The Friendship Secondary School was founded in 2020 in Gaibandha, a district in the remote northern regions of Bangladesh. © Ayon Das/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 12 August, 2025 Friendship Secondary School Sannashir Char was founded in 2020 in Gaibandha to...
A look at Friendship's youth volunteers for International Youth Day 2025 Friendship recognises the value of youth empowerment harnesses this potential to drive inclusive, participatory, and sustainable development. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 12 August, 2025 ...
Friendship founder Runa Khan joins the award ceremony as a committee member on 9 July in Lisbon, to celebrate champions with an impeccable track record of climate action. Jury members of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity with this year's winners - spokespeople of the...
by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 13 July 2025 For the past four years, the Friendship-KLABU Sports Club has given children from both Rohingya camps and the host communities the chance to nurture healthy play. Play is a universal language shared by all, no matter their...
Thousands of children are born with clubfoot in Bangladesh, but corrective surgery and therapy can eradicate the stigma by Abu Bakar Bin Alam13 July 2025 The phrase “to stand on their own feet” appears in many cultures across the world in as many languages and...
by Runa Khan,15 June, 2025 On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage—globally, in treaty rooms and international campaigns, and locally, as we stare at rivers choked by waste and fields littered with non-biodegradable...
How sustainable, ethical slow fashion goes against the grain in Bangladesh Colourful threads from the rural riverine life in Bangladesh are firmly standing ground against climate change and pollution. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen4 June, 2025 While most...
by Stéphane Van Haute and Kazi Amdadul Hoque,25 May, 2025 In these chaotic times, when the planet's climatic future seems at stake, suspended on disconnected decisions of certain governments, the international community of those who take climate action on a day-to-day...
The disability-inclusion focused event was held at the BIDA auditorium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15 May, 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,17 May, 2025 On 15 May 2025, Bangladesh marked the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a vibrant...
by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 20 April, 2025 As the planet traverses through one climate crisis after another, it will not be too long before the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems face a systemic collapse. Adapting strategies from the One Health concept...
Friendship Community Medic-aides go door-to-door administering healthcare in these remote villages, and use a proprietary mHealth app to track their patients records and coordinate with the other tiers in the healthcare model. © Friendship by Runa Khan,7 April, 2025...
by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Empowering women, accelerating action and creating change - a short video feature expressing what women's day, women's empowerment, equality and creating change mean for changemakers at Friendship....