by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,7 September, 2025 In an interactive session at the Schwab Foundation Summit 2025, the Friendship Founder speaks from her experience on delivering equity-driven solutions in a divided world. Organised by the Schwab Foundation for Social...
Without people helping one another, a community cannot progress, because all solutions to their development and resilience become unsustainable. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 1 September, 2025 In a world where inequality and division continue to hinder collective...
The MoU signing ceremony between Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Friendship was held at the former's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 31 August, 2025. © Ayon Das/Friendship by Friendship News Desk,31 August, 2025 On 31 August 2025, Friendship, in partnership with...
A look at Friendship's youth volunteers for International Youth Day 2025 Friendship recognises the value of youth empowerment harnesses this potential to drive inclusive, participatory, and sustainable development. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 12 August 2025 ...
Friendship founder Runa Khan joins the award ceremony as a committee member on 9 July in Lisbon, to celebrate champions with an impeccable track record of climate action. Jury members of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity with this year's winners: spokespeople of the...
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency funded 'Reversing the Flow (RtF)' project puts climate adaptation in the hands of the communities it benefits RtF’s regranting mechanism ensures greater ownership, transparency, and context-based adaptation in areas most affected by...
by Friendship News Desk, 3 July, 2025 Friendship Senior Director Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Deputy Director Mahbubur Rahman Turza from Friendship Bangladesh, and Stéphane Van Haute from Friendship Luxembourg joined the 62nd Session of the UN Climate Change...
Friendship youth delegates touched down on Luxembourg to meet other secondary school students their age as part of the 2025 Connected Schools programme. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 29 June, 2025 Eusuf, Mizan, Munni, and Sakia visited five schools in Luxembourg: The...
Friendship youth delegates from Bangladesh visit the European Parliament to spark meaningful conversations on climate change with their peers and world leaders. The entire Friendship delegation stands tall with pride, with students from France, Luxembourg, and...
In a panel titled 'Preserving and Sustainably Managing Delta Ecosystems in the Face of Increasing Risks', Runa Khan spoke on Friendship's work with riverine and coastal communities in the world's largest river delta - the Ganges delta in Bangladesh. © Anna Robyn by...
by Runa Khan,15 June, 2025 On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage—globally, in treaty rooms and international campaigns, and locally, as we stare at rivers choked by waste and fields littered with non-biodegradable...
How sustainable, ethical slow fashion goes against the grain in Bangladesh Colourful threads from the rural riverine life in Bangladesh are firmly standing ground against climate change and pollution. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen4 June, 2025 While most...