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GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Roving Photo Exhibit New Perspectives on the move During February
February 13, 2013 - The month of February, Mes de Herencia is an especially busy month for the popular New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit in the New York Metro Areas. In close association with the DR Consulate in New York under the dynamic leadership of newly appointed consul Felix Antonio Martinez, GFDD and FUNGLODE will feature New Perspectives... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Celebrate Baseball During Dominican Get-togethers in the Keystone State
February 11, 2013 - Following on the heels of the success of the Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple series in New York and New Jersey, it is now the turn of the state of Pennsylvania which has formally requested that GFDD and FUNGLODE partner with them on this unique initiative. GFDD and FUNGLODE, in association with the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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Applications Now Open for the City College Summer Service Learning Program
February 11, 2013 - Students from all CUNY schools interested in perfecting their Spanish language skills while immersed in the Dominican culture and providing an important service to the Dominican community need not wait any longer to download and submit their application to participate in the 2013 City College—InteRDom Service Learning Program. The application is downloadable here, or may... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Highlights Dominican Tax collection System Promoting Social Justice during United Nations Commission on Social Development
February 11, 2013 - On Monday, February 11, GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with Social Justice in Global Development, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNSRID), Loretto Community and the Committee on Financing for Development collaborated on a Side Event within the framework of the 51st Session of the Commission for Social Development. GFDD and FUNGLODE Highlights Dominican... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Collaborate on United Nations Panel Exploring Empowerment Tools for Social Development
February 5, 2013 - GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with Social Justice in Global Development, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNSRID) Loretto community, and Members of the Committee on Financing for Development, will collaborate on a Side Event during the 51st Session of the Commission for Social Development United Nations NLB, Conference Room C, on Monday 11... Continue Reading >
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Researchers from NYU School of Medicine’s Child Study Center Conduct Research in the Dominican Republic Through the Fellows Program
February 4, 2013 - The Fellows Program, in conjunction with InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic, is excited to announce “Latinos in Context,” a research project being developed by a group of researchers at New York University School of Medicine’s Child Study Center. The Fellows Program and InteRDom are providing logistical and contextual support to the team as they... Continue Reading >
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UNFPA Chief Discusses Impacts of the Global Transformation of Economies and Societies
February 4, 2013 - On Monday, February 4, as part of their continuing series of Global Roundtables, GFDD and FUNGLODE had the pleasure of hosting José Miguel Guzmán, Chief of the Population and Development Branch of the United Nations Population Fund. Central in this intense discussion was the question of global population dynamics that the world faces today. José... Continue Reading >
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Photo Exhibit New Perspectives Recreates An ”Island Oasis” Atmosphere in Brooklyn School’s Cafeteria
February 1, 2013 - On February 1, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was delighted to take teachers, parents and students of the Brooklyn Visual Arts & Sciences Primary School on an exciting “study tour” to the Dominican Republic. The 50 some scenes of the Dominican Republic were presented through the itinerant photography exhibit, which was displayed in... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch the Second Edition of Globo Verde Dominicano Contest
January 31, 2013 - Following last year’s successful Globo Verde Dominicano competition held as part of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, the GFDD and FUNGLODE are launching the second edition of the Short Film and Public Service Announcement Competition. The objective of the contest is to generate awareness around the importance of taking care of the environment and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Partner with OAS Art Museum of the Americas Exhibit: On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti
January 30, 2013 - As part of its commitment to support and publicize the goals and programs of the Organization of American States (OAS) and in partnership with the Embassies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti in Washington, D.C., GFDD and FUNGLODE is pleased to present On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti. This is an exhibit of works... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and Dominican Children and Youth Library Unite to Raise Awareness About the Environment
January 30, 2013 - As part of its mission to elevate the awareness of environmental challenges and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), joined with Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil Republica Dominicana (BIJRD) to develop... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Laud New York Music Concert Supporting Disadvantaged Youth in Dominican Republic
January 30, 2013 - Superstar singer and musician, Marc Anthony, has announced that he will be adding one more performance to his upcoming New York tour to benefit the Maestro Cares Foundation. The Grammy Award winning artist, Anthony is already set to perform at the new, state-of-the-art Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, Feb. 16 but due to overwhelming demand,... Continue Reading >
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Brooklyn Primary School Specializing in Visual Sciences Partners with GFDD on Dominican Photo Exhibit During Month of February
January 30, 2013 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is happy to announce it is bringing photography exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” the Jose de Diego Magnet School for the Visual Arts & Sciences , PS 84, in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This represents an invaluable opportunity for GFDD and FUNGLODE to continue in its tradition of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Joins Centro Cultural Perelló in Celebrating Environment Week
January 25, 2013 - This week the Centro Cultural Perelló, located in Bani, in collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE, will be hosting a full program of activities the aim of which is to increase community awareness and promote environmental conservation and natural resources management. GFDD Joins Centro Cultural Perelló in Celebrating Environment Week View Photo Gallery The week kicked off with... Continue Reading >
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Honorary President of GFDD, Dr. Leonel Fernández’s Publications Available on Amazon
January 23, 2013 - Two special books authored by GFDD Founder and Honorary President, Dr. Leonel Fernández are now available for sale online via Amazon. Published by FUNGLODE, the books; Años de formación, escritos políticos de vanguardia and El delito de opinión pública: censura, ideología y libertad de expresión, were both penned prior to his Presidency of the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Commences Screening Tour of Environment Documentary, Bag it Across the Country
January 22, 2013 - As part of the follow up to the II Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), second edition, which took place this past September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracy and Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has organized four screenings of the documentary film Bag... Continue Reading >
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New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit and Publications Benefit Dominican Youth
January 22, 2013 - On March 7, 2013, the New Perspectives Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, will be on display at an event to benefit The DREAM Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving the educational needs of over 4,000 children and youth born into poverty along the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. The benefit,... Continue Reading >
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University of Rhode Island Winter Programs Conclude “Al Sabor Criollo”
January 18, 2013 - The two University of Rhode Island Winter Programs hosted by InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic came to a close on Thursday evening, January 17 amidst the colorful scene of the restaurant El Conuco, where students danced merengue, bachata and perico ripiao, ate traditional Dominican foods and enjoyed the sounds of live Dominican music played on instruments... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Host Launch of Spanish Edition of UNESCO’s Education for All Global Monitoring Report (EFAGMR)
January 17, 2013 - On February 11th, GFDD and FUNGLODE will host the launch the highly anticipated Spanish edition of the UNESCO’s Educational for All Global Monitoring Report. Senior Communications and Media Experrt of the EFAGMR, Marisol Sanjines will be discussing the findings and implications of the initiative, which is in its tenth year. The Report focuses on six... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Joins Forces with Samaná’s Second Annual Humpback Whale Festival
January 15, 2013 - As a way of promoting the Samaná Peninsula’s impressive natural and cultural heritage, as well as commemorating the start of the 2013 annual whale watching season, the Second Annual Humpback Whale Festival was officially launched today in the coastal city of Santa Barbara de Samaná. The whale season, which runs from January 15 through March... Continue Reading >
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