by Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Friendship The blessing that gives Bangladesh its natural abundance also leaves it vulnerable to nature’s more destructive forces. Bangladesh is formed at the mouth of two of the largest rivers of the world: the...
by Naushad Ali HuseinJune 10, 2020 On May 20th Super-cyclone Amphan began heading towards the shore of Padmapukur, a cluster of coastal villages in Bangladesh. As the majority of its villagers took shelter, Friendship's Uttam Kumar lead 30 young volunteers to repair...
While we work to protect our communities and our countries against Covid-19, we need to also prepare them to deal with the climate crisis, writes Runa Khan. It feels as though nature has left humankind reeling, our sense of vulnerability siphoned collectively towards...
by Raeed Abd-Allah Chowdhury The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected over 4.8 million people, and over 315,000 fatalities at the time of writing. In Bangladesh, infections have surpassed 23,000 and continue to rise exponentially. Undoubtedly, this...
As the Covid-19 pandemic hits Bangladesh’s capital, Friendship is providing relief supplies to its poorest areas. by Raeed Abd-Allah Chowdhury Cities across the globe are experiencing the worst social and economic repercussions of Covid-19. Dhaka, one of the most...
A message from the founder and executive director Runa Khan This week Bangladesh has entered a critical phase in the spread of COVID-19 infections, with the number of cases now rising rapidly. Each day people will die. There is no escaping this reality. Things...
The terrors the Rohingya people fled are well known to the world. But in their new reality, many continue to suffer from psychosocial conditions. by MALIHA KHANMarch 12, 2020 Nurun Nahar must return home to her children. Half an hour stolen between feeding her family...
Friendship medics-aides deliver doorstep healthcare using mobile app mHealth by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINMarch 2, 2020 Shahjahan, 40, is suffering from severe diarrhoea. Given the nearest hospital is a four-hour journey over river and land, Shahjahan’s condition could easily...
Young volunteer rescuers spring into action during climate disasters Shahjadi Begum on the spot where her home was before the flood by Naushad Ali HuseinNovember 21, 2019 Shahjadi Begum woke up at 1 a.m. to find the river roaring through her veranda. Before going to...
Mashkura, aged 28, wife of Abdul Hamid a shrimp-farmer, lives in the coastal village of Abadchondipur. She has grown up there, having had a happy, healthy childhood, and got married to a man that she thought would be able to give her a good life. By all rights, the...
A MoU has been signed between Friendship and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to start operation of a comprehensive maternity centre (CMC) at the site of Friendship’s basic clinic 6, at Rohingya Camp 7, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The United Nations High...
Giving the Rohingya community tools to light their own future two years on from the Terror by Naushad Ali HuseinAugust 28, 2019 Latifa Begum’s job is to deliver babies to life. But she remembers a moment two years ago, when she lost the will to preserve her own. The...