Former Friendship intern Antonio Arno cycles over 10,000 km from Luxembourg to Bangladesh in an epic journey, traversing 22 countries across two continents. A journey of 10,000 km started off on March 1, 2022, ending in Bangladesh, a country he visited for his...
Editorial/Opinion
‘Time we put an end to it’: the Bangladeshi women fighting their silent killer
A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated places, to fight back against stigma of cervical cancer Friendship Community Medic-aides don't just offer primary healthcare and consultations, but also raise...
Healthcare is a fundamental human right
Everyone, despite socioeconomic circumstances or physical ability, has the right to quality healthcare, and it is imperative that we work together to provide it. A Friendship floating hospital which offers life-saving, life-changing, essential medical services to...
An Easel Connection to Make
Friendship teams up with Lalithakala Akademi and Preema Arte Foundation for Kranti Art Exchange Programme between India and Bangladesh Some of the final work on display near the entrance of the Friendship Centre at the end of the workshop. ©Ayon Das/Friendship by...
Women’s empowerment through legal empowerment
Friendship head of Inclusive Citizenship, Ayesha Taasin Khan says inclusive legal systems can help to empower women A Friendship Paralegal stands in front of a Legal Information Booth in Chimari, Kurigram. ©Friendship by Ayesha Taasin KhanMarch 12, 2023 On the advent...
When globalisation is still on
Back-to-back economic shocks have triggered insularity in many economies, but in the long run there’s no alternative to global solidarity, says Runa Khan, back from WEF in Davos. Runa Khan, founder of Friendship at the WEF panel in Davos, 2023. © World Economic Forum...
Water World
Friendship founder and eminent architects hold panel at Dhaka Lit Fest 2023 Friendship News DeskFebruary 9, 2023 Back after two years of Covid restrictions, the Dhaka Lit Fest was held from January 5 – 8, 2023; which also happened to be the tenth anniversary of the...
Friends on Friendship
A series of testimonials on two decades of work in the most unaddressed communities in Bangladesh The Friendship cyclone shelter in Kuakata, which serves the climate-affected communities of the coastal south of Bangladesh. ©Friendship Friendship News DeskDecember 26,...
COP27: loss and damage fund finally announced
by Tahmeed Chaudhury,December 26, 2022 The 27th conference of the parties, otherwise known as COP27, has recently drawn to a conclusion. The two-week-long summit, held in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt went into overtime before coming to an end on November 20. Leaders from...
Twenty Years of Friendship
by Runa KhanDecember 7, 2022 On the twentieth anniversary of our founding, I cannot help but think back on where we started, how far we’ve come, how strongly with dedication we have grown, and also on our hopes for the future. At the turn of the millennium the world...