by Friendship News Desk,27 January, 2025 Tales of joy, friendship, and warmth reverberated through the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha on 2 January 2025, as Friendship School alumni celebrated their first-ever grand reunion. Since 2006, Friendship Schools have been...
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Women of Valour 2025: Accelerating Action, Empowering Change
Clockwise from the top - Rozina Akter, Purnima Rani, Sajeda Begum and Mosammat Manowara, the four recipients of the Women of Valour Award 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Every International Women's Day since 2022, Friendship awards four women,...
Connected Learning, