RTV’s Chare Jibon Jemon’s third episode gives us an inside look at why underage girls in the chars remain vulnerable to marriage by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYFebruary 14, 2022 Friendship collaborated with national television network, RTV recently to air a mini-series...
Empowerment
The Light of empowerment
Solar Power Grid Lights Up River Island by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryFebruary 13, 2022 The sedimentary deltaic islands that scatter the northern and southern tips of Bangladesh appear as they disappear—without warning. Floodwaters rush over the banks, and the land...
Series on char life premieres on national television
New series premieres on RTV on life and Friendship's interventions for the communities on deltaic river islands https://youtu.be/xGmODL5D5N8 FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJanuary 19, 2022 The first episode in a TV series titled Chare Jibon Jemon, about life in the char (river...
Coping with Covid
Independent assessment shows gaps remain despite special care for char students during school closures due to the pandemic Keeping students progressing in their academics was imperative, particularly during pandemic shutdowns. ©ABIR ABDULLAH/FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP NEWS...
Mangroves: A nature-based solution for climate adaptation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCz5Bpu_DA FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJanuary 10, 2022 The Sundarbans. The world’s largest mangrove forest. A source of livelihood to millions. A provider and a protector. Over the last few decades, cyclones, erosions, and tidal surges...
Students progress to new year amid pandemic
Schools overcome overwhelming odds to stay on course A student of Friendship Primary School Batikamari receives her books for the new year at the annual school book festival held on January 1. ©FARUKUR RAHMAN/FRIENDSHIP by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 2, 2022 On...
Stepping up for friends in their time of need
Moved by the suffering of their classmates, children from a Friendship primary school set up a foodbank for the needier families Children from Friendship Primary School in Boraibari collecting food donations from their parents. By Tahmeed ChaudhuryDecember 30, 2021...
From uncertainty and isolation to a world-class education
Career guidance cell assists Friendship School students gain admission to renowned universities Friendship Primary School alumni Afsana Akter, Amina Khatun and Muktara Parvin (left to right) all set to embark on a new journey as students of the Asian University for...
Dignity: The worth of a human being
‘We cannot solve all the problems in this world. But this is a problem that we all can’ FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKNovember 10, 2021 Why is it that we treat people differently based on what they do? Why do we assign a lower status to a janitor or a rickshaw puller? From an...
Here Comes the Sun
Friendship’s solar micro-grid on a remote sandbar island could serve as a renewable energy model for other hard-to-reach communities in Bangladesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX7e2k_NTxw by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINAugust 31, 2021 Since 2000, Bangladesh has gone from 32%...
What it means to be a citizen
How Friendship is saving lives by bridging marginalised citizens to vital services and what other organisations can learn from this. Each and every citizen should have access to services and benefits that cover their basic needs. © K M ASAD by LEOPOLDO MONCADAAugust...
Connectivity for Climate Action
Friendship School students in char areas to get virtual exchange programme with European counterparts Friendship launched a project connecting its secondary school students from remote river island communities in Bangladesh with their counterparts 8,000km away in the...