Students from the Luxembourg Experience Life in Bangladesh’s Chars The students of Friendship Schools spent the day speaking about their lives with the students from Luxembourg. © Bishal Akash/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,November 5, 2024 A delegation of students...
The spirit of local knowledge, open source of information, and universalising access to technologies should be the foundation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. In a densely populated country like Bangladesh, convincing locals to spare land for biodiversity has...
An overview of Friendship’s contribution to conserving biodiversity for climate action and sustainable development ahead of CBD COP16. by Kazi Amdadul Hoque,October 20, 2024 Since its inception, Friendship has worked in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh...
Celebrating the accomplishment of two Friendship School students for the International Day of the Girl Child Girls are often deprived of opportunities, education, jobs and the agency to determine their future. That needs to change.© Friendship by Iffat Ara...
OB-GYN Expert, Professor Jelle’s Take on Cervical Cancer Screening by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,October 7, 2024 PRESCRIP-TEC researcher and obstetrics and gynaecology expert Professor Jelle Stekelenburg recently visited Friendship’s working areas in northern Bangladesh. He...
A cultural lifeline and catalyst for social change in remote char communities by Ahmed Toufiqur Rahman,October 8, 2024 The char lands of northern Bangladesh are a unique landscape, formed by the deposition of sediments carried by rivers like the Brahmaputra, Jamuna,...
Friendship Mangrove Afforestation Programme Shared at IUCN Conference Communities are put in charge of the mangrove plantations that they nurture, and then reap the benefits from. They protect the saplings, and the matured trees protect them in turn. © Friendship by...
Building a Just and Sustainable Tomorrow by Runa Khan,September 16, 2024 In late August, during my trip to Nepal, I had the pleasure of sitting down for an engaging coffee meet with some of Nepal’s most promising young leaders. The gathering brought young minds of...
An intern from Germany on the variety of architecture styles across the country’s least and most populated regions. The traffic in Dhaka is second to none, and can be sensory overload for those not sufficiently prepared. © Haakon Hoeren by Haakon Hoeren,September 11,...
Floods not only take lives, but also destroy livelihoods, destabilise the local economy and set communities that are already marginalised much further back. © Friendship by Abu Bakar Bin Alam,August 20, 2024 Frequent natural disasters like flooding were one of the key...
The youth are our collective future, and through July and August, they have proven just how much they are willing to do to control their destinies. © Friendship by Runa KhanAugust 20, 2024 Mid July to the beginning of August, Bangladesh witnessed a monumental shift as...
In July and August of 2024, massive upheaval by the nation’s youth led to what is now being called ‘Bangladesh 2.0’ After a month of violent clashes with law enforcement leading to 600+ deaths, the protestors finally had their demands met. © Shadab Shahrokh Hai. by...