Friendship Mangrove Afforestation Programme Shared at IUCN Conference Communities are put in charge of the mangrove plantations that they nurture, and then reap the benefits from. They protect the saplings, and the matured trees protect them in turn. © Friendship by...
People have been forced to relocate due to the floods damaging their homes, in both rural and urban areas. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,September 5, 2024 Several districts in Eastern Bangladesh have been inundated due to deadly flash floods this August,...
Floods not only take lives, but also destroy livelihoods, destabilise the local economy and set communities that are already marginalised much further back. © Friendship by Abu Bakar Bin Alam,August 20, 2024 Frequent natural disasters like flooding were one of the key...
Flash floods have inundated 11 districts in Eastern and Southern Bangladesh within the last few days. © Chadni Akter by Friendship News DeskAugust 25, 2024 Deadly flash floods have ravaged eastern and southern Bangladesh since 21 August. The victims are in dire need...
As our coastal regions continue to face more intense and frequent calamities, efforts to conserve our primary line of defence – the Sundarbans’ mangroves, need to step up much faster The local communities plant and guard the saplings at Friendship's afforestation...
This World Population Day, we remind ourselves that humanity can truly shine when the most marginalised groups, particularly women and girls can equally contribute to progress. Friendship has a holistic, integrated, bottom-up approach in all its interventions,...
We must not let empty boxes and unkept commitments at SB60 discourage us from doing what needs to be done Friendship's mangrove afforestation project works with local communities to preserve the saplings, which sequester carbon, act as a natural embankment, reduce...
by Friendship News DeskJune 1, 2024 Cyclone Remal wreaked havoc across Bangladesh and parts of India for 40 hours, hitting the coast between Patuakhali and Kolkata on May 26th with winds reaching 111 km/h. The cyclone affected 3.8 million people across 19 districts,...
Listening to local solutions, indigenous values and voices by Kingbadantee Sabir,June 10, 2024 A collaborative meet-up on climate action was organised by Friendship on June 6 during the UNFCCC SB60, better known as the Bonn Climate Conference, held at UNFCCC...
Launch of the UNI for Change platform by the ULiège Green Office in Belgium by Kingbadantee Sabir,June 6, 2024 On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the Boulevard du Rectorat in Sart Tilman, Belgium, hosted an inspiring evening as part of the Festival Rêve Général and Festival...
3.8 million people were affected by the tropical cyclone that crossed Bangladesh Gale force winds swept the country, and there were tidal surges more than 2m in height in the coastal areas of Bangladesh during Cyclone Remal. © Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah...
Friendship at CBA-18 in Tanzania The Friendship delegation on their visit to the Selela and Makuwini village to meet the Maasai community in Tanzania © Sabrina Nizam/Friendship by Betteke de Gaay FortmanMay 28, 2024 More than 300 practitioners, grassroots...