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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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InteRDom Launches New Division of Individual Programs, the Dominican International Student Program
March 12, 2013 - InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is pleased to announce that it has opened a special chapter of the internship program for Dominican citizens studying at or graduating from international universities, the Dominican International Student Program. As an internship program of both national and international notoriety, InteRDom receives frequent inquiries from Dominican nationals studying in... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD Present Distinguished Journalist, Elina Cruz, at the 10th Annual International Book Fair of Dominican Women Writers
March 11, 2013 - On March 15-17, GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with the Dominican Women’s Development Center, the Hostos Community College, the Dominican Cultural Commissioner and the Dominican Consulate in New York City, will be honored to host the 10th Annual International Book Fair of Dominican Women Writers. The 10th International Book and Culture Fair of Dominican Women... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Film Showcase Airs in Washington, DC This Spring
March 11, 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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Fourth Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Documentary Filmmakers Endoc XXI Comes to a Close
March 8, 2013 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, thanks to the support of distinguished documentary filmmaker, Martha Checo, participated in the Fourth Encuentro de Documentalistas de América Latina y del Caribe XXI (EnDocXXI), a gathering of Latin American and Caribbean documentary filmmakers. The meeting was held on March 5-8, 2013 in Mexico as part of... Continue Reading >
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New Perspectives Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit Pairs with High Fashion to Benefit Children in Need
March 7, 2013 - The New Perspectives Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, stepped out in high fashion on March 7, 2013, collaborating with the Celia Cruz Foundation to support the 2nd Annual Fundraiser for The DREAM Project, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit serving the educational needs of over 4,000 children and youth born into poverty... Continue Reading >
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United Nations Panel During the Commission on Status of Women Affirms Education is Key to Women Empowerment
March 6, 2013 - On Wednesday, March 6, GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with the Dominican Republic Mission to the UN, the Dominican Republic Ministry of Women, Reso-Femmes-International and the Alliance of Civilizations extensively collaborated on a Side Event within the framework of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This high level panel discussion... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Audience Award Winner Officially Recognized at GFDD office in New York
March 4, 2013 - As a follow up to the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), GFDD is honored to be able to give a recognition prize to Director, Kip Pastor, and his film In organic We Trust, as the official 2012 Audience Award Winner. The documentary film came out as top pick out of DREFF 2012’s diverse selection... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to be part of the IV Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Documentary Filmmakers in Mexico
March 2, 2013 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, thanks to the support of distinguished documentary filmmaker, Martha Checo, will participate in the IV Encuentro de Documentalistas de América Latina y del Caribe XXI (EnDocXXI), a gathering of Latin American and Caribbean documentary filmmakers. The meeting will be held from March 5th to 8th, 2013, as... Continue Reading >
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