by Friendship News Desk, 4 May, 2025 Friendship Academy and the University of Dhaka inaugurated the latest cohort of the ‘Development in Practice’ course on 3 May 2025, to learn and share relevant development narratives of today. The inaugural session brought...
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Building a Future with Locally Led Adaptation
Friendship founder shares insights on LLA at the opening session of the Gobeshona Global Conference 5 by Friendship News Desk,28 April, 2025 Hosted by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) from 26 – 30 April, 2025, the Gobeshona platform...
Our People, Our Power, Our Planet
Inequity in Renewable Energy Responsibility on World Earth Day 2025 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 April, 2025 This World Earth Day is all about championing the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in the wake of rising populations and energy demands. As...
Healing Communities and Nature with the One Health Approach
by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 20 April, 2025 As the planet traverses through one climate crisis after another, it will not be too long before the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems face a systemic collapse. Adapting strategies from the One Health concept...
B613: Reviving an Ancient Heritage of Boatmaking
Honouring Bengal’s millennia-old boatmaking heritage through restoration and repair by Syed Abu Sinjan Saadat,April 18, 2025 This World Heritage Day, we honour not just the monuments of the past, but the living, breathing traditions that connect us to our cultural...
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...
Holidays for most, Calamity for some
Flash floods hit Satkhira on Eid, emergency services deployed An embankmnent broke on the morning of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest and most important holiday in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,6 April, 2025 On the morning of Eid, as the new...
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...
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...
Rokeya Khatun: A Climate Champion Nurturing Hope
Rokeya Khatun decided that middle-age was not too late to turn her life around, despite her circumstances. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,27 February, 2025 43-year-old Rokeya transformed her land and home into a sustainable space to escape poverty, but her...
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...