A Brave New World

A Brave New World

Jan 31, 2020 | Climate Change and Disaster Management, News

by Runa Khan, back from Davos Davos, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, is a gathering of the cream of market leaders who are driving the change in our world today. Over 3,000 leaders in different fields and 53 heads of state, attended its 50th iteration...

I got an A+

Jan 30, 2020 | Education

Results time has traditionally been a time for celebrations at Friendship schools, since our students are used to outperforming their peers around the country in spite of their relatively underprivileged circumstances. “The char is not like cities at all,” says Jamila...
Socrates in School – an ethical education

Socrates in School – an ethical education

Jan 30, 2020 | Education

Artwork by 10-year-old Samima, student of a Friendship Learning Centre in the Rohingya refugee camps. Building people with character is core to strengthening the future of our planet by Claire Hamid Many of us learn ethics simply through the inevitable turbulence of...
Fighting for a Fair Chance

Fighting for a Fair Chance

Jan 28, 2020 | Inclusive Citizenship

Friendship paralegal in Gaibandha fights for a 12-year-old girl to give her exam and stay in school by Naushad Ali Husein It’s exam day for the grade fivers. The exam centre buzzes with activity as students arrive and prepare to take the test. As exam time draws near,...
Happy New Year 2020 – Sticking to our Values throughout

Happy New Year 2020 – Sticking to our Values throughout

Jan 6, 2020 | French Blog, News

by Marc Elvinger, Chairman Friendship Luxembourg Chères amies, chers amis, Dear Friends of Friendship (English translation below) En me joignant de tout cœur à ses vœux, je partage avec vous (même si certains d’entre vous auront déjà pu le recevoir) le message de...
Climate Recap

Climate Recap

Dec 19, 2019 | Climate Change and Disaster Management

By Benjamin George Coles In May, Cyclone Fani displaced around 3.5 million people in Bangladesh and India. Even before that, around 10 million in Bangladesh had been evacuated due to climate emergencies in recent decades. Friendship works in places that are among the...
COP25 in a Nutshell

COP25 in a Nutshell

Dec 3, 2019 | Climate Change and Disaster Management, News

Saleemul Huq outlines the major talking points at the Conference of Parties The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a global treaty that was signed and ratified by 195 countries obligating themselves to take actions to protect the planet,...