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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Brings Dominican Law Students and Professionals to University of Georgia
April 9, 2014 - The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program is excited to announce its next program, bringing Dominican law students and young professionals to participate in the Transnational Law Program at the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law, from April 13-23, 2014, in Athens, Georgia. The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) Transnational Law Program is a collaborative effort... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE to Partner on Cultural Tourism Event
April 8, 2014 - On Saturday May 3, 2014, GFDD and FUNGLODE will partner along with the Dominican Embassy to the White House on Cultural Tourism DC’s annual Passport DC program. The activity, which sees fifty embassies open their doors to thousands of Washington, D.C. visitors and residents alike marks a global celebration for a metropolitan city. Billed as... Continue Reading >
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DR Environmental Short to be Showcased at Yale Film Festival
April 4, 2014 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD’s) in-house produced short film has been selected as one of the 25 shorts and 10 feature films to screen at the Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY). The Festival, which is sponsored by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at the University, showcases incisive, cutting edge feature... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Newly Elected to CoNGO Board of Directors
April 4, 2014 - The Conference on NGO’S (CoNGO) General Assembly was convened in New York 2-4 April, 2014, under the headline subject: "Defining a Sustainable Future." Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was among 20 Civil Society organizations unanimously elected for CoNGO Board membership for a three-year term, 2014-2017. CoNGO, which has been known as the primary... Continue Reading >
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Writer and Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster Discusses the Dangers of Fracking and the Importance of Conserving Antarctica’s Environmental Resources
March 31, 2014 - A noted oceans expert and longtime grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, Jon Bowermaster has undergone numerous expeditions to the Antarctic over the past 25 years. As a result of his travels, Jon has become a keen advocate for environmental protection issues. During this discussion with GFDD he explains why it is so important... Continue Reading >
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Participants Form New Friendships at National Dominican Student Conference
March 30, 2014 - More than 500 attendees came together from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the largest National Dominican Student Conference (NDSC) in its 8-year history, and for the first time students from the Dominican Republic participated in the conference via the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE). Participants shared and cultivated ideas in... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Films to be Showcased at Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
March 28, 2014 - For the second time since 2013, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will partner with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital to reinforce and expand the Spanish-speaking film program and encourage the involvement and attendance of the Hispanic community. The four Dominican short films, which include two winners from GFDD''''s Globo... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Feature Dominican Shorts at DC Environmental Film Festival
March 28, 2014 - On March 28, as part of its commitment to raising awareness concerning the conservation of the environment through its programs, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development partnered with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) to showcase four Dominican short films at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights. DCEFF’s Spanish-language program, which... Continue Reading >
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Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program Commences at National Dominican Student Conference
March 27, 2014 - Nine Dominican college students arrive to Boston today as part of the Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) to participate in the 8th National Dominican Student Conference, from March 27-30 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The participants are a diverse group hailing from both public and private universities across the Dominican Republic, as well... Continue Reading >
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Environmental Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster to Explain Importance of Banning the Practice of Fracking
March 26, 2014 - At the end of March, the GFDD Global Roundtables will be hosting noted oceans expert and longtime grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, Jon Bowermaster to discuss the importance of banning natural gas exploitation through hydraulic fracturing (or fracking - the controversial process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Announce Launch of Research and Ideas Diaspora Book At Medgar Evers College
March 25, 2014 - On April 8, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development will be launching the English Version of one of its publications from the Research and Ideas Series at the book presentation of one of its most recent editions, "The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States." The book, which was released... Continue Reading >
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Fellows Program Generates Interest Among SIPA Students at Columbia University
March 25, 2014 - Columbia University played host to the first-ever Fellows Program information session on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, to promote research opportunities in the Dominican Republic to Masters and PhD candidate students at the School for International and Public Affairs (SIPA). The program has hosted two researchers from other schools at Columbia University (see Meet Our Fellows),... Continue Reading >
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Third Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano Award Introducing a New Category in the Area of Photography
March 24, 2014 - GFDD and FUNGLODE are launching the third edition of the audiovisual contest in the area of environment and sustainable development, which was born out of an initiative of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival in 2012. The third edition of the Globo Verde Dominicano Award is introducing a new category in the area of photography.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Facilitates Briefing to Students representing Dominican Republic at Model OAS
March 24, 2014 - On March 24, in continuing efforts to support and represent the Dominican community, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) welcomed 12 students from St. Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in New York State to learn more about GFDD’s work and civil society in the Dominican Republic (DR). The twelve students from the... Continue Reading >
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Columbia University Hosts First Fellows Program Information Session
March 24, 2014 - Fellows Program representatives will travel to Columbia University on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm to promote the Fellows Program to Masters and PhD candidate students at the School for International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Though the program has hosted two researchers from different schools at Columbia University (see Meet Our Fellows),... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Hosts Internationally renowned Dominican Musicians in Upper Manhattan
March 21, 2014 - On March 21, Symphony Space in New York City’s Upper Manhattan came alive with music, laughter and colorful stories behind the tropical tunes of two legends of the Dominican and international music scene, Rafael Solano and Johnny Ventura. This momentous event marked Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) first Dominican Get-Together (DGT) in the... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Celebrates World Water Day with a Special Screening of the Film A Thirsty World
March 20, 2014 - As part of its Year-Round Environmental Film Screenings Program, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), in collaboration with the Vida Azul Foundation, will be hosting a special screening of the film A Thirsty World. The film screening, which being heldin commemoration of World Water Day, will be free of charge and open to the public.... Continue Reading >
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Saint Peter’s Students Learn About Internship Opportunities from InteRDom Alumnus
March 20, 2014 - The Political Science Department was the perfect setting for an intimate InteRDom information session and pizza party at Saint Peter’s University on March 20, 2014, organized and co-hosted by Carlos Gonzalez, InteRDom alumnus, current InteRDom Correspondent, and current student at Saint Peter’s University. Photo Gallery InteRDom representatives were greeted with a packed house of interested... Continue Reading >
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The school is responsible for providing the students the space they need to create and develop their skills
March 19, 2014 - Prof. José Manuel Gutiérrez Fernández, from the Philosophy Center for Children of the Principality of Asturias (Centro de Filosofía para Niños del Principado de Asturias), presented the lecture The citizen we have the responsibility of educating. During his presentation before a wide audience of teachers, Dr. Gutiérrez Fernández affirmed that the traditional methods of educating... Continue Reading >
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NGOs Share Experiences With Volunteers During First InteRDom Networking Session
March 19, 2014 - InteRDom launched its latest initiative "Networking Sessions for Organizations" on Wednesday, March 19th, when leaders from eight local nonprofit organizations came together to discuss the topic “How to optimize the work of international students and integrate volunteers and local leaders to expand projects and make them sustainable." Photo Gallery Luis Miguel Acevedo, Country Director of... Continue Reading >
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