Friendship and Standard Chartered team up to build a 54kW microgrid in Ulipur, Kurigram The MoU signing ceremony at the Friendship head office with the team from Standard Chartered. ©Ayon Das/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryNovember 20, 2022 Following the...
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Living with Dignity, as Told Through the Eyes of Children
Friendship kicks off its twentieth-anniversary celebrations with a painting workshop on Global Dignity Day. Some of the children participating in Global Dignity Day 2022 in Gaibandha, Bangladesh. ©Suman Ghosh/Friendship Friendship News DeskOctober 31, 2022 Friendship...
Friendship at COP27
Friendship was present at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh from November 6 to 18, 2022 to carry the voices of the most vulnerable communities of Bangladesh and advocate for climate adaptation solutions that work Friendship News DeskNovember 1, 2022Updated on December 12,...
Not as deadly as initially feared; low-tide halts the wrath of cyclone Sitrang
Communities in Friendship’s working areas in Patuakhali and Shyamnagar remain largely unharmed By Tahmeed ChaudhuryOctober 26, 2022 In the build up to the landfall of the cyclone Sitrang, it was expected that the tropical storm will wreak havoc across the nation,...
Champions in the Making
Winning girls' team from Bhalukiya Palong High School highlight the impact of sports facilities in Ukhiya The sports cage has space allows for a variety of sports to be played by the participating children. ©Friendship by Nazm-us Saadat and Sohani ShahidOctober 24,...
Empowerment knows no bounds
Inspiring story of a Friendship Community Medic-aide (FCM) who went from being a marginalised member of an unaddressed community to a representative of her constituency. Soniya Akhter is a Friendship Community Medic-aide, and recently, also a member of union council....
Recognising locally-led adaptation practices to battle the climate crisis
Friendship hosts three sessions at the 16th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation on Climate Change (CBA16) Community-mapping helps Friendship determine the most strategic placement of its interventions. ©AJ Ghani/Friendship by Tahmeed...
Education programme in Bhasan Char shapes responsible and empowered students
Friendship schools are are teaching the Myanmar curriculum to Rohingya children aged 4-14 years in a safe, and healthy environment Rohingya children, some of whose faces are adorned in traditional thanaka paste, line the hall at the learning centre. ©Tahmeed...
Test of fortitude for char students appearing for SSC exams
FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL STUDENTS OPTIMISTIC DESPITE TRAVELLING MILES AWAY FROM HOME TO SIT FOR NATIONAL MATRICULATION EXAMS Friendship Secondary School students prior to the start of one of their SSC examinations. ©FRIENDSHIP by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYSeptember 21, 2022 Tenth...
Healthcare centre in Bhasan Char celebrates 100 childbirths
Friendship’s health workers are working hard to change the prevalent culture of giving birth at home Ayesha Akhter, a Friendship health worker consulting a new mother and child at the camps. ©Tahmeed Chaudhury/Friendship by Tahmeed Chaudhury September 21,...