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Dr. Leonel Fernández Meets with DANR Leaders in New York
April 29, 2017 - During the afternoon of Wednesday, April 26, 2017, GFDD/Funglode´s President, Dr. Leonel Fernández, met with Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) Chairman Nestor Montilla Sr., DANR Senior Vice President Alejandro Benjamin, professor at Bergen County Community College, Dr. Maria Teresa Montilla, President of the Institute for Latino Studies and businessman Fernando Aguasvivas at the headquarters of... Continue Reading >
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Five and Six Year Old Students from Two Santo Domingo Schools Take Part in Fun, Educational Recycling Workshops
April 28, 2017 - ReCrearte coordinator Lucia Marte had a busy day on Thursday, April 27, when she facilitated creative recycling activities at Escuela Higuero Abajo and Escuela Perantuen in Santo Domingo, DR. Marte’s first stop was in the morning at Escuela Higuero Abajo, where she was joined by 14 students, as well as two teachers from that school.... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Environmental Film Also in the 2017 Santo Domingo International Book Fair
April 28, 2017 - As part of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival’s (DREFF) mission to promote as well as educate and spread awareness about good environmental practices, the Funglode/GFDD stand in the 2017 Santo Domingo International Book Fair was the scene for screenings of environmental film, one activity among the jam-packed agenda of events organized by those foundations.... Continue Reading >
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Celebrate International Recycling Day at Expo ReCrearte!
April 26, 2017 - Want to see how waste can be converted into art and objects for daily use? Visit Expo ReCrearte, a showcase that displays recycling projects and art works created by students from numerous schools throughout the Dominican Republic. Expo ReCrearte, an event held in celebration of International Recycling Day on May 17, is organized by the... Continue Reading >
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Delia Blanco: “You only love what you know, and to know our culture we have the book All Things Dominican”
April 26, 2017 - Musician Rafael Solano, anthropologist Delia Blanco and cultural artisan and manager Manuel Guillén participate in the panel “Dominican customs and rhythms: an offer full of life and color” in the Santo Domingo International Book Fair Blanco said this about All Things Dominican and about what the country’s cultural richness and diversity means last Monday at... Continue Reading >
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Dr. Leonel Fernández to Launch Book Collection in New York and Florida: “Democracy, Modernity and Progress”
April 25, 2017 - President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), Dr. Leonel Fernández, will be holding book launches at the end of April in New York and Florida, for his new publication, a compilation of political speeches delivered during his three presidential terms, previously launched in Santo Domingo and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Commemorates Earth Day in the National Botanical Garden with more than 200 High School Students
April 25, 2017 - On April 23, to commemorate Earth Day, more than 200 students from schools in Santo Domingo participated in screenings of the documentaries “10 Billion, What''s on Your Plate,” by Director Valentin Thurn, and “The True Cost,” by Andrew Morgan, within the Year Round Environmental Film Screenings Program of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF).... Continue Reading >
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All Research and Ideas Publications Are Now Available for Free in Our Websites!
