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DREFF Arrives in Barahona for the First Time
July 4, 2015 - Dozens of students from the health and education fields at the Catholic University of Technology of Barahona (UCATEBA, by its acronym in Spanish) participated in the screening of the documentary Extinction in Progress, as part of the year round environmental screenings of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF). This activity is part of the... Continue Reading >
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“Climate Change is More than Just a Myth, it’s a Fact” Dominican Filmmaker Fernando Báez During Presentation of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate Change
June 29, 2015 - Seeking to provide a space for showcasing climate action and concrete initiatives, GFDD/Funglode put together a special UN side event on Monday June 29 that joined high-level policy experts and government representatives with the Director of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate Change for an engaging debate on the topic of climate change. The Global... Continue Reading >
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“Myths About the Regularization Plan”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernádez
June 29, 2015 - In an article from June 19, 2015, The New York Times reported that the fears and predictions surrounding a mass deportation of undocumented Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic had dissipated, following the closing of the period for their regularization. But previously that had not been the case. In the days prior to the end... Continue Reading >
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GFDD fellow develops procedures to improve quality of life and mental state for Parkinson’s patients
June 26, 2015 - Henry Montero presented in Santo Domingo his book, “Terapia cognitivo-conductual en pacientes con psicosis del Parkinson” (Cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with Parkinson’s Disease), the result of extensive research done under GFDD’s Fellow Program. The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic (Funglode), through its Center for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/DREFF and FUNIBER: Promoting Sustainable Development Awareness in the Dominican Republic
June 25, 2015 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and the Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER) hosted a lecture on sustainable development. The event was held at the Barceló Hotel in Santo Domingo with approximately 100 people in attendance. Massiel Castro, Coordinator of FUNIBER in the Dominican Republic, gave the opening remarks and a briefing on FUNIBER’s work in the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” Chosen for Continued Screening for Festival 2015: Green Unplugged
June 23, 2015 - The prizewinning GFDD short film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” has been selected to screen at the online Green Unplugged Festival, and will be available on the Culture Unplugged website from June to December 2015. This global online festival promotes restoring the wholeness of the environment through film. Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director at... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in the OAS Dialogue with Civil Society
June 23, 2015 - The 45th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), was held mid June, 2015, at the OAS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the theme “Present and Future of the Organization of American States.” In this context, on Sunday, June 14, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Host Book Presentation and Panel Discussion on “Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” in Santo Domingo
June 18, 2015 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode), through its Health Studies Center, will host an upcoming book presentation and discussion on one of the newest GFDD/Funglode publications. “Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy”, written by Henry A. Montero, helps... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Organize Special Presentation of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate at United Nations during High-Level Event on Climate Change
June 17, 2015 - Seeking to provide a space for showcasing climate action and concrete initiatives, GFDD/Funglode are putting together a special UN side event on Monday June 29 that will join high-level policy experts and government representatives with the Director of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate for an engaged debate on the topic of climate change. The... Continue Reading >
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Education is the Number One Driver for Developing Peaceful and Tolerant Societies
June 15, 2015 - GFDD/Funglode attended the UN for an education event entitled “Global citizenship education for a just, peaceful, inclusive and sustainable world: A conceptual framework and its application in the world” on Monday June 15. The event was co-organized by the Permanent Missions of France, Nigeria, Qatar and the Republic of Korea, the United States Mission and... Continue Reading >
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“The Future of Constitutional Reform”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
June 15, 2015 - Initially it was understood that the Constitution of 2010 was conceived as a rigid constitution. This means that as our Magna Carta, and as such occupying a superior position in the legal hierarchy, it should be difficult to reform or amend. From a technical-legal perspective, this is what differentiates it from a flexible constitution, which... Continue Reading >
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@dominicanaonline & @zonacolonialrd Launch “Discover your Colonial Zone”
June 11, 2015 - The GFDD website, Dominicanaonline, and the @zonacolonialrd Instagram account are launching “Discover your Colonial Zone” photo competition. The contest welcomes professional as well as amateur photographers to submit their best pictures of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone starting on June 9th until June 25th, 2015. In addition to fabulous prizes, the ten winners will be invited... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Fellow Henry Montero stresses how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy improves practical thinking and diminishes the delusions of Parkinson’s disease patients
June 11, 2015 - GFDD & Funglode hosted a special side event at the United Nations during the 8th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Thursday June 11. The lunchtime event, moderated by Marc Jourdan, GFDD UN Representative, presented the latest addition to the publication series... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Representing Civil Society at XLV General Assembly of the OAS
June 10, 2015 - The 45th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), will be held on June 15-16, 2015 at OAS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the theme “Present and Future of the Organization of American States.” Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will participate in these meetings, as well as in two... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer Program 2015 Kicks Off in Santo Domingo
June 10, 2015 - The 2015 InteRDom Summer Program officially began on June 1st, 2015 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and welcomed a diverse group of students. Scholars in the program hail from the United States, Germany, and Italy, significantly expanding our reach of international students. The students accepted into the program represent a wide variety of interest areas,... Continue Reading >
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Screening of “Planet Ocean” Closes Week of Environmental Awareness at Unibe
June 8, 2015 - Thanks to the agreement between the Dominican Universities Environmental Network (RAUDO by its acronym in Spanish) and GFDD’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), the 2015 Environment Week hosted several screenings of environmental films, in addition to exhibitions, lectures, and workshops on creative recycling. The screening of the documentary "Planet Ocean", from the prestigious French... Continue Reading >
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Fellows Program Welcomes Newest Program Participant Megan Beddow
June 5, 2015 - Research fields includeoperation of nonprofit organizations, community development, and social entrepreneurship. The Fellows Program, an initiative of The Global foundation For Democracy and Development (GFFD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), is pleased to receive Megan Beddow into the program. Megan has earned a Bachelor Degree from Florida Southern College in math, sociology, and... Continue Reading >
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UNIBE Students Join the Creative Recycling Wave with the ReCrearte Program
June 5, 2015 - As part of the celebration of the Environment Week 2015, on June 2, Unibe hosted an orientation session on ReCrearte, GFDD/Funglode creative recycling program. A total of 65 students majoring in Marketing, Medicine and Advertising joined the "green" wave of creative recycling. In addition, after the lecture, the young people enjoyed GFDD’s award-winning documentary "Garbage... Continue Reading >
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UNIBE Kicks Off Environment Week 2015 With Film Screening
June 4, 2015 - UNIBE formally opened Environment Week 2015 – dedicated this year to the prestigious biologist and environmentalist Celeste Mir- with a screening of Lago Enriquillo: Preludio del cambio climático (Lake Enriquillo: Prelude to Climate Change). The film’s director, Fernando Báez, was present at the event, which was organized through UNIBE’s partnership with the Dominican Environmental Film... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Golf Classic to be Held This July
June 1, 2015 - The 6th GFDD/Funglode Golf Tournament will be held on July 20, 2015 at the Trump National Doral- Golden Palm in Miami, Florida. This event helps benefit GFDD/Fungode and its programs which support social, economic and democratic development in the Dominican Republic. It also serves as a networking opportunity for high-ranking officials, industry leaders, business executives,... Continue Reading >
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