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  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Participates in Latino Poetry Festival with Dominican Poet Basilio Belliard

    GFDD/FUNGLODE, a partner in this initiative, is participating in this popular poetry gathering by hosting renowned Dominican poet Basilio Belliard. This Festival, already a major cultural event in New York City, celebrates the literary creativity and Hispanic heritage of the United States, according to organizers who point out that nearly 40 million people speak Spanish in the United States. Local, national and international poets are invited to attend this year’s Festival.

  • Audience Experiences the High Life at Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple

    November’s chilly night air was offset by mounting anticipation at Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), 4th Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple. The audience would be hearing from people who had literally been at the top of the world, a feat that many of us could not even fathom and only a mere handful (less than 300) have ever accomplished.

  • President of Dominican Republic Delights in Aerial Photos Depicting The Country

    Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, on a trip to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, took the opportunity to visit the photo exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic”, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, located at the City University of New York (CUNY) until October 31.

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Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting collaboration between organizations in the United States and the Dominican Republic in order to conduct research, enhance public understanding, design public policies, devise strategies, offer capacity building and foster exchange in the areas crucial for the social, economic and democratic development of the Dominican Republic, Caribbean and Latin America. GFDD accomplishes its goals through research projects, training programs, academic exchange programs, publications, seminars and conferences, as well as joint US-DR task force efforts and development programs. It encourages intellectual and professional development of Dominican general audiences and experts in the country and abroad, while working to offer viable action plans and solutions to domestic problems for the benefit of Dominicans residing in the Dominican Republic, the United States and Latin America.
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