April 24, 2017 - Global GFDD is pleased to announce that all books published by GFDD Fellows through the Research and Ideas Series are now available online for free download. Among the topics investigated by GFDD Fellows have been sustainable development in the Dominican Republic, relations and trade between the DR and the People’s Republic of China, and cognitive... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature
April 24, 2017 - In commemoration of International Mother Earth Day, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the Interactive Dialogue of the 71th Session of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature on Friday, April 21, at the UN Headquarters. This year, the theme of the dialogue was “The Earth Jurisprudence”, recognizing that the Earth is the source of all laws that... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Production “Value of Life,” in the Official Selection of Humboldt State University’s Annual Back to Nature Film Festival
April 21, 2017 - The recent production by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), the short film Value of Life, has been included in the Official Selection of the 4th Annual Back to Nature Film Festival that will take place April 29 at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Value of Life, which was awarded the Best Documentary... Continue Reading >
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“Film Law 108-10 Brought RD$2.2 Billion in Revenue to the Dominican Republic since 2011” Stresses Yvette Marichal of the General Directorate of Film During New York City Presentation
April 19, 2017 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with the Dominican Republic’s Commissioner of Culture in New York and as part of its Dominican Film Film Showcase program, delighted audience members on Wednesday April 19 with an interactive presentation by Yvette Marichal, Executive Director of the General Directorate of Film of the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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“Impact Investment Could be Valued at $2 Trillion if it Were to Represent only 1% of Total Global Assets” States GFDD Fellow Jenna Giandoni During World Bank Panel Discussion
April 18, 2017 - GFDD in partnership with the NGO Committee on Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, held a publication launch and panel discussion before a packed audience room of over 70 people during the 2017 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum entitled "Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development". The... Continue Reading >
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OAS Secretary General and Dr. Leonel Fernández Analyze the Most Pressing Challenges of Latin America and the Caribbean
April 18, 2017 - The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, and the president of GFDD/Funglode, Leonel Fernández, held a work meeting on Tuesday morning in which they analyzed the most pressing challenges currently facing Latin America and the Caribbean, such as organized crime and citizen insecurity. View Photo Gallery During the meeting, held... Continue Reading >
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“The True Story Behind Chronicle of a Death Foretold”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
April 17, 2017 - Earlier this month the news came out that Miguel Reyes Palencia, Gabriel García Márquez’s inspiration for the character Bayardo San Román in his novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, had died in Barranquilla, Colombia, at 95 years of age. In the story, widely considered a masterpiece, with its fluctuation between journalism and fiction, Bayardo San... Continue Reading >
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More than 300 Delegates from Different Regions of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States Participate in the Dominican Model United Nations in New York
April 17, 2017 - The twelfth edition of the New York Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN 2017), organized by the United Nations Dominican Association (ANURD, for its acronym in Spanish) and in collaboration with the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), was celebrated from April 12 to 18 in New... Continue Reading >
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Group of Dominican Students Experience Life of an Ivy League Undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania
April 17, 2017 - The first Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) of this year was held in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) from Abril 9-16, 2017, in collaboration with the on campus Student Association, Grupo Quisqueyano (GQ), who served as hosts and introduced the Dominicans to Ivy League student life. This is the second time that a GDAE group... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Productions Woodpeckers and Jeffrey, Award Winners at the Havana Film Festival in New York
April 9, 2017 - The films were screened thanks to the support of GFDD’s Dominican Film Showcase and DGCINE The Dominican films Woodpeckers (Carpinteros) and Jeffrey received awards in the eighteenth edition of the New York Havana Film Festival, an internationally recognized competition that celebrates Latin American film. Thanks to the support of GFDD/Funglode’s Dominican Film Showcase and the... Continue Reading >
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Sabores Dominicanos Foundation Recognizes DominicanaOnline for Its Contributions to Spread the Dominican Gastronomy
April 8, 2017 - For their support in broadcasting information about Dominican gastronomy and for the success of the Third Gastronomic Forum (Foro Gastronómico), the consortium Fundación Sabores Dominicanos (FSD) recognized journalists and media, as well as professors and members of the Pan-American Confederation of Schools for Hospitality, Gastronomy and Tourism ( CONPEHT, for its acronym in Spanish) on... Continue Reading >
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ReCrearte Participates in Colegio New Horizons’ Global Expo 2017 with an Art Recycling Workshop in Santo Domingo
April 6, 2017 - ReCrearte joined together with the Dominican Republic’s Center for Agricultural and Forest Development (CEDAF, for its acronym in Spanish) to host on Wednesday, April 5 a recycling presentation and workshop with 62 students from the Colegio New Horizons, in Santo Domingo, DR. These activities were among many at the school’s Global Expo 2017. During the... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Joins Forces with Cinema Planeta to Promote Dominican Environmental Filmmaking
April 5, 2017 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) once again joined forces with Cinema Planeta from Cuernava, Mexico, to co-present two Dominican environmental film productions during the ninth edition of the Mexican competition, which will take place from May 2 to May 7, 2017: the documentary "Death by a Thousand Cuts," by Jake Kheel and Juan Mejía Botero,... Continue Reading >
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