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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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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 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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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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InteRDom and GFDD Present Programs to Hundreds of Student at the 4th National Dominican Student Conference
April 26, 2010 - On the weekend of April 23, 2010, InteRDom met hundreds of Dominican-American students at the 4th National Dominican Student Conference held at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This year’s Conference attracted close to 300 students to attend the workshops, activities and presentations that revolved around the 2010 theme, “Taking Dominicans Back to Their... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Panel on Sustainable Transport during the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
April 22, 2010 - On Monday, May 3, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will present the panel: “A Multidimensional approach to Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals: The Santo Domingo Metro system as a model for Mass Sustainable Transport” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Hands Out People’s Awards From its Third Annual Festival.
April 21, 2010 - Producers of “The Rope” and “P-Star Rising” accepted the awards bestowed upon them by the Dominican people. The films were selected as the best feature film and best musical documentary, respectively, in last November’s III Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF in Spanish). The awards presentation took place on Wednesday April 21, 2010 at the... Continue Reading >
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Virtual Educa Santo Domingo 2010
April 15, 2010 - On Thursday April 15, the upcoming Virtual Educa Santo Domingo 2010 was introduced at the auditorium of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE). The event will take place in June in the Dominican capital which will make it the center of attention in the area of education, training and new technologies. Yamile Eusebio, general coordinator... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF visits Miami International Film Festival, March 5-14, 2010
March 29, 2010 - Senior Staff of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival Dominican Republic (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democraca y Desarollo (FUNGLODE) have become regulars of the Miami International Film Festival which this year took place March 5-14, 2010. Located just over two hours flight from Santo Domingo... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF attends SXSW Film Conference and Festival
March 12, 2010 - March 12-20, 2010 Senior officials from Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), Semiramis de Miranda and Asunción Sanz, teamed up to attend, for the very first time, the innovative South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival. SXSW, as it also known, is a unique and interesting combination of film and music festivals, and conferences named... Continue Reading >
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DRGFF Team attend Cartagena’s 50th International Film Festival
March 11, 2010 - Representatives of the Dominican Republic Global Film Festival (DRGFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), attended the annual Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival in Columbia, which this year celebrated its 50th anniversary. Semiramis de Miranda, DRGFF Digital Media Director, and Taina... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Association of the United Nations
March 10, 2010 - More than 500 Dominican as well as students from other countries will have the opportunity to participate in the “New York-Dominican Republic Model United Nations” ((NYDRMUN 2010), a program now in its eighth year. The conference will take place from March 31 to April 3, 2010 in the UN General Assembly Hall and the Graduate... Continue Reading >
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