A Friendship Climate Action Intern from the UK recounts her experiences with some of the most climate-impacted communities in Bangladesh Ellie Kimber speaking to Shojina about the climate impacts she is facing every year. ©Ellie Kimber/Friendship by Ellie...
Empowerment
Walking the talk
A Night of Traditions, a fashion show by Friendship Colours of the Chars to celebrate 20 years of Friendship, and the advent of slow fashion. The designers and prominent model, Mou (second from left) wearing an exquisite cultural dress made out of silk. ©Friendship by...
Dignity on a Canvas
Friendship schoolchildren define dignity through their creative expression as part of twentieth-anniversary celebrations. by Tahmeed ChaudhuryDecember 7, 2022 How would dignity look on a canvas? On Global Dignity Day 2022, artist Ehsan Protik, founder of creative...
20 years, 20 milestones
20 things that make Friendship the organisation that it has grown to be by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryNovember 6, 2022 Since its inception, Friendship has had to innovate to meet the requirements of the unique geo-logistical, socio-economic, and environmental challenges...
Standard Chartered to fund new solar village
Friendship and Standard Chartered team up to build a 54kW microgrid in Ulipur, Kurigram The MoU signing ceremony at the Friendship head office with the team from Standard Chartered. ©Ayon Das/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryNovember 20, 2022 Following the...
Champions in the Making
Winning girls' team from Bhalukiya Palong High School highlight the impact of sports facilities in Ukhiya The sports cage has space allows for a variety of sports to be played by the participating children. ©Friendship by Nazm-us Saadat and Sohani ShahidOctober 24,...
Empowerment knows no bounds
Inspiring story of a Friendship Community Medic-aide (FCM) who went from being a marginalised member of an unaddressed community to a representative of her constituency. Soniya Akhter is a Friendship Community Medic-aide, and recently, also a member of union council....
Education programme in Bhasan Char shapes responsible and empowered students
Friendship schools are are teaching the Myanmar curriculum to Rohingya children aged 4-14 years in a safe, and healthy environment Rohingya children, some of whose faces are adorned in traditional thanaka paste, line the hall at the learning centre. ©Tahmeed...
Test of fortitude for char students appearing for SSC exams
FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL STUDENTS OPTIMISTIC DESPITE TRAVELLING MILES AWAY FROM HOME TO SIT FOR NATIONAL MATRICULATION EXAMS Friendship Secondary School students prior to the start of one of their SSC examinations. ©FRIENDSHIP by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYSeptember 21, 2022 Tenth...
Harnessing the Power of the Sun
Friendship partners with Summit Group to build a new solar village Summit and Friendship officials at the signing ceremony in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23 August. ©Suman Ghosh/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah Chowdhury, August 24, 2022 Yesterday on August 23,...