Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Day 2: 1/5/15 Funglode

Today was a very informational day. We ventured to Funglode to learn about international relations that the DR has with other countries. Funglode actually stands for "Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo". Here they focus on holding conferences and debates related to public health and social issues around the globe. We also had an opportunity to view their very extensive library full of encyclopedias and their beautiful gallery with very inspiring photographs. The photos gave strong depictions of what life is like in the Dominican Republic and it was an honor to be able to analyze each beautiful picture. After our tour we signed some documents regarding our trip to Las Matas De Farfan, and then went to lunch. The place was called Cappuccino, and it was delicious! We were treated to a 3 course meal and honestly couldn't move by the end of it we were fed so well. 

                When we finished lunch we headed back to Funglode to learn and interact with Stefano Todde, MS,consultant for Ministry of Education of the DR. He is also a  consultant for the Univesity for International Cooperation of Costa Rica. He taught us about project management, proposal development and sustainable project development. He was educated in Italy and later studied global health Copenhagan University in Denmark speaker, This information was very vital and helped prepare us for our own projects we were implementing in Las Matas. There are many steps in making a successful and effective project so we had a lot of planning to do for ours. A big part of this trip is promoting primary prevention of health and to do so we have to provide education to these rural areas of the Dominican so that they can lead healthier lives and avoid hospitalizations. After our information session with Stefano we headed back to our homes to have a nice light dinner (as we were still full from lunch!). Since our day was very long and full of brain power, we spent the rest of the night relaxing and chatting under warm skies of the beautiful Dominican Republic.

By: Kelly Benson SN

* Stefano Todde is a consultant specialized in planning monitoring and evaluating projects. Mr. Todde has a bachelors's degree in Political Science and Relations as well as a masters degree in Goverenance and Global Systems. He was also trained in International Public Health and is currently working as a specialized consultant with the department of Inter-institutional Projects and Stratagies in the Dominican Republic.








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