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Certification Ceremony for Participants of 4th and 5th Educational Expeditions to Pico Duarte

Santo Domingo, June 13, 2013

Tomorrow on June 14, 2013, the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host a certification ceremony for the students, educators and administrators that participated in the 4th and 5th Educational Expeditions to Pico Duarte. The event will take place between 10 am- 12 pm at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo. | Read More >

GFDD Hosts a Series of Recycled Art Workshops at the Centro Cultural Perello in Bani

Santo Domingo, May 23, 2013
As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), have once again joined forces with the Centro Cultural Perello in Baní to host a series of recycled art workshops throughout the month of May, which will conclude this coming Saturday May 25, 2013. | Read More >

GFDD and FUNGLODE Rated Among Top Fifty Environment-Minded Organizations

Santo Domingo, May 13, 2013
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (FUNGLODE) are proud to be rated among the top 50 environment-minded listed organizations in the DR. | Read More >

GFDD Organizes a Recycled Art Workshop in Samaná

Santo Domingo, May 7, 2013
In order to raise public awareness of environmental challenges while promoting protection of the earth and its natural resources, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources have organized a workshop on making art from recycled material. | Read More >

GFDD Hosts Recycled Art Workshops at the Dominican Children and Youth Library

Santo Domingo, May 2, 2013
As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promote protection of the natural world and its resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), have once again joined forces with the Dominican Children and Youth Library to host three recycled art workshops from May 2-3, 2013. | Read More >

GFDD and FUNGLODE Environment Publication Among Top Ten in the Dominican Republic Green Brands List

Santo Domingo, April 30, 2013
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the D.R., Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (FUNGLODE) are proud to be among the top 10 environment-minded listed organizations, represented by the environment publication Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment – coming in at 9th place. | Read More >

DREFF Participates in Constanza's Spring Fair with Environmental Film Screenings

Santo Domingo, April 26, 2013
The DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has joined forces with Constanza's Ecoturism Cluster in celebrating the First Annual Spring Fair 2013. | Read More >

GFDD and FUNGLODE celebrate Earth Day at the OAS HQ, and in DC Schools

Washington DC, April 22, 2013

GFDD and FUNGLODE Collaborate with United Nations System in DR to Screen Documentary Surviving Progress in Honor of Earth Day Celebrations

Santo Domingo, April 18, 2013
As part of the follow up on the II DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), which took place last September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister organization, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, in collaboration with United Nations System in the Dominican Republic, will present an Earth Day screening of the documentary Surviving Progress. | Read More >

GFDD and FUNGLODE Presents "Recycling at Home" Workshop during Second Annual Geography Week

Santo Domingo, April 17, 2013
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have joined forces with Listin Diario's Plan Lea this week in celebrating the Second Annual Geography Fair. | Read More >

GFDD and FUNGLODE Mark Earth Day with Screening of Environmental Film Terra

Washington DC, April 17, 2013
On April 22, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the OAS cordially invites the audiences to celebrate Earth Day at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC. | Read More >

DR Environmental Film Festival and Globo Verde Dominicano Award Bring Dominican Filmmaker to the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital

Washington DC, March 26, 2013
Armando Larrauri, winner of the first Globo Verde Dominicano environmental short film competition, was hosted by GFDD and FUNGLODE during the DC Environmental Film Festival which took place in the Washington, DC metropolitan area from March 12-24. Mr. Larrauri's visit to the nations capital, and participation in the Film Festival, was part of the prize package he won having placed first in the Globo Verde Dominicano competition. | Read More >

GFDD and the DR Environmental Film Festival collaborate with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital

Washington DC, March 24, 2013
The Twenty-first edition of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital came to a close today after two intense weeks, during which more than 190 documentary, narrative, animated, archival, experimental and children's films were screen throughout the Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia region. | Read More >

GFDD-inspired Dominican environmental films screened at the DC Environmental Film Festival 2013

Washington DC, March 22, 2013
Two Dominican environmental productions were screened in Washington, DC, during the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, under the program Living Waters, Ocean Life, developed in a collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE's Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF). | Read More >

GFDD Launches New Community and School Gardens Website

New York, March 22, 2013
On Friday March 22, GFDD/FUNGLODE was proud to launch a new website highlighting its EcoHuertos Program, which supports the creation of sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities across the Dominican Republic. The program, which to date has created vegetable gardens in 12 schools and 2 community centers in Santo Domingo, Bani and Azua, continues to expand by reaching new educational centers and offering technical workshops designed to increase the students knowledge base. | Read More >

GFDD's Community and School Garden Program Initiates Second Stage Seed Conservation Workshops

Bani, Dominican Republic, March 18, 2013
On Monday March 18, GFDD/FUNGLODE will be initiating the second stage of its Community and School Garden Program, with a Seed Conservation Workshop at the Rene Descartes School in Bani. The workshop aims to build greater capacity among school children and to provide tools that will aid in the development of self-sustainable garden systems. | Read More >

GFDD and the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival Showcase at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital

Washington DC, March 17, 2013
Between March 12-24, GFDD and the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival will be partnering with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital and contributing to the Spanish speaking program of the Festival with two short films, De Espaldas al Mar and Lake Enriquillo: Environment, Social and Scientific Implications. | Read More >

Dominican High School Students Set Off on Mountain Trek to Pico Duarte

Santo Domingo, March 13, 2013
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with Fundacion Siempre Mas and Children International will be taking Dominican high school students on the 5th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte this coming March 14-17. | Read More >

DREFF Audience Award Winner Officially Recognized at GFDD office in New York

New York, March 4, 2013

As a follow up to the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), GFDD is honored to be able to give a recognition prize to Director, Kip Pastor, and his film In organic We Trust, as the official 2012 Audience Award Winner. | Read More >

Students Make History During Trip to Pico Duarte

Santo Domingo, February 27 2013
The Fourth Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte, organized by Karim Mella's Fundacion Siempre Mas, in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) among other organizations, took place this past February 21-24, with the participation of 76 high school students, 12 volunteers and a five-person team lead by Karim, an assistant, doctor, cook and cameraman. | Read More >

DREFF Launches 5th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte

Santo Domingo, February 18 2013
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with Fundacion Siempre Mas and Children International launched the 5th Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte this past Monday February 18th. | Read More >

GFDD and Dominican Children and Youth Library Unite to Raise Awareness About the Environment

Santo Domingo, January 30 2013

As part of its mission to elevate the awareness of environmental challenges and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE)... | Read More >

GFDD Joins Centro Cultural Perelló in Celebrating Environment Week

Santo Domingo, January 25 2013

This week the Centro Cultural Perelló, located in Bani, in collaboration with GFDD/FUNGLODE, will be hosting a full program of activities the aim of which is to increase community awareness and promote environmental conservation and natural resources management. | Read More >

DREFF Commences Screening Tour of Environment Documentary, Bag it Across the Country

Santo Domingo, January 22 2013

The first screening will take place January 23 at the Aida Cartagena Portalatin School in Santo Domingo, in collaboration with Fundacion ZURZA, followed by subsequent screenings at the Centro Cultural Perello in Bani on the 24th, La Caleta National Park on the 25th, and concluding with a screening at Santa Barbara de Samana’s City Hall on January 26th. | Read More >