What we do
Friendship works together with vulnerable people in remote communities in Bangladesh to help them transform their lives.
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY
We implement six core programmes in an integrated approach (see below).
Our work with the poor began with Healthcare, but it soon became clear that to make a lasting impact on people’s lives we had to resolve other issues at the same time to break the cycle.
HEALTH
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP
CULTURAL PRESERVATION
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On International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018, Friendship took part in a joint exhibition where the government along with development partners, civil society organizations, academic institutions and other NGOs, who are working together to reduce communities exposure to disaster risks and showcased different Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) practices and approaches.
Honorable Minister of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDM&R) Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya inaugurated the ceremony as the Chief Guest and Dhirendra Debnath Shambu, MP, Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief was Special Guest. The event was chaired by Md. Shah Kamal, Honorable Secretary, MoDM&R.
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2 new Health Clinics have been set up to help Rohingya and local people in Cox's Bazar to stay healthy. In Camp 5 and Camp 6, the clinics have started providing essential health services since last month.
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An estimated 34 million people are victims of the HIV virus worldwide. Since identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died from HIV or AIDS. "In Bangladesh, the theme for the government for the 298 observances is Saving Lives through Leadership and Partnership,” said Sebastin Rema, Deputy Commissioner, Gaibandha, while addressing as the Chief Guest at the meeting and really in observance of World AIDS Day 2018, held at the Civil Surgeon Office at Kurigram. Friendship took part on this occasion along with other partner-NGOs to disseminate the message and spread awareness. This year's theme is “Know Your Status”.
Many other pertinent topics were discussed, such as children living in a world with AIDS, discrimination, universal access and human rights, HIV prevention, shared rights and responsibilities, epidemiology of AIDS, etc.
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Friendship Centre in Gaibandha was one of over sixty projects exhibited at the Bengal Stream, the first exhibition in France to focus on the architectural scene in Bangladesh, demonstrating the extraordinary vibrant architectures in the country.
The event was organized under arc en rêve centre d'architecture's East-West / North-South programme designed in 2004 to present essential purpose of architecture, giving people places to live, and placed creativity at the heart of the major issues facing societies as they turn towards the future.
The Friendship Centre, the winner of Aga Khan Award for Architecture, is a training facility, created to train staff of Friendship working with people inhabiting nearby chars, or riverine islands of Bangladesh.
Friendship's raised plinths and boat building projects are also being exhibited at the event.
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28 people, including 14 women, from Voghdanga Union, Kurigram Sadar Upazila took part in a day-long integrated training program. With a view to developing community-level training facilitators from the community, people who attended will subsequently conduct similar training for their communities in their respective wards, thus to ensure the sustainability of the project activities.
This is the first integrated training for the community people where five sectors of Friendship (Health, Education, Inclusive citizenship, Sustainable Economic Development and Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Management sector) have conducted different sessions of the training.
Health: First aid, health care and Nutrition
IC: Good Governance and legal aid support
SED: Climate resilience cultivation and farming
Education: Education in Emergency and Adult Learning
CCADM: Local Resource Mobilization and Climate Change Adaptation
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Friendship has recently become a member of Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), which is a policy networking lead alliance.
This membership will facilitate access to national policy advocacy on education platform as well as support from CAMPE in technical assistance in adult literacy program, along with primers and reading materials.
Friendship will subsequently be attending different seminars, workshops etc. organized by CAMPE. This will all work together to contribute positively towards the National Education Policy 2010.
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ISD Service Market is a monthly event running from October to May. Organizations with a strong record of community impact to sell high-quality goods are invited to participate at this fair.
Friendship’s Cultural Preservation sector had a presentation, including live traditional boat model construction on the 11th of November.
Through this initiative, ISD aims to build awareness about important issues, promote responsible consumption and support ISD Service Market partners’ missions.
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"Every person has the right to a dignified life. A dignified life fulfills a person's possible aspirations and potential. Having a freedom to decide on a person's own life and honoring this right with respect is dignity. Our own dignity depends on dignifying others and giving dignity to others."
This was the message that was unanimously agreed on by the panelists at the Global Dignity Day celebration, initiated by Friendship's Inclusive Citizenship sector and observed at Kanchipara Saidpur Government Primary School ground in Fulchhari upazila on Thursday. 30 students also participated in an art competition and were given awards for the best work.
Fulchhari Upazila Education Officer Kofil Uddin was present as the chief guest, along with Emdadul Haque, Regional Manager, Anwarul Islam, Regional Manager, Rezwanul Haque Assistant Regional Manager and Senior Supervisor Ahsan Habib. The meeting was featured on local news publications.
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Friendship’s Inclusive Citizenship sector organized 2-day workshop on shalish for 27 Community Leaders from Gaibandha and Kurigram districts to enlighten them on informal justice system, procedure and state policy to reduce illegal shalish.
Gender sensitivity in shalish, quality and skill of mediator, basic concept of rights and human rights, Village Court Penal Code, Village Court Act 2006, different civil and criminal cases, Asset Transformation Law, Khas Land Law etc. were among the topics of training at the workshop.
Md. Abdul Quddus, Joint District and Session Judge of Kurigram facilitated the training.
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Friendship, in association with District Legal Aid Committee (DLAC) Kurigram, supported by Friendship Luxembourg and ERIKS Development Partner, organized a sharing meeting comprising district legal aid committee members and panel lawyers on 20th November 2018 at the Judge Court Building, Kurigram to strengthen collaboration and extend legal aid services to deprived marginalized communities in northern Bangladesh.
Sara Bergqvist, Program Coordinator - International Department, ERIKS illustrated how Friendship’s Inclusive Citizenship sector’s initiatives are contributing to improve access to justice and ensure human rights for those unaddressed marginalized communities. Sultana Parvin, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kurigram was present at the meeting. Munshi Rafiul Alam, District and Sessions Judge and Chairman of Kurigram District Legal Aid Committee also stressed on extending such services and necessary collaboration.
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