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Latin American Leaders Agree that it is Vital to Boost Virtual Technology to Strengthen Education Without Borders
June 30, 2011 - GFDD and FUNGLODE were represented at the opening of the XII Meeting of Virtual Educa in Mexico on "Educational Innovation for Development without Borders," where Latin American leaders expressed the importance of modernizing the education systems in the region and the gradual incorporation of new information technologies into their daily activities. The meeting was headed... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Participation by GFDD and FUNGLODE in the XII Meeting of Virtual Educa Mexico
June 27, 2011 - During the XII Meeting of Virtual Educa Mexico, the Dominican Republic actively participated in many of the meetings, panels and high-level presentations conducted over the 5 day period. Press conference before the opening of the meeting Over 15 Mexican communications media representatives gathered at noon on June 19 at Virtual Educa Mexico headquarters, located in... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom and the Fellows Program Take Center Stage at Global Showcase on International Education in Washington DC
June 27, 2011 - On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) the 2011 Global Showcase on International Education, sponsored by the NAFSA Embassy Dialogue Committee on Education (EDC) and the US Department of State’s Education USA Program. The event, which attracted Educational Attachés from across the globe and representatives from over 300 US universities... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Presents Workshop on Culture and Identity on Thursday, June 30 at FUNGLODE and GFDD
June 24, 2011 - As part of its agenda of summer programs, InteRDom will present an interesting workshop on Caribbean culture and identity for students featuring Dominican anthropologist and folklorist, Xiomara Fortuna, one of the leading experts in Afro-Caribbean fusion. Students will explore issues surrounding indigenous culture and the influence of European and African cultures on the concept and... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD Conference focuses on “Disaster Preparedness” in the Dominican Republic.
June 23, 2011 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will be organizing a conference to assess the Disaster Preparedness of the Dominican Republic based on lessons gained during, and following, Haiti’s devastating Earthquake in January, 2010. A commissioned paper will discuss the Dominican response... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Organize High-Level Conference: The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States
June 21, 2011 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will organize a three-day academic conference titled “The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States.” The international event, to be celebrated July 18-20, 2011 at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Will Spotlight InteRDom and Fellows Program during Global Showcase on International Education in Washington DC
June 20, 2011 - On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will be one of the many educational institutions featured during the 2011 Global Showcase on International Education, sponsored by the NAFSA Embassy Dialogue Committee on Education (EDC) and the US Department of State’s Education USA Program. The event will take place from 4:00... Continue Reading >
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August 2011 Launch of English Language Website for Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE
June 16, 2011 - In August, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Foundation Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will launch the English language website of the Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment. The Dictionary website will contain the most up-to-date and complete information on the country’s environment and natural resources, as well as examine the current... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival Dates Announced by GFDD and FUNGLODE, 7-11 September, 2011
June 14, 2011 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the DR Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) announced the dates of a new initiative, the DR Environment Film Festival, which will be held 7-11 September in Santo Domingo and Santiago, Dominican Republic. The Festival will provide youth and general audiences the opportunity... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in Forum “Digital Health for Digital Development,” Organized by South-South News
June 13, 2011 - On June 10, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) attended the high-level forum “Digital Health for Digital Development: Connecting the Millennium Development Goals and Non-Communicable Diseases in 2011,” organized by South-South News in partnership with Digital He@lth Initiative at UN Headquarters in NYC. The objective behind the meeting was to develop and enhance... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Fifth Global Roundtable hosts the Kenyan Mission to the United Nations
June 8, 2011 - As part of its ongoing Global Roundtable program, GFDD and FUNGLODE hosted a visit from H.E. Josephine Ojiambo, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kenyan Mission to the United Nations. In addition to her duties as Permanent Representative Ambassador Ojiambo also serves as President of the High Level Committee on South South Cooperation, a... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in the XLI OAS General Assembly Held June 5-7, 2011 in San Salvador
June 8, 2011 - GFDD and FUNGLODE joined high ranking officials from all 34 OAS member states, including 22 ministers, gathering in San Salvador for two intense days of discussions reviewing the OAS agenda and the most pressing issues affecting the region under the theme “Citizen Security in the Americas .” Moreover, it addressed the lack of security felt... Continue Reading >
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The Ambassador of Kenya Confirms Attendance to GFDD’s and FUNGLODE’s Fifth Global Roundtable
June 6, 2011 - On June 6, GFDD and FUNGLODE will be featuring the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, H.E. Josephine Ojiambo’s at its Fifth 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 an effort to spread... Continue Reading >
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OAS Becomes General Secretariat of Virtual Educa, a GFDD and FUNGLODE partner institution
June 6, 2011 - The Organization of American States (OAS) has become the General Secretariat of Virtual Educa. GFDD and FUNGLODE are the proud regional hosts of the Caribbean Chapter of Virtual Educa, and as NGO affiliates to the OAS, identify themselves with the aims of the multilateral organization. This action was made possible by an amendment to the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in Discussions With the Friends of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
June 4, 2011 - Representatives from several NGOs of the Region, including GFFD and FUNGLODE, as well as Ambassadors from Uruguay , Colombia , Canada , Venezuela and the US gathered to discuss the need to reinforce aspects of the Inter-American Democratic Charter and strengthen the education of the Charter among the member countries. The Democratic Charter, which... Continue Reading >
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GFDD-FUNGLODE participate in the Informal Consultations Between he OAS Secretary General and Representatives of Civil Society Organizations
June 4, 2011 - A broad spectrum of civil society of the Americas, including FUNGLODE and GFDD, gathered in San Salvador two days prior to the celebration of the XVI Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of the American States. A growing group of NGOs (41 new organizations have joined the Civil Society of the OAS... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE support OAS Scholarships at the University of Panama Alliance Program for Education and Training
June 3, 2011 - The organization of American States (OAS) and the university of Panama, in collaboration with Virtual Educa and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE and GFDD), under the bilateral alliance of the OAS Program for Education and Training, has committed to helping 30 outstanding individuals from the Americas by sponsoring scholarships to continue their studies... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD Participates in Educational Activities in Brazil
May 25, 2011 - Yamile Eusebio Lic. Yamile Eusebio, Director of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE’s) Training Activities Program and Director of its sister organization the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in a series of meetings of the education sector, both in Curitiba and in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 17 - 20, 2011.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE to attend next OAS General Assembly in El Salvador advocating for International Coordination in Facing Citizen Insecurity
May 24, 2011 - The Director of GFDD’s Washington DC office, Asun Sanz, will represent GFDD and FUNGLODE at the 41st OAS General Assembly to be held June 5 to 7, 2011, in San Salvador, with the theme of “Citizen Security in the Americas”. In the run up to the meeting, the head of the Organization of American... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD, will organize a High-Level Conference “The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States”
May 13, 2011 - Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister institution in the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), will organize a three-day academic conference titled “The Presence of Africa in the Caribbean, the Antilles and the United States.” The international event, to be celebrated July 18-20, 2011 at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo... Continue Reading >
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