups and the Private Sector on the Post-2015 Development Agenda from Tuesday May 26 to Wednesday May 27. The two day event was organized by H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the UN General Assembly in conjunction with the co-facilitators for... Continue Reading >
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DREFF and Dominican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Work Together to Promote Social-Economic Development
May 27, 2015 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of promoting sustainable social-economic development and environmental awareness in the Dominican Republic. Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and Bautista Rojas Gómez,... Continue Reading >
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