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Year Round Environmental Film Screenings Program Reaches Cooperativa Altagracia in Santiago de los Caballeros
April 18, 2016 - With the participation of more than 180 members of the cooperative La Altagracia, the DREFF Year Round Environmental Film Screenings Program projected, Thursday, April 14, the documentary "Lake Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change" in Santiago de los Caballeros. The environmental screening took place within the framework of the event Tertulia Cooperativista, "with the intention of... Continue Reading >
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Milly Quezada, Inside and Out
April 15, 2016 - Latin Grammy-winning Dominican merengue singer Milly Quezada will take the stage on April 21 at Symphony Space in New York for the second Dominican Get Together of 2016. La Reina del Merengue will have an open heart conversation with GFDD and the audience about her life and her musical career, about her accomplishments and challenges.... Continue Reading >
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Students from 8 Different Academic Institutions Learn About Lake Enriquillo and Climate Change
April 14, 2016 - Within the framework of the program of the Week of Geography and in collaboration with Listín Diario’s Plan Lea, DREFF’s Year Round Environmental Film Screenings Program presented to more than 160 students from 8 academic institutions the documentary Lake Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change, produced and directed by the famous Dominican filmmaker Fernando Báez. In... Continue Reading >
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“We Need to Localize and Integrate International Policy Development into Local Development Agendas” States Ambassador Elisaia of Samoa During GFDD Event at World Bank
April 13, 2016 - GFDD co-hosted a panel discussion at the World Bank today as part of the 2016 Civil Society Policy Forum. The event, entitled Financing Tools for Reducing Social Inequalities, looked to engage with World Bank and IMF staff, their peers, and government delegations on a wide range of topics, including financing for development and international development... Continue Reading >
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Celebrating the Global Youth Service Day
April 13, 2016 - GFDD/Funglode participated at the 14th Youth Volunteering National Fair, hosted to celebrate Global Youth Service Day and to recognize the impact young people have in their communities. The foundations joined with a stand promoting their programs and publications and showcasing opportunities for young people to volunteer at the Dominican Republic Film Festival (DREFF) and other... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Presents 7 Grams at the 2016 Princeton Environmental Film Festival
April 11, 2016 - GFDD and DREFF were present on the final day of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the festival and introduce a screening of 7 Grams, the winning film of the DREFF’s 2015 Globo Verde Dominicano Award. Following the screening of the short film, the director of the Princeton Environmental Film... Continue Reading >
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Suzan Beraza: “It’s impressive to see how the filmmaking industry has grown in the Dominican Republic in the last couple of years”
April 11, 2016 - The US Director and the Dominican Director Pedro Urrutia teach a Globo Verde Domincano workshop to a group of 25 students interested in environmental and sustainable development cinema A total of 25 filmmakers that are developing projects concerning environment and sustainable development in the Dominican Republic attended on April 8 and 9 the workshop: “From... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Joins the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to Celebrate USPS Annual Multicultural Day
April 7, 2016 - GFDD, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United States, was present yesterday at USPS event “Passport to Diversity”, the Annual Multicultural Awareness Day in which the U.S. postal services “celebrates the many cultures we represent”. The event highlighted the diverse experiences and cultures of postal employees through literature, artifacts, food,... Continue Reading >
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“Obama’s Marc Antony–Style Remarks to the People of Cuba”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
April 4, 2016 - President Barack Obama’s recent speech in Havana, Cuba, was an intelligent, diplomatic, and elegant piece of discourse that showcased – to put it almost as he did in the title of his own book – the audacity of daring. In preparing this speech, Obama faced a particular dilemma. On one side, if he appeared overly cautious in... Continue Reading >
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Globo Verde Lab: From Idea to Screen – How to Make Environmental Documentaries
April 4, 2016 - North American director Suzan Beraza and Dominican director Pedro Urrutia will work personally with each participant to help them develop their short film ideas, design main characters, write the script, choose a technical team and plan and prepare content. The Dominican Environmental Film Festival and Globo Verde Dominicano Award is organizing a free film workshop... Continue Reading >
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Héctor Jerez: “The more we know who we are, the more we empower ourselves and take pride in our roots.”
March 31, 2016 - Latest GFDD publication, All Things Dominican, is presented to students of Tourism Business Administration in Puerto Plata. In collaboration with the Puerto Plata Destination Cluster and UTESA-Puerto Plata, yesterday GFDD/Funglode presented their latest publication, All Things Dominican, to Tourism Business Administration students at the University, located in this beautiful enclave in northern Dominican Republic. Héctor... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Environmental Short Films and ReCrearte Workshops go to Cuba
March 30, 2016 - Three Dominican environmental short films will participate in the “Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre” in Gibara-Holguin, Cuba, to be held from April 20 to 24, 2016: GFDD’s shorts Value of Life and Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience; and 7 Grams (winner of the Premio Globo Verde Dominicano 2015). In addition, as part of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Host Panel Discussion at the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum
March 30, 2016 - GFDD, in partnership with the NGO Committee for Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, will hold a panel discussion during the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum entitled “Financing Tools for Reducing Social Inequalities” in the run up to the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. The... Continue Reading >
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“The UN is an Opportunity to Serve the General Public” States the Director of the UN Alliance of Civilizations During the Closing Ceremony of NYDRMUN 2016
March 30, 2016 - The Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference Closes at the United Nations General Assembly Hall before 400 delegates The Dominican Republic Model United Nations Conference (NYDRMUN) 2016, a conference organized by the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) with support from Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y... Continue Reading >
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Strengthening the Bond with our Partners at the DCEFF
March 27, 2016 - A total of 12 days of films, discussions on environment, work meetings and passion; passion for the cinema, for sustainable development and alternative ways of living for a healthier coexistence with our neighbors and the planet. For the fifth consecutive year, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) teamed up with the DC Environmental Film... Continue Reading >
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More than 450 Dominican Students Will Be Participating at the NYDRMUN 2016
March 27, 2016 - The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), held the opening ceremony of the eleventh edition of the Dominican Republic Model United Nations in New York (NYDRMUN 2016) at the Hotel Grand Hyatt. The ceremony was attended by... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Promotes Summer and Fall Opportunities at the Manhattanville College Spring Job and Internship Fair
March 26, 2016 - InteRDom representatives have been working hard to bring the program to potential interns in time to apply by the April 15 application deadline, for what promises to be an exciting summer and fall. In light of the upcoming deadline, InteRDom participated in the Manhattanville College Spring Job and Internship Fair on March 25, 2016 in... Continue Reading >
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“Vuelos Prohibidos”, an ICAIC and Funglode Co-production, Premieres in New York
March 25, 2016 - The most recent production of the Cuban director Rigoberto López, "Vuelos Prohibidos", will premiere April 25 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The director and cast will attend the premiere, along with the President of Funglode/GFDD, Dr. Leonel Fernández, and the Executive Director of GFDD, Natasha Despotovic, institutions that organized the event in... Continue Reading >
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Value of Life and 7 Gramos at Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
March 25, 2016 - GFDD’s production Value of Life and Globo Verde Dominicano Award winner 7 Gramos will be presented at the 19th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) April 1 at 10am, at Ithaca College campus. The event will be open to the public and free of charge. FLEFF will bring a weeklong series of film screenings,... Continue Reading >
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“Gender-Based Violence is an Impediment to the Empowerment of Women and the Dominican Republic’s Sustainable Development” States GFDD during CSW60
March 25, 2016 - GFDD was present as the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) concluded on Thursday March 24th, following two weeks of negotiations. UN Member States committed to the gender-responsive implementation of the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. A set of agreed conclusions called for enhancing the basis for rapid... Continue Reading >
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