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City College and InteRDom Partner Expand Summer Service-Learning Program
January 30, 2012 - InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic and the Study Abroad Department of the City College of New York are excited to announce the continuation in the summer 2012 of the Caribbean culture & service-learning program successfully launched by the two entities in 2011. Applications are now open for students to participate in the 4-week program... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE to be joined by the United Nations Economic and Financial Committee Chairman at the Global Roundtable
January 26, 2012 - In February, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Roundtable will discuss the United Nations Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee), which is currently chaired by His Excellency, Mr. Abdul Momen. Ambassador Momen was the first Global Roundtable guest to join us for discussions at FUNGLODE in Santo Domingo in his joint capacity as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh... Continue Reading >
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DR Environmental Film Festival, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, Collaborates with Whale Festival in Samaná
January 24, 2012 - Samaná’s Whale Festival is a great success thanks to the support of over fifteen NGO’s, governmental organizations and private corporations, including GFDD and FUNGLODE. As a way of promoting the Samaná Peninsula’s impressive natural and cultural heritage, as well as commemorating the start of the 2012 annual whale watching season, the first-ever Whale Festival was... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE host Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations
January 23, 2012 - On Monday, January 23, 2012, GFDD was honored to host Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, as the guest speaker for GFDD’s first Global Roundtable of 2012. Ambassador Mansour has devoted his career to finding a solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian crisis and seeking recognition of the state of Palestine.... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom-URI Winter Program Concludes with Dialogue on Access to Public Health Services in the Dominican Republic
January 20, 2012 - The 2012 InteRDom-URI Winter Program concluded on Friday, January 20 in Santo Domingo with a cumulative activity that brought together all of the topics included on the intense agenda of tours and events: the forum “Initiatives and Programs that Promote Access to Public Health in the Dominican Republic.” The University of Rhode Island students participating... Continue Reading >
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Palestinian Representative to the United Nations Confirms Attendance to GFDD’s and FUNGLODE’s Eighth Global Roundtable
January 18, 2012 - On January 23, GFDD and FUNGLODE will be hosting the Ambassador and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Riyad H. Mansour, at its eighth Global Roundtable. The Global Roundtable series is part of GFDD’s goal to organize regular meetings with UN Ambassadors and other prominent figures in the international community in... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Organizes Dialogue on Public Health Services in the Dominican Republic
January 18, 2012 - As part of an agenda of activities elaborated by InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic to complement the service activities of a group of 15 nursing and pre-medical students from the University of Rhode Island, the program is pleased to announce an open dialogue titled “Initiatives and Programs that Promote Access to Public Health in... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Host University of Rhode Island Nursing Students
January 16, 2012 - The InteRDom program will continue its strong relationship with the University of Rhode Island this January, providing an education program exploring cultural, political and social elements of Dominican society for a group of nursing students during a 2-week service learning trip. The 14 participants will travel to Santo Domingo on January 17, 2012 during the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Deliver Intervention during Fifth High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development
January 10, 2012 - On December 8, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) were amongst five civil society organizations invited by the NGO Committee on Financing for Development to participate in the informal dialogue, “The Link between Financing for Development and Achieving the Internationally Agreed Development Goals, including the Millennium... Continue Reading >
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VIRTUAL EDUCA CARIBE Announces Dates for March 2012 Meeting
December 14, 2011 - March 7-9, 2012 have been announced as the meeting dates for Virtual Educa Caribe (VEC), the Regional Chapter of the Ibero-American Virtual Educa, an initiative that is affiliated with the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. VEC, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is an annual forum that promotes knowledge transfer and the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Acknowledges its Supporters at Special Christmas Dinner
December 12, 2011 - On Monday, December 12, 2011, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development hosted its annual Holiday Dinner Party & Celebration at the stylish and lively Victo’s Cafe on Manhattan’s West Side. The staff of GFDD was honored to have as their guests prominent and distinguished members from the United Nations, the Diplomatic and Press corps,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD supports the promotion of innovative thinking in education in the rest of the Caribbean through the Virtual Educa and the Multilateral Initiative of Educ@ation for Human Development (IMEDH) programs
December 6, 2011 - In preparing the celebration of the first Virtual Educa in a non-Spanish speaking program in Suriname taking place at the time of the Organization of American States ministerial and high authorities meeting in early March 2012, GFDD’s Washington office director, Asunción Sanz, joined the rest of partners with the Ministry of Education of Suriname in... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Builds on Old Relationships and Establishes New Ones at Career Forum
December 2, 2011 - The InteRDom program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, met undergraduate as well as graduate students from University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), New York University (NYU) and George Washington University (GW) interested in the non-profit industry at the NGO, Non-Profit and Government Career Forum held on the Washington D.C. campus of GW. This was the first... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Publications Start to Go Global
November 30, 2011 - GFDD and FUNGLODE are honored to announce the second revised edition of the New Perspectives: Dominican Republic photo book. The new edition, which came out in September has been registered under the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) system, which is a unique numeric commercial book identifier system, making the publication accessible to a wider audience.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Attend the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association
November 29, 2011 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will attend the 126th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA) in Chicago, Illinois, January 5-8, 2012. The Association is the leading historical organization for historians working in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge and best practices... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Showcases the Teacher Training Program of the MOFET Institute
November 24, 2011 - The teaching methods and models of the MOFET Institute, which specializes in teacher training, were presented on Wednesday November 23,, 2011, by Sara Ziv, Director of its International Department, and hosted by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in conjunction with FUNGLODE’s sister organization, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD). Yamile Eusebio, Director... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD to host Conference based on Israeli Teacher Training Model
November 23, 2011 - On November 23, GFDD and FUNGLODE will host a conference titled "Teacher Education in Israel: the MOFET Institute Model and its Specialization in Teacher Training," by Dr. Sara Ziv, Director of the International Department at the MOFET Institute in Israel. MOFET is an Israeli organization specializing in teacher training, promoting seminars such as "Perception on... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Forms New Connections and Gains Broader Perspective at CIEE Annual Conference
November 20, 2011 - For the first time in program history, InteRDom representatives joined over 700 international education professionals to discuss new trends and perspectives in global education at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 2011 Annual Conference from November 16-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 4-days conference boasted record attendance, and featured the participation of on-site... Continue Reading >
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Audience Experiences the High Life at Dominican Get-togethers in the Big Apple
November 18, 2011 - 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... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Inaugural Press Conference with Members of the New York Area Press
November 17, 2011 - Members of the Spanish-speaking New York metropolitan area press, along with the diplomatic corps, joined Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) executives and staff, for its inaugural press conference. The focus of the press conference was to bring to light the Foundation’s work. The event, which included brunch, was held at the Roger Smith... Continue Reading >
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