FRIENDSHIP BANGLADESH
We work in partnership with individuals, communities, organisations and the government to create lasting solutions to the challenges faced by the poor and marginalized communities in Bangladesh.
About us
Over the last 15 years, Friendship has grown from being a distant dream to an organisation delivering vital services to 4.2 million people in the most marginalized communities of Bangladesh. Our work wouldn’t be possible if not for the 1,600 people dedicated to helping those in need.
Also crucial to our organisation is Friendship International. Formed over the years by a passionate group of people from Luxembourg, France, the UK and the Netherlands, Friendship International helps us foster partnerships, mobilise funds, gain expertise and raise awareness of our unique methodologies. More than partners, this group believes in the core values, ethics and work of Friendship. Together we are building a solid organisation that makes real changes to communities outside the economic mainstream, whilst retaining the dignity of the people who live within them.
Some of our projects
ICT-AIDED SCHOOLS:
Educating the Unreachable
In the hard-to-reach river islands in northern Bangladesh, lack of access, roads and electricity create a situation in which educational institutions are extremely difficult to run. Schools are difficult to set up and it is hardly possible to find and maintain teachers in these areas. The challenge is therefore to bypass the geographical isolation and lack of qualified teachers by using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and out-of-the-box thinking that yield real results.
Stories brought to you from the field
Jute is an eminent cash crop of Bangladesh, the 2nd largest producer in the world, with 41.% percent of total production averaging 1.08 m ton/year.
Friendship's training helps farmers with knowledge on
- high yielding varieties
- land selection & preparation
- time & method of sowing
- seed treatment & rate
- recommended manures & fertilizer
- intercultural operation
- irrigation
- plant protection measures
- fiber Extraction
- washing and drying of fiber,
all of which work to increase the yield and quality in the most efficient manner.
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The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development of Bangladesh and Friendship have signed an MoU on 2nd May at DPHE Head Office in Dhaka. The MoU aims to set forth common provisions and procedures for the cooperation between DPHE and Friendship to provide access to safe drinking water to underserved communities in Bangladesh and Rohingya camps. The MoU has been signed following the recent installation of an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) by Friendship at DPHE’s laboratory in Cox’s Bazar. The laboratory is accessible to all government, non-government and private organizations for testing quality of source water.
Mohammed Anwar Eusuf, Superintending Engineer, Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance Circle, DPHE and Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Director of Strategic Planning and Head of CCADM, Friendship. Md Saifur Rahman, Chief Engineer, DPHE and Iftekhar Uddin Mahmud, COO, Friendship witnessed the signing ceremony.
The critical demand for water and sanitation facilities for the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) has been addressed by DPHE along with other non-government agencies. In this context, DPHE is strengthening its laboratory in Cox’s Bazar to measure the threat of contamination of drinking water as they are using groundwater. This MoU aims to serve and explore innovative solutions for the FDMNs and the people in disaster-prone communities in Bangladesh.
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“Our experience in the field has shown that gaining the trust of the communities in which we operate is a key component of success. Trust can only be built up over time by providing consistent and reliable quality services and earning the respect of the people we work for. Friendship doesn’t work through short-term projects, but ensures its commitment to the communities on a long term basis.”
Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director of Friendship Bangladesh
HELPING THE POOR IN REMOTE AREAS
Find out more about the charity Friendship and the impact it has on the lives of the poor in Bangladesh
Members of the Board of Trustee
Our sponsors and partners
We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the support of our sponsors and partners.
Contact Friendship Bangladesh
Friendship Bangladesh
K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road
(Kalachandpur), Dhaka – 1212, Bangladesh