The responsibility for climate action lies on every individual—a kind reminder for World Environment Day. by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryMay 31, 2022 “There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To...
Inspiring stories of Friendship community staff going beyond their responsibilities for humanity and the well-being of their communities Friendship staff help an elderly man onboard ©Wasama Doja/Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMay 25, 2022 When Friendship Community...
photos by AJ Ghanitext by Naushad Ali HuseinMay 26, 2022 The cyclones become more ferocious. The embankments weaken. Saline water seeps into communities, rendering lands infertile. Shrimp and crab farms in saline water proliferate. Like this, a slow, deadly crisis of...
A woman walks along a broken embankment amidst the waves. ©AJ GHANI/FRIENDSHIP by NAUSHAD ALI HUSEINApril 7, 2022 Many of the world’s biggest health hazards today are caused by things we’re doing to the environment—air pollution, water contamination, hazardous...
Surplus energy from solar village project powers irrigation for farming; farmers’ lives made easier by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch 15, 2022 By the time Mominul Islam, a farmer in Goyar Potol, a river island in Kurigram, took home his harvest this winter, he had already...
Four Friendship community workers receive awards for their contributions to humanity by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 3, 2022 In the buildup to International Women’s Day 2022, Friendship has selected four female Friendship community workers as recipients of the Women of...
Friendship intern Amandine gets a lesson on disaster preparedness from villagers of a climate-impacted community in the south of Bangladesh. COURTESY: AMANDINE BOURGUEIL by AMANDINE BOURGUEILFebruary 17, 2022 Snuggled up in my duvets on a rainy morning, as I used to...
Government of Bangladesh declares St. Martin’s and surrounding areas a Marine Protected Area Boats anchored on the shore at dawn, awaiting the tide and their sailors to take them out to sea ©RAEED CHOWDHURY by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYFebruary 15, 2022 Clean air,...
Solar Power Grid Lights Up River Island by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryFebruary 13, 2022 The sedimentary deltaic islands that scatter the northern and southern tips of Bangladesh appear as they disappear—without warning. Floodwaters rush over the banks, and the land...
Climate change is the common enemy we all need to face by JEAN-SALMAN MARRE January 10, 2022 By the end of 2021, there have been numerous judgements of COP26, from deeply pessimistic to hopelessly optimistic. However, it is important to acknowledge the full breadth of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYCz5Bpu_DA FRIENDSHIP NEWS DESKJanuary 10, 2022 The Sundarbans. The world’s largest mangrove forest. A source of livelihood to millions. A provider and a protector. Over the last few decades, cyclones, erosions, and tidal surges...
Renforcer les capacités naturelles d’absorption du CO2 est une nécessité ! La réduction drastique de nos émissions de CO2 doit être complétée par des actions augmentant les capacités naturelles d’absorption.(English version below) © K M Asad by Marc Elvinger...