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 ACTION
INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP
CULTURAL PRESERVATION
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My School is in my Home
As schools remain shut, Friendship’s digital lessons are shared nationally by Niamh Rowe Currently, due to COVID-19, 50% of students across the world are learning from home. At the virus’s peak in April, that figure stood at 90%, impacting 1.8 billion students,...
Swept Away
A whole village disappears under water, yet the community continues its schooling. Mamotaz Begum’s village is at the bottom of the river. Where there were once homes of some 350 families, among lush corn and paddy fields, vegetable gardens, a mosque, shops—only the...
NO BUSINESS AS USUAL
The pandemic slashed the fashion market, but Friendship Colours of the Chars pivoted its resources to produce masks, protecting local communities and creating opportunities for artisans in marginalised communities. by Rad Sharar bin Kamal The pandemic has left...
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On their way back after making their rounds, these Friendship staff make sure everyone is keeping safe and sticking to the guidelines provided.
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Our climate is changing. When will we? What actions can we take?
Join the webinar with Runa Khan, Founder & Executive Director of Friendship on “Risk Modelling for Improved Disaster Risk Governance in Bangladesh”
Join webinar on “Risk Modelling for Improved Disaster Risk Governance in Bangladesh” with Runa Khan, Founder & Executive Director of Friendship jointly Organized by IUCN Asia, OASISLMF & #BUET on 22 October 3 pm BST.
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Friendship staff goes house to house, to see how everyone is doing, and spread awareness messages on health and safety measures.
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With the help of ENGIE Foundation, Friendship has been able to provide solar panels to the remotest char areas of Bangladesh, helping them light up their homes at night and even to be able to attend classes at school with lessons that were recorded in Dhaka.
Simple yet infinitely transformative, the presence of solar power for many here in the char region is easy to underappreciate. To bring light to the remotest corners, the construction of solar villages is being carried out even amidst this pandemic while maintaining proper safety measures.
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At the beginning of the pandemic situation, Shahin found that Habibur Rahman, his neighbouring uncle was in a trouble. He could not harvest his paddy because all the labour was stuck at home. Shahin's lessons in school about empathy and compassion urged him to assist his neighbour. He volunteered to help gather the crop himself, and so Habibur became overwhelmingly happy with Shahin and kept him and Friendship school in his prayers.
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In the event of the Commemoration of the Luxembourgish Female victims of the World War 2 this past Saturday, we are proud to witness the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Mr Xavier Bettel wearing our masks, made by the marginalized women of char regions of Bangladesh. Mr Bettel accompanied His Highness The Grand Duke Henri in remembering the often forgotten, overlooked victims of the conflict.
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“After all school-colleges were announced closed, I wondered how I will continue with studies. I thought that it will hamper our studies greatly. But because of Friendship, our facilitator is able to continue teaching us, while looking out for us when needed. The scepticism that we were in turned out to be disproven,” said Md. Shahin, a grade 10 student at Batikmari Friendship Secondary School.
He added, “We are getting educational support from our facilitator in three ways. We were divided into groups: a few of us go to sir's house to study maintaining health safety measures; sometimes sir comes to our house to teach and explain the lesson himself; and finally, he also teaches us over the phone. Not only are we able to continue our studies but we are also receiving health, hygiene and safety instructions from him.”
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These children used to go to the same school, but since they are now closed, they have decided to go visit their teacher’s house instead, to brush up on their lessons in smaller groups and a more socially distanced environment
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A Friendship teacher on her way to meet her students. Come what may, every child has the right to an education, and nothing should keep them from achieving their potential.
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