Standard Chartered Bangladesh joined hands with Friendship to transform lives and livelihoods across one of the Brahmaputra’s most isolated river islands. by Friendship News DeskApril 08, 2024 Chars are some of the most climate-vulnerable places on Earth. To alleviate...
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Women in focus: Stories of light and hope
International Women’s Day through the lens of char women in agriculture by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch 12, 2024 Women have been a driving force in communities where Friendship is active, contributing to the improvement of lives, livelihoods, economic opportunities and...
Stories of resilience – empowered women transforming their lives
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the accomplishments of marginalised women in Friendship’s working areas in remote, climate-affected river islands From left: Aduri Begum, Mukta Sultana, Kolpona Akter and Sumaiya Afrin. ©Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch...
Inspiring Inclusion of Women in the Chars
Water, Light and Hope photo exhibition to celebrate International Women’s Day organised by Friendship in partnership with Standard Chartered Bangladesh Friendship founder Runa Khan addressed the attendees during the opening of the exhibition on March 6. © Friendship...
Struggles of char communities echoed in COP28
Two Friendship school students participate in COP28 to share the experiences of their communities at the frontline of the climate crisis Besides participating in side-events in the Blue Zone, the girls attended a number of other events in the green zone and took part...
Cross border camaraderie on climate change fueled by digital connectivity
The fourth edition of the Inter-School Connectivity Project, with a focus on digital connectivity, commences, connecting Friendship school students in remote river islands to peers in France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg Friendship secondary school students exchange...
Summit-Friendship Solar Village Inaugurated
57.6 kW solar village in partnership with Summit Power is now operational Runa Khan, founder of Friendship (fourth from left) with members of Summit Power board of directors. © Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryJanuary 15, 2024 The second Friendship solar village...
COP28: The most promising disappointment yet
Climate activists disguised as CEOs of major oil companies take part in a fake banquet celebrating profits, in call on states taking part in COP28 climate conference to finance loss and damage fund by taxing fossil fuel profits, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France...
A greener future requires more than ‘transitioning away’
Friendship's founder, back from COP28 discusses what is needed from nations, organisations and individuals if we are to ensure a greener future. by Runa KhanJanuary 4, 2024 As COP28 concluded in Dubai, we were presented with a complex picture of progress and...
Human Rights Must Be Protected at All Costs
Friendship founder speaks at the National Humanitarian Conference in France Runa Khan (middle/third from left) was among the panel of speakers at the conference in December. © Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryDecember 20, 2023 Runa Khan, founder, Friendship...
Mountains to Mangroves: Climate Resilience in the Eastern Himalayas Region
The Great People’s Forest of the Eastern Himalayas Initiative announces rapid scaling portfolio at COP28 The portfolio features a number of projects from participating organisations across four countries by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryDecember 12, 2023 The Balipara...
Climate justice is human justice
On Human Rights Day, it is important to keep in mind the sufferings of the people at the forefront of the climate crisis An elderly woman just inside of her inundated house in Kheyar Alga in Kurigram, on June 22, 2022. ©Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Tahmeed...