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First Dominican Get-Together of 2015 Begins in New Jersey with the Screening of La Montaña
March 1, 2015 - Students from the City of Camden Enjoy the Dominican Documentary About 200 students from Pyne Poynt Middle School, Woodrow Wilson High School and East High School attended the first Dominican Get-Together of 2015 organized by GFDD/Funglode, held on February 27 in the city of Camden, New Jersey. The event took place at the Salvation Army... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Donates Books to the Pennsauken Free Public Library in New Jersey
March 1, 2015 - The Institution Received Its First Donation for the Latin American Book Collection Section The Pennsauken Free Public Library of Camden, NJ, received its first book donation for the Latin American Book Collection Sectionfrom Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD). The donation was received by Mayor Rick Taylor who thanked the foundation for the support... Continue Reading >
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Join InteRDom at the University of Rhode Island Summer Job & Internship Fair
March 1, 2015 - InteRDom is thrilled to be participating in the Summer Job & Internship Fair at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Kingston, RI on March 4, 2015 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. The fair is hosted by URI Center for Career and Experiential Education and is located on campus at Memorial Union Ballroom. The... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Host Presentation of a Research Study on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Dominican Republic at CSW 59
February 27, 2015 - On March 18, 2015, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and the Dominican Political Observatory (OPD) of Funglode, will host the presentation of a research... Continue Reading >
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Get Tips on Preparing for Your Career in Business at Manhattanville College
February 26, 2015 - The InteRDom program, in collaboration with the School of Business at Manhattanville College, invite all undergraduate and graduate students and Manhattanville community members to attend a panel discussion and networking session entitled, “Preparing for your Career in Business,” Thursday, March 5, 2015. The free event will be held from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm in... Continue Reading >
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90 Students Climb the Highest Mountain in the Caribbean in the 12th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte
February 25, 2015 - Participants Travel a Total of 60 Kilometers During Five Days in the Heart of the Dominican Cordillera Central as part of the program RDescubre The 12th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte, part of the initiatives of the RDescubre program, was successfully held when 90 students from various schools in the Dominican Republic had the opportunity... Continue Reading >
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Students from Instituto Iberia Enjoy the Screening of Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience
February 25, 2015 - The Participants Also Received a Short Seminar on the Recrearte Program “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience”, a short film produced by GFDD/Funglode directed by Ms. Natasha Despotovic, GFDD Executive Director, was screened to students of the Instituto Iberia in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The screening took place at the historical educational... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Presided Over the Eighth Presentation of the 2014 GFDD/ FUNGLODE Awards
February 25, 2015 - The Executive Director of GFDD, Natasha Despotovic, participated in the awards ceremony in Santo Domingo Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), through their Center for Cultural Studies, presented the Annual Awards for Literature, Journalism, Photography and Audiovisuals corresponding to the year 2014. The eighth edition of the... Continue Reading >
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“The Plan to Discredit the Buddha”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
February 23, 2015 - Plots, intrigues, and warped machinations with the loathsome intent to defame and discredit are as old as the history of humanity itself. This is seen in the case of Siddhartha Gautama, that ancient sage whose teachings would become the basis of Buddhism. Although biographical mentions of him are scarce, we at least know that Siddhartha... Continue Reading >
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The DREFF Promotes Environmental Awareness through Film Showcase in Three Dominican Republic Schools
February 23, 2015 - Students from Haina and Boca Chica Enjoy the Documentary a Thirsty World Delivering on its commitment to promoting sustainable development and environmental awareness, GFDD/Funglode, through the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, showcased three screenings in different schools in the Dominican Republic of the film A Thirsty World, in collaboration with the Instituto de Derecho Ambiental... Continue Reading >
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AAPLAC Conference Concludes With Dinner and Excursion
February 21, 2015 - After 4 days of intensive working sessions, riveting speakers, cultural workshops and excursions and a lot of networking and exchange of ideas, the 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) drew to a close on Saturday, February 21st with a final cultural excursion to the historic... Continue Reading >
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Colegio Loyola Plants the First Seeds of the Year in Its School Garden
February 20, 2015 - Colegio Loyola is one of the star schools participating in the EcoHuertos Program, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF). It was one of the first educational centers to become part of the Program in 2011, and in 2015 a large number of its students and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Receives Recognition for Its Work with the Dominican Community in New York
February 20, 2015 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Desarrollo y Democracia (Funglode), received an award at the 5th edition of the Herencia Dominicana (Dominican Heritage), where the institution was recognized for its work with the Dominican community in New York. The event was held on February... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Urges Educators Not to Replace the Arts for Science and Technology
February 19, 2015 - The former President of the Dominican Republic and President of GFDD/Funglode spoke at the opening of the 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC), where more than 50 educators from Latin America and North America gathered. The former President of the Dominican Republic and President of... Continue Reading >
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200 Dominicans Teachers Learn about Creative Ways of Recycling Waste
February 18, 2015 - GFDD/ Funglode and LEA Plan Organizes the Conference-Workshop "The Future of Food: Feed the World, Protect the Planet", Where ReCrearte Had a Special Presentation Raising awareness through school, family and community, and the importance of caring for the planet to ensure the feeding supply for future generations: this was the main theme of the conference-workshop... Continue Reading >
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26th Annual AAPLAC Conference Opens in Santo Domingo
February 18, 2015 - On the evening of February 18, 2015 more than 75 local and international education and exchange professionals gathered in the auditorium of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) in Santo Domingo to officially open the 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC). The event marked the... Continue Reading >
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Commission Chair Miculescu Concludes the 53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development Following Successful Adoption of Four Draft Resolutions
February 18, 2015 - GFDD was present for the fifty third session of the Commission for Social Development, which took place from February 4 to 13, under the Priority Theme “Rethinking and strengthening social development in the contemporary world”. The conference was open for contributions on the Priority Theme by ECOSOC accredited civil society organizations such as GFDD as... Continue Reading >
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Newest Fellow Jenna Giandoni Researches the Impact of Investments in Sustainable Environmental Projects in the Dominican Republic
February 17, 2015 - The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is happy to introduce its latest scholar Jenna Giandoni, dual master’s candidate in Business Administration and Science Environmental Management & Sustainability at Illinois Institute of Technology. Jenna’s research focuses on impact investing as it is applied to environmentally sustainable businesses in the Dominican Republic. Her field... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Participated in the Festival International du Film D’ Environnement (FIFE)
February 12, 2015 - Team members traveled to France to attend the prestigious event, which is also a meeting point of the festivals that are part of the Green Film Network (GFN) Île-de-France, a region that is successfully achieving ecological and social transition to sustainable development, has just celebrated the thirty-second edition of the festival’s most important environmental films... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Host More than 50 International Educators at 26th Annual AAPLAC Conference
February 12, 2015 - The 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) will be hosted by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) through their InteRDom program in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 18 through 21, 2015. More than 50 educators representing... Continue Reading >
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