Friendship operating clinic and three units at government hospital for displaced Rohingya by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYMarch 3, 2022 Friendship has opened a 12-bed Primary Health Clinic (PHC) in Bhasan Char, an island developed to accommodate 100,000 Rohingya refugees....
Friendship intern Amandine gets a lesson on disaster preparedness from villagers of a climate-impacted community in the south of Bangladesh. COURTESY: AMANDINE BOURGUEIL by AMANDINE BOURGUEILFebruary 17, 2022 Snuggled up in my duvets on a rainy morning, as I used to...
A look at the incredible structures that architect Kashef Chowdhury has designed for Friendship FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJanuary 28, 2022 Local materials, cost-effectiveness, a commitment to quality, human well-being and service to the most unaddressed and climate-impacted...
Climate-friendly structure in border town of Shyamnagar gets British award for best new building in the world by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 26, 2022 Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar, a distinctive brick structure in the water-logged southern region of Bangladesh,...
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...
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...
Friendship was present at COP26 in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021 to carry the voices of the most vulnerable communities of Bangladesh and advocate for climate adaptation solutions through different side events. If you have missed these events or want to take a...
‘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...
Friendship will be present at COP26 in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November 2021 to carry the voices of the most vulnerable communities of Bangladesh and advocate for climate adaptation solutions that work. In November 2021, the World will be looking to Glasgow, expecting a...
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%...
by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJuly 29, 2021Updated: August 2, 2021 Years after they escaped extremely violent persecution in the Rakhine State, the Rohingya population can’t catch a break. Six people have died and over 3,851 shelters destroyed by floods and landslides...
Involving the local communities and government is key to the success of mangrove afforestation projects A Friendship Mangrove Community Caretaker works at a nursery of mangrove saplings. Bangladesh has a lot to offer in the fight against the climate crisis, and the...