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GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR Organize Youth of the Americas Forum in Haiti
The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in conjunction with Haitian Action for the United Nations (AHNU), will organize the Youth of the Americas Forum and subsequent community service week in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on August 13-21, 2009.

InteRDom’s HOT Summer Seminars Begin
InteRDom’s HOT Summer Seminars, a feature of the program’s academic offering, kicked-off on Tuesday, June 30, with a two-day seminar series in conjunction with The World Bank titled “Doing Business in Latin America.”

GMAI and Daytona State College Will Present Courses on Television Production in July
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with Daytona State College, will present two courses on television production, “TV I” and “TV II” July 6-17, from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Fourth Annual GMAI Summer Course Comes to a Successful Close
The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), offered for the fourth time the summer course “Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and Television,” in collaboration with New York University’s Opportunity Program and One Race Global Film Foundation.

Premiere of GMAI Documentary Film Juan Bosch: Solo Letras
The documentary film produced by the Global Media Arts Institute, Juan Bosch: Solo Letras, was premiered June 8, during the Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Juan Bosch, celebrated June 8-12, 2009. Juan Bosch: Solo Letras is an artistic representation of Coronada Pichardo Niño’s book Juan Bosch y la Canonización de la Narrativa Dominicana.

Four Dominican Professionals Begin Internships with the Organization of American States
As part of a continued effort to strengthen collaboration between the Dominican Republic and the Organization of American States, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and its sister organization in the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), are offering four young Dominican professionals the opportunity to intern…

GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize Musical Performance by Cuban Group Ars Longa
On Monday, June 8, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with Mauricio Baéz organized a musical performance by the Cuban group Ars Longa at Mauricio Baéz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

New Perspectives of the Dominican Republic Exhibition Major Success
A major success. An exhibition never before seen in the Dominican Republic. A reunion of Dominicans with their compatriots and their countryside. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Ministry of Culture collaborated in organizing a photo exhibition titled “New Perspectives of the Dominican Republic” in Parque de la Independencia.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Officially Open the Juan Bosch Library
On Monday, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) officially re-opened its Documentation and Information Management Center, renaming it the Juan Bosch Library. The dedication of the library was attended by various donors whose contributions made possible the construction of the new facility. Many influential academics and intellectuals were present at the event, in addition to Dominican President Leonel
Fernández, Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, and Carmen Quidiello, widow of the honored Professor Juan Bosch.

GMAI Staff Member Participates in TeleSUR Training Program in Venezuela
Jesús Frías, a Global Media Arts Institute staff member, is presently participating in the teleSUR training program, “Audiovisual Journalism,” in Venezuela, in order to strengthen the capabilities of GMAI in the areas of broadcast journalism, audiovisual editing and television production.