Five days a week, children aged between 6 and 18, come to the sports centre - a joint collaboration of Friendship SPO, KLABU and Paris Saint Germain - to play football, basketball, cricket, futsal, badminton, and sepak takraw Groups of children dressed in colourful...
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Bangladesh: THE LAND WHERE WATER WATERS AND DEVOURS THE EARTH
In this South Asian state, characterised by extreme poverty and the highest population density, the monsoon and river flooding, which is becoming ever more violent with climate change, floods a third of the country every year. The inhabitants are struggling to cope...
Cross border camaraderie on climate change fueled by digital connectivity
The fourth edition of the Inter-School Connectivity Project, with a focus on digital connectivity, commences, connecting Friendship school students in remote river islands to peers in France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg Friendship secondary school students exchange...
Human Rights Must Be Protected at All Costs
Friendship founder speaks at the National Humanitarian Conference in France Runa Khan (middle/third from left) was among the panel of speakers at the conference in December. © Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryDecember 20, 2023 Runa Khan, founder, Friendship...
Cox’s Bazar Spirit
KLABU, PSG and Friendship team up to foster teamwork, camaraderie, and spirit to let play shine on International Children's Day PSG star Kylian Mbappé seen holding the new jersey which will be available for purchase soon, at the links provided at the end of the...
‘Stop the tap, look at the river’
Bestselling author Erik Orsenna says mobilising for river management today is the only way to prevent conflicts in the future Erik Orsenna, front-and-centre-left, with Friendship founder, Runa Khan front-and-centre-right, observe a map during their field visit to the...
Saving the delta
Global, interdisciplinary assembly of river experts converge to discuss the impact of climate change The roundtable conference was held at the Sheraton in Dhaka, in October following the research field visit by the IAGF/IFGR delegation. ©Suman Ghosh/Friendship...
Maya Debi Chakma: Leading the Way
A young, indigenous girl defeats social norms as well as competing teams to achieve victory and uphold the values celebrated on the International Day of the Girl Child Maya Debi Chakma, a young indigenous girl who captained her girls' team to the national...
Viva La Friendship
Multiple schools under Friendship’s project with KLABU-PSG win titles and runners up at national inter-school competition Girls from the Thaingkhali High School celebrate their national championship victory. © Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhurySeptember 26, 2023...
The President of France Takes Tour on Friendship’s Flèche d’Or
Runa Khan, founder Friendship (left) and President H.E. Emmanuel Macron (right) aboard the Flèche d’Or. © Suman Ghosh/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhurySeptember 11, 2023 French President H.E. Emmanuel Macron enjoyed a ride on a traditional panshi boat operated...
Friendship wins UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
Programmes recognised for bringing functional literacy to adults and out-of-school youth The vast majority of those enrolled in the adult literacy programme are women who have not been able to have a formal education. ©Friendship. by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhurySeptember...
Char voices echo in the European parliament
Friendship school students participate in the European Youth Event in France, tour Luxembourg Rupali and Nurunnahar with fellow students from the Inter-School Connectivity Project in front of the EU parliament building during the European Youth Event (EYE)....