by Stéphane Van Haute and Kazi Amdadul Hoque,25 May, 2025 In these chaotic times, when the planet's climatic future seems at stake, suspended on disconnected decisions of certain governments, the international community of those who take climate action on a day-to-day...
Editorial/Opinion
From the Chars to France
Bangladeshi youth from remote villages set to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) 2025 to represent their communities Yusuf, Munni, Mizan, and Sakia (from left to right) are ready to take on Europe and share their community’s stories and resolve against climate...
A Healthy Mother is a Healthy Future
World Maternal Mental Health Day: Raising Awareness and Strengthening Support in Remote Communities by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,7 May, 2025 Mothers carry the biggest responsibility of humanity– nurturing a life, and that can take a significant toll. It is reported that 1 in...
The hands that build the world must be protected
Friendship's founder on the importance of health workers on May Day by Runa Khan,1 May, 2025 When health fails, hope fades. Whether in a city factory or on a remote river island, when the body gives way, when pain becomes routine and healing remains out of reach,...
Our People, Our Power, Our Planet
Inequity in Renewable Energy Responsibility on World Earth Day 2025 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 April, 2025 This World Earth Day is all about championing the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in the wake of rising populations and energy demands. As...
Healing Communities and Nature with the One Health Approach
by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 20 April, 2025 As the planet traverses through one climate crisis after another, it will not be too long before the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems face a systemic collapse. Adapting strategies from the One Health concept...
B613: Reviving an Ancient Heritage of Boatmaking
Honouring Bengal’s millennia-old boatmaking heritage through restoration and repair by Syed Abu Sinjan Saadat,April 18, 2025 This World Heritage Day, we honour not just the monuments of the past, but the living, breathing traditions that connect us to our cultural...
New Wave of Hope in Healthcare
Five Floating Medical Units Inaugurated by Friendship News DeskApril 10, 2025 On 9 April 2025, the ‘Medical Mobile Units for Healthcare in Rural Areas in Bangladesh’ project was officially inaugurated in Haimchar, Chandpur. The project, which is in partnership between...
Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
Friendship Community Medic-aides go door-to-door administering healthcare in these remote villages, and use a proprietary mHealth app to track their patients records and coordinate with the other tiers in the healthcare model. © Friendship by Runa Khan,7 April, 2025...
Friendship School Alumni Celebrate Achievements and Aspirations
by Friendship News Desk,27 January, 2025 Tales of joy, friendship, and warmth reverberated through the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha on 2 January 2025, as Friendship School alumni celebrated their first-ever grand reunion. Since 2006, Friendship Schools have been...
What does International Women’s Day Mean to You?
by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Empowering women, accelerating action and creating change - a short video feature expressing what women's day, women's empowerment, equality and creating change mean for changemakers at Friendship....
Women of Valour 2025: Accelerating Action, Empowering Change
Clockwise from the top - Rozina Akter, Purnima Rani, Sajeda Begum and Mosammat Manowara, the four recipients of the Women of Valour Award 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Every International Women's Day since 2022, Friendship awards four women,...