FRIENDSHIP 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
Stories brought to you from the field
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Atiqul, beside his community during crisis
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis, Atiqul, a grade 5 student of Friendship school got frightened about the spread of the disease. From school, he learned about the disease and how quickly it spreads from person to person. Atiqul also learned how to protect oneself from this virus. But he became worried as he learned that many of his friends and village people weren’t particularly bothered.
When he came to know that Union Parishad was going to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the disease, Atiqul, an avid volunteer got inspired and approached a local volunteer organization, Shandhi, to see if they could manage him a mic so he could spread what he’d learned.
With their support, Atiqul immediately started his campaign to promote the COVID-19 awareness guidelines all around the union. Many of his peers and school mates joined him in the awareness- raising campaigns in the village.
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Though these islands are fertile, the elements are also harsh. Summers are scorching, monsoons wash everything away, and winters are bone chilling without the proper shelter.
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Freshly bandaged, this child has gotten a new lease on life. One that would have not been possible without the healtchare services made available in these very remote islands.
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Child marriage robs girls of their right to dream. Like any other middle schooler, four lively young girls from Mequrer School in Rowmari had high hopes and bright futures, but they all came crashing down with the news of the marriage. Friendship’s education team immediately took it up with the girls’ families and halted the illegal act.
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A whole village disappears under water, yet the community continues its schooling.
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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...What was once a field of brinjals, is now a pond. The entire harvest is lost, and months of effort, cost and resources are now completely lost in the worst flood in a decade.
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A Friendship solar technician making his rounds despite the flood, installing/repairing solar home systems that provide the only electricity in the chars.
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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.
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NO BUSINESS AS USUAL - Friendship
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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 marginalise...Friendship continues to be antifragile in the truest sense of the word— growing its impact with each shock it faces while remaining rooted in its values of integrity, justice, quality, dignity, and hope.
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The Key to Antifragility - Friendship
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The Principle behind Friendship’s Response to Emergencies Radi Shafiq, Senior Manager, Friendship In his 2012 book entitled “Antifragile”, the mathematical statistician Professor Nassim Nicholas...A farmer attempting to salvage what remains of his field. Though this has happened to him before, it is no less devasting every time.
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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
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Contact Friendship Bangladesh
Friendship Bangladesh
Ka-14/2A, Baridhara North Road
(Kalachandpur), Dhaka – 1212, Bangladesh