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Publication Launch of the “Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries: The Experience of the Dominican Republic”
April 3, 2013 - On April 3, the Cafe Filó of the Juan Bosch Library in Dominican Republic welcomed a discussion based on GFDD and FUNGLODE’s brand new publication: “Empowerment of Women in Democracies of Developing Countries: The Experience of the Dominican Republic”. This volume written by Rosa Rita Alvarez is part of the GFDD and FUNGLODE publication series: RESEARCH AND... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom and Fellows Program Connects with Students at the 7th Annual National Dominican Student Conference
April 2, 2013 - The energy was tangible at the seventh edition of the National Dominican Student Conference at Wesleyan University on Saturday, March 30, 2013, as more than 400 students shared and cultivated ideas surrounding the conference’s theme, “Fighting Injustice, Making Headlines.” For the sixth consecutive year, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the Conference... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom and Fellows Program to Participate in 7th Annual National Dominican Student Conference
March 28, 2013 - For the 6th consecutive year, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will be represented at the National Dominican Student Conference through its programs InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic and Fellows Program. To be held March 29-31 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, this year’s conference theme is “Fighting Injustice, Making Headlines.” In an... Continue Reading >
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DR Environmental Film Festival and Globo Verde Dominicano Award Bring Dominican Filmmaker to the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
March 26, 2013 - Armando Larrauri, winner of the first Globo Verde Dominicano environmental short film competition, was hosted by GFDD and FUNGLODE during the DC Environmental Film Festival which took place in the Washington, DC metropolitan area from March 12-24. Mr. Larrauri''''s visit to the nations capital, and participation in the Film Festival, was part of the prize... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Support Dominican Youth at New York Dominican Republic Model UN (NYDRMUN)
March 26, 2013 - On March 21-24 the United Nations General Assembly Hall and the Convention Center of the New Hilton Hotel were hosting some 600 Dominican students who came to New York to participate in the ninth edition of the Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN). The event is an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE organized in partnership... Continue Reading >
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Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, Dr. Leonel Fernández, in His New Capacity as Vice President of the Eminent Persons Group of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
March 26, 2013 - On March 26, the former President of the Dominican Republic, and honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, Dr. Leonel Fernández, was chosen as Vice President of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP). Headquartered in Brussels, the organization was initially established to strengthen relations between the EU and the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Dominican Film Showcase Airs in Washington, DC April 9-12, 2013
March 25, 2013 - Partnering with the Art Museum of the America’s of the OAS, the Department of Sustainable Development of the OAS, the Dominican Republic Permanent Representative to the OAS and the Dominican Republic Embassy to the White House, GFDD is delighted to announce the second edition of the 2013 Dominican Film Showcase Program. The event will take... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and the DR Environmental Film Festival collaborate with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
March 24, 2013 - The Twenty-first edition of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital came to a close today after two intense weeks, during which more than 190 documentary, narrative, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films were screen throughout the Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia region. Many of the screenings included panel discussions with the filmmakers... Continue Reading >
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GFDD-inspired Dominican environmental films screened at the DC Environmental Film Festival 2013
March 22, 2013 - Two Dominican environmental productions were screened in Washington, DC, during the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, under the program Living Waters, Ocean Life, developed in a collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF). GFDD’s relationship association with the DC Environmental Film Festival started in 2011 with the enthusiastic participation of its... Continue Reading >
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New York Audience Meets with the Works of Acclaimed Dominican Film Directors at City College
March 22, 2013 - The first edition of the 2013 Dominican Film Showcase Program came to greet the New York public in City College of New York, CUNY on March 21-22, 2013. During this interactive event, GFDD was pleased to present the Dominican Republic under a constructive and engaging light introducing it through the work of accomplished Dominican filmmakers, Fernando Baez,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Launches New Community and School Gardens Website
March 22, 2013 - On Friday March 22, GFDD/FUNGLODE was proud to launch a new website highlighting its EcoHuertos Program, which supports the creation of sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities across the Dominican Republic. The program, which to date has created vegetable gardens in 12 schools and 2 community centers in Santo Domingo, Bani and Azua, continues... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Youth Gather to Help Resolve Current Global Issues in Collaboration with the UN
March 21, 2013 - On March 21-25, 2013, GFDD and FUNGLODE in partnership with the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to support the work of the United Nations, will be welcoming over 400 Dominican students to New York City. They will meet to participate in the ninth edition of the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE participate in the Tenth International Book Fair of Dominican Women Writers
March 19, 2013 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister organization, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the Tenth International Book Fair of Dominican Women Writers, which took place March 15 – 17, 2013, in New York. The event was organized by the Dominican Women’s Development Center with support from FUNGLODE and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD’s Community and School Garden Program Initiates Second Stage Seed Conservation Workshops
March 18, 2013 - On Monday March 18, GFDD/FUNGLODE will be initiating the second stage of its Community and School Garden Program, with a Seed Conservation Workshop at the Rene Descartes School in Bani. The workshop aims to build greater capacity among school children and to provide tools that will aid in the development of self-sustainable garden systems. The... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present The White Paper of Dominican Journalism during Special Program of Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple
March 18, 2013 - In an effort to continue promoting and supporting democracy and development in the Dominican Republic, on Monday, March 18, GFDD and FUNGLODE presented The White Paper of Dominican Journalism - the first detailed directory of media in the history of the country covering print, broadcast, digital and news agencies. The White Paper, which was made possible in collaboration with Editorial... Continue Reading >
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GFDD is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the 2013 Dominican Film Showcase Program in New York City.
March 17, 2013 - GFDD is pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the 2013 Dominican Film Showcase Program in New York City. The event featuring screenings of El Rey de Najayo, Los Rostros Detrás de las Muñecas and La Hija Natural will take place in City College of New York, CUNY on March 21-22, 2013.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival Showcase at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
March 17, 2013 - Between March 12-24, GFDD and the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival will be partnering with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation''s Capital and contributing to the Spanish speaking program of the Festival with two short films, De Espaldas al Mar and Lake Enriquillo: Environment, Social and Scientific Implications. Both shorts, in Spanish with English subtitles, will be... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple Presents “White Paper of Dominican Journalism” at Instituto Cervantes on Monday 18 March
March 15, 2013 - On Monday 18 March, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in collaboration with Editorial FUNGLODE, is pleased to announce that GFDD has coordinated the putting into circulation of the “White Paper of Dominican Journalism” presented by the Dominican journalist, Elina María Cruz. The evening will be an opportunity for the general public to meet the talented Santo-Domingo-based writer,... Continue Reading >
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UN Official Discusses Reform Measures during GFDD’s Global Roundtable
March 15, 2013 - The March edition of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s online broadcast program, “Global Roundtable” featured a discussion with Ion Botnaru, Director of General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management. It is generally understood that the United Nations is an international forum within which representatives of Member States... Continue Reading >
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Dominican High School Students Set Off on Mountain Trek to Pico Duarte
March 13, 2013 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with Fundacion Siempre Mas and Children International will be taking Dominican high school students on the 5th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte this coming March 14-17. The Educational Expedition project is the outcome of the first... Continue Reading >
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