More than 400 climate adaptation practitioners teamed up at CBA19 to build a collective message on community led action. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,27 May, 2025 The 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA19) was...
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Swimmin’ Foundation Brings Lifesaving Skills to Children in Remote Communities
Some of the children who participated, along with the swim instructors from Swimmin Foundation in May, 2025. Md. © Sadar Uddin/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 May, 2025 Earlier this month, a team of four instructors from the Dutch NGO, Swimmin’ Foundation, took on...
From the Chars to France
Bangladeshi youth from remote villages set to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) 2025 to represent their communities Yusuf, Munni, Mizan, and Sakia (from left to right) are ready to take on Europe and share their community’s stories and resolve against climate...
Digital Spaces that Foster a Sense of Belonging and Inclusion
The disability-inclusion focused event was held at the BIDA auditorium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15 May, 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,17 May, 2025 On 15 May 2025, Bangladesh marked the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a vibrant...
Third Cohort of Friendship Summer School Officially Starts Off
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...
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...
Cinq bateaux-hôpitaux additionnels et une Direction générale pour Friendship Luxembourg
Inauguration de 5 bateaux-hôpitaux de Friendship au Bangladesh – Friendship Luxembourg se dote d’une direction générale en la personne de Olivier Pirot. (English version below) Opérant depuis 2008, le bateau hôpital EFH est, depuis 5 années intégralement financé par...
New Wave of Hope in Healthcare
Five Floating Medical Units Inaugurated by Friendship News DeskApril 10, 2025 On 9 April 2025, the ‘Medical Mobile Units for Healthcare in Rural Areas in Bangladesh’ project was officially inaugurated in Haimchar, Chandpur. The project, which is in partnership between...
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...
Connected Learning, Empowered Youth
Inter-School Connectivity Project 2025 Launched Students from Luxembourg had visited the schools in the chars for an in-person interactive session earlier in the year preceding the start of the current iteration of ISCP. © Friendship Friendship News Desk18 February,...
Friendship Community Medic-Aide Shabana Begum Wins Best Social Worker Award
Shabana Begum (pictured right) is a Friendship Community Medic-aide who received the "Best Social Worker" award for her contributions to her community. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen17 February, 2025 On 9 December 2024, Shabana Begum, a Friendship Community...