Adult women in chars overcoming barriers and transforming their lives through education Friendship’s Adult Literacy Centres teach students to read and write, understand basic accounting and mathematics, pursue income-generating activities, and educate them on rights...
Voices from the field
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...
Resilience in the face of recurring obstacles
Joyeeta Award winner Akhterunnahar Rikhta sets an example of perseverance for women in rural communities Rikhta's life was full of hardship and lack of opportunity, but she did not let that keep her from trying her hardest anyway. © Suman Ghosh/Friendship by Tahmeed...
100% success for Friendship schools in SSC examinations
All students, barring one, get A- grades or above Friendship school students pose in front of the SSC exam centre, celebrating their success. © Friendship. By Tahmeed ChaudhuryAugust 14, 2023 48 students, 22 girls and 26 boys, from Friendship Secondary Schools in...
Friendship school graduate earns a place in BUET
Mahbubur Rahman, from char Sidhai, has excelled in every public university examination he sat for Mahbubur Rahman grew up with a life of dearth but is now a student of the topmost engineering university in Bangladesh, BUET. ©Friendship By Tahmeed ChaudhuryJune 25,...
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)....
Empowering Girls Through Education
EGE, a five-year programme to empower girls in rural communities concludes by Friendship News DeskMay 28, 2023 in October 2018, a programme was launched to help the educational and socio-economic development of female/girl children in rural Bangladesh, through the use...
‘It’s fascinating to see how communities adjust to very adverse conditions’
An interview with Franz Fayot, Luxembourg minister for development cooperation and humanitarian affairs, following his two-day trip to remote chars in the north https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTWlNYDVXMk by Friendship News DeskMay 3, 2023 Franz Fayot, Luxembourg...
‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods
‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes and emergency refuges Hamida Khatun outside her home in the village of Mudafat, Chilmari. She will be moving to a new plinth this year. © Farzana...
Bangladesh’s riverine villages are benefiting from clever design
Architectural innovations and adaptations are helping to bring permanence to a flood-prone land An example of a flood-resistant raised plinth, with a fresh-water pond at its centre and structures surrounding it that support the local communities during climatic...