Friendship Founder Runa Khan announces her organisation's latest achievements and speaks at several meetups at the citywide event he 45-minute Impact Assembly showcased the Prize finalists and winners' latest endeavours, from new global partnerships to fresh...
Editorial/Opinion
Celebrating Two Decades of Solidarity
Commemorating 20 Years of Friendship Luxembourg Lasting partnerships are built not merely through institutional frameworks, but through shared exploration, mutual learning, and genuine friendship. © Friendship By Friendship News Desk,5 July, 2026 Human development is...
Friendship Luxembourg: 20 years on, 8 million people helped
Friendship Luxembourg is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Its president, Marc Elvinger, looks back on the unique history of an NGO founded in Bangladesh, which has become a recognised player in humanitarian aid and climate adaptation. Behind the hospital ships,...
When Hope Beats Darkness
Finding hope and a place in society despite extraneous circumstances and physical disability Despite being blind for many years, Sabu Mia is the proprietor of a small grocery stall in his village. © Friendship By Iffat Ara Sharmeen,25 June, 2026 A Lifelong Struggle...
Beyond Sectors: Why Integrated Development Is the Future of Resilience
An overview of the ACTIV Project at Friendship By Magnus Mayeen Ahmed,23 June, 2026 In development, we often divide challenges into neat categories: health, education, climate adaptation, and governance. Yet for people living in Bangladesh's most remote and...
Climate Migration: The Costs of Staying
Perspectives from local char communities of Northern Bangladesh affected by flash floods and erosion. The environment is getting sick, that’s why there are thunderstorms”, a woman shared during the discussion. © Eloise Dagneau/Friendship By Eloise Dagneau18 June, 2026...
Protect Play to Protect Childhood
The success of Bhalukia Palong Girls’ High School in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, shows what becomes possible when children are given a chance to play their best The Bhalukia Palong Girls' High School girls are proof that talent can flourish when opportunity is within...
When climate adaptation becomes a health imperative
Lessons from the 20th Community-based Adaptation conference in Manila, Philippines Friendship's delegation at CBA20, with (left to right) Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Senior Director and Head of Climate Action; Bilkis Banu, Community Medic-aide, Health; Elsa Peclet, the author...
The Nexus between Climate, Agriculture, Health and Poverty (Part 2)
The second of a two-part special feature on the One Health, salinity and the impact on local communities By Eloise Dagneau,2 June, 2026 When I asked what happened after the disaster ended, I got to tangibly understand the depth of its consequences. Though it was...
Goals for a Better Tomorrow
Playing football in the Rohingya Camps for fitness and mental health Nur Kamal came to Camp 19 when he was only seven years old. Since then, he’s lived with his family in a shack on what used to be a hill in Cox’s Bazar. by Abu Bakar Bin Alam,1 June 2026 For decades,...
Trusting the Frontlines
Why Climate Action Must Be Locally Led The frontlines are ready to lead, and it is high time the rest of the world followed. © Friendship by Kazi Amdadul Hoque,6 May 2026 In the coastal reaches of Bangladesh, where the salt-heavy air meets the shifting tides of the...
The Nexus between Climate, Agriculture, Health and Poverty (Part 1)
Two-part special feature on the place of One Health in development in Bangladesh by an international intern at Friendship’s Climate Action sector “Water, the ally of humans, is now also a menace.” - Yann Arthus-Bertrand. © Eloise Dagneau/Friendship by Eloise...












