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Global Foundation for Democracy and Development will Host 1st Annual Golf Tournament in New York
August 4, 2010 - On September 22, 2010, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will host its 1st Annual Golf Tournament on the picturesque grounds of Saint Andrew’s Golf Club, America’s oldest golf club (1888), located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. The benefit will help support the numerous projects and programs realized by the Foundation, which seek to foster... Continue Reading >
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GFDD coordinates meetings for President Fernández’s DC visit
August 4, 2010 - During his recent official State visit to the US, President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic met with President Obama in Washington DC for talks regarding the relationship between the US and Latin America. It was an important discussion as around 40 million latinos actually live in the USA, more than two million of them... Continue Reading >
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GFDD supports Virtual Educa, 2010
August 2, 2010 - GFDD coordinated the Multilateral Forum of Educati@n for Human Development, one of the major components of the international event, Virtual Educa, that took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from June 21-25, 2010. The four-day Assembly effectively included the main sectors associated with change: multilateral/governmental, educational, cooperative and civil society. The program consisted of an... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Forum on Population Dynamics and Climate Change in Partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
July 26, 2010 - On August 11, 2010, GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with UNFPA, will present the forum “Population Dynamics and Climate Change: Linkages and Policy Implications.” The content of the program will be based on the findings introduced in the book Population Dynamics and Climate Change, published by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Institute... Continue Reading >
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Apply Now for Fellowship Opportunities for Spring 2011
July 25, 2010 - InteRDom’s Fellows Program is now looking for M.Sc., M.A. and Ph.D. students to carry-out fellowships in the Dominican Republic during the Spring of 2011. Fellowship opportunities are available in the areas of: Public Health and Development Forests Biodiversity Tourism Mountains Water Financing for Development The final output of the semester-long period will be a comprehensive... Continue Reading >
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Dominican-European Model United Nations Conference Opens
July 20, 2010 - On Tuesday July 20, the Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR) and the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo / Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE / GFDD) officially opened the first edition of the “Dominican-European Model United Nations Conference (DEUROMUN 2010)” in the Amphithéâtre II of the Law School of the Université Paris... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/FUNGLODE hosts 3 day OAS workshop in the DR Promoting Collaboration between Education and Culture
July 20, 2010 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD/FUNGLODE), had the honor of hosting The Organization of American States (OAS) for a three-day inter-American workshop on “the role of the arts and communications media in the education of a democratic citizenry". The event in the DR state capital Santo Domingo, and represented by GFDD Director Asun... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Fellow Yosmayra Reyes Realizes Investigation on the Challenges Impacting Mental Health Care Services in the Dominican Republic
July 19, 2010 - Columbia University Student Yosmayra Reyes is currently in the Dominican Republic conducting research on mental health care services in the country. Her investigation seeks to assess the implementation and awareness of national legislature related to mental health, particularly in the nation’s rural areas. Her study will identify existing challenges within the field of mental health,... Continue Reading >
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Meet Fellows Advisor in the Area of Public Health, Dr. Alberto Fiallo Billini
July 19, 2010 - InteRDom is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alberto Fiallo Billini as an InteRDom Fellows Advisor in the area of Public Health. Dr. Fiallo has extensive experience heading governmental, non-governmental and academic entities. He is presently the Advisor on Public Health to President Leonel Fernández and the Director of the Center for Public Health... Continue Reading >
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“New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” Exhibition in Playa Dorada, in Northern Dominican Republic
July 19, 2010 - Following its success in Santo Domingo, Santiago and Washington DC, it will be open until August 30th. The traveling exhibition, “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” is now on view, as of July 16, at the Playa Dorada Complex where visitors can see some 100 large (48” x 72”) aerial photographs of Dominican landscapes taken by French-Dominican... Continue Reading >
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR Coordinate Panel on UN Youth Delegates during High-level Segment of ECOSOC
July 8, 2010 - On July 2, 2010, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, coordinated the panel “Empowerment of Young Women through the Youth Delegates to the United... Continue Reading >
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Successful Closure of Virtual Educa Santo Domingo 2010
June 28, 2010 - Yamile Eusebio, General Coordinator of Virtual Educa - Dominican Republic, addresses the audience at the Closing Ceremony The Assembly Hall (Aula Magna) of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) was the venue of the June 25th closure of the XI Latin American Meeting on Education and Technology, Virtual Educa Santo Domingo 2010. It was... Continue Reading >
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Virtual Educa 2010 Opens in Santo Domingo
June 22, 2010 - The most important annual event on education and technology was inaugurated in the Dominican Foreign Ministry with a formal event headed by the President of the Republic President Leonel Fernández at Virtual Educa''s Inaugural Ceremony On Monday, June 21st, the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, formally opened the most important annual event on... Continue Reading >
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Calls for Entries for the II Short Film Competition
June 17, 2010 - Organizers of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival announced the call for entries for the II Short Film Competition. Participants can present their short films any time between June 15 and September 15, 2010. Eleven finalists will be chosen to receive three prizes. The Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF) called on Dominican filmmakers to... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/FUNGLODE participates in OAS GA in Lima
June 10, 2010 - The GFDD/FUNGLODE, represented by GFDD’s Washington office director, Asunción Sanz, among 150 or so other NGO representatives of civil society organizations from the member countries of the (OAS), participated in a dialogue with Heads of Delegation attending the 40th OAS General Assembly from June 6 to 8 in Lima, Peru. The expediential role and presence... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/FUNGLODEs Dominican Photo Exhibit at OAS draws to a close
May 26, 2010 - This week is your last chance to experience a unique Photo Exhibit entitled “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” at the Terrace Gallery Level of the Organization of American States, in Washington DC. The last day for viewing this magnificent display of rarely-seen Dominican landscapes is Friday, May 28 (9 AM – 5 PM daily). The... Continue Reading >
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Apply to InteRDom to spend the Fall semester in the Dominican Republic
May 19, 2010 - The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), is currently accepting applications for the Fall Semester (September 6 –December 17, 2009), and is excited to announce some exciting internship opportunities for students of various study areas in the Dominican Political Observatory (OPD).... Continue Reading >
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OAS is venue for opening reception of traveling Photo Exhibition: New Perspectives: Dominican Republic
May 4, 2010 - On May 3, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)/Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), hosted a reception at the OAS Terrace Level Gallery in honor of one of their initiatives, New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, a photo book which has been turned into a traveling Exhibit. Over 100 guests attended the opening gala reception, including... Continue Reading >
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The Metro of Santo Domingo, the Subject of a Panel at UN Headquarters in New York City
May 4, 2010 - The Santo Domingo Metro was the subject of a panel on sustainable transportation held on Monday, May 3 at UN Headquarters in New York. “A Multidimensional Approach to Sustainable Development and Millennium Development Goals: The Santo Domingo Metro System as a model for Sustainable Mass Transport” was the title of the event organized, among other... Continue Reading >
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OAS to feature Dominican Photo Exhibit in May 2010
April 30, 2010 - Following on from the success of Photo Exhibits in both Santo Domingo and Santiago last year, a hugely popular Expo showcasing images from the picture book, “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” is traveling to the US . Global Foundation for Democracy (GFDD) and its sister institution in Santo Domingo, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in... Continue Reading >
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