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 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 2 January, 2025 The remote char islands of...
An inter-camp Football tournament in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar fosters team spirit, empathy and joy among Rohingya and host children The football tournament took place in December, 2024 hosted by Friendship’s Nutrition, Recreation, and Physical Fitness for Rohingya &...
Hosn-e-ara Akhter Hasi is one of the recipients of the prestigious award. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen21 December, 2024 Hosn-e-ara Akhter Hasi and Arzina Akhter won the prestigious Joyeeta Award at an event in Chilmari, Kurigram on 10 December for their resolute...
by Isabelle Koch,December 11, 2024 The One Health approach is critical for addressing Bangladesh's growing health and climate challenges. Friendship’s work aligns with One Health through community-based healthcare, climate adaptation projects, and sustainable...
The Winter School on Development launched with new students on board at the University of Dhaka campus. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,December 12, 2024 After the success of last year’s Summer School, Friendship Academy launched the second iteration; the...
At COP29 Azerbaijan, Friendship’s achievements were shared in an insightful workshop as a model for managing climate migration. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,November 24, 2024 In 2022, climate-induced disasters displaced over 30 million people, with approximately 60,000...
Friendship is participating at COP29 from November 11 to 22, 2024 to speak about locally-led, community-based adaptation and advocate for scaling up replicable solutions. Friendship News Desk,November 10, 2024 Friendship is participating in the UNFCCC Conference of...
District seminar and workshop held to discuss the education in remote, rural Bangladesh Attendees observe the posters and school model at the District Seminar Workshop held at the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha. © Mahinur Rahman/Friendship by Iffat Ara...
Students from the Luxembourg Experience Life in Bangladesh’s Chars The students of Friendship Schools spent the day speaking about their lives with the students from Luxembourg. © Bishal Akash/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,November 5, 2024 A delegation of students...
The spirit of local knowledge, open source of information, and universalising access to technologies should be the foundation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. In a densely populated country like Bangladesh, convincing locals to spare land for biodiversity has...
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...
An overview of Friendship’s contribution to conserving biodiversity for climate action and sustainable development ahead of CBD COP16. by Kazi Amdadul Hoque,October 20, 2024 Since its inception, Friendship has worked in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh...