Public school students took part in the Global Dignity Day drawing competitions as well. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,October 23, 2024 On October 16, 2024, Friendship School students celebrated Global Dignity Day, echoing the powerful voice of dignity and the...
Empowerment
Friendship and Biodiversity
An overview of Friendship’s contribution to conserving biodiversity for climate action and sustainable development ahead of CBD COP16. by Kazi Amdadul Haque,October 20, 2024 Since its inception, Friendship has worked in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh...
When Girls Realise Their Vision for the Future
Celebrating the accomplishment of two Friendship School students for the International Day of the Girl Child Girls are often deprived of opportunities, education, jobs and the agency to determine their future. That needs to change.© Friendship by Iffat Ara...
The Vital Need for Comprehensive Healthcare
OB-GYN Expert, Professor Jelle’s Take on Cervical Cancer Screening by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,October 7, 2024 PRESCRIP-TEC researcher and obstetrics and gynaecology expert Professor Jelle Stekelenburg recently visited Friendship’s working areas in northern Bangladesh. He...
Char theatre
A cultural lifeline and catalyst for social change in remote char communities by Ahmed Toufiqur Rahman,October 8, 2024 The char lands of northern Bangladesh are a unique landscape, formed by the deposition of sediments carried by rivers like the Brahmaputra, Jamuna,...
Friendship School Alumni Meet and Greet
The Youth of the Chars Share Their Stories of Hope The youth alumni came to the Friendship head office for the meet and greet with senior staff on 26 September 2024. © Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,October 7, 2024 In a heartwarming get-together...
Friendship Led Conservation of the Sundarbans in a sustainable Approach
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...
Changemakers of South Asia
Building a Just and Sustainable Tomorrow by Runa Khan,September 16, 2024 In late August, during my trip to Nepal, I had the pleasure of sitting down for an engaging coffee meet with some of Nepal’s most promising young leaders. The gathering brought young minds of...
Experiencing Bangladesh Through the Lens of Friendship
An intern from Germany on the variety of architecture styles across the country’s least and most populated regions. The traffic in Dhaka is second to none, and can be sensory overload for those not sufficiently prepared. © Haakon Hoeren by Haakon Hoeren,September 11,...
Floods Have Been a Friendship Concern Since Day One
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...
Towards a new Bangladesh
In July and August of 2024, massive upheaval by the nation’s youth led to what is now being called ‘Bangladesh 2.0’ After a month of violent clashes with law enforcement leading to 600+ deaths, the protestors finally had their demands met. © Shadab Shahrokh Hai. by...
Towards a New Beginning
by Runa Khan, August 6, 2024 My pride, belief and love for the people of Bangladesh, has always overridden any sadness I felt for our lives not being what we all deserved to have. All my life I felt the disbalance, and for the last 22 years it is what I craved for...