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 aims to deliver quality...
Editorial/Opinion
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,...
A Future Built on Equality and Inclusion: International Women’s Day 2025
by Runa Khan,March 8, 2025 Envision a world where equality is not a hope but a reality—where every individual, regardless of gender, has the freedom and opportunity to shape their future. A world where leadership is defined by vision, not bias, and where inclusivity...
Saving the Sampan
Friendship's Cultural Preservation Efforts include the once-common sampan boat, now a relic of the past. Sampan boats carried both passengers and cargo on what served as the roads and highways of the region long before land routes were constructed. © Friendship by...
A Little Confidence Goes a Long Way
Two women from marginalised char islands take reign over their fate, despite overwhelming circumstances through the help of the Friendship Farmers Club The Friendship Farmers Club helps agricultural workers connect and share knowledge, information, experiences and...
Friendship Founder, Runa Khan
A collection of features by or about Friendship's founder, Runa Khan BANGLADESH 2.0 – YOUTH FIRST Event - Friendship NGO A group of students from three Luxembourgish high schools came together for a special event in Luxembourg, to share their recent experiences...
Connecting the Dots: One Health, Bangladesh, and Friendship’s Impact
by Isabelle Koch,December 11, 2024 The One Health approach is critical for addressing Bangladesh's growing health and climate challenges. Friendship’s work aligns with One Health through community-based healthcare, climate adaptation projects, and sustainable...
Caution and Rising Above ‘Youth washing’ at COP29
Friendship founder Runa Khan attended the UNFCCC's COP29 this year, in Baku, Azerbaijan. © Friendship by Runa KhanNovember 22, 2024 As COP29 concludes in Baku, Azerbaijan, we gather to confront a climate crisis that is no longer on the horizon—it is reshaping lives...
COP29: Legal Rights can Ensure Dignity for Climate Migrants
At COP29 Azerbaijan, Friendship’s achievements were shared in an insightful workshop as a model for managing climate migration. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,November 24, 2024 In 2022, climate-induced disasters displaced over 30 million people, with approximately 60,000...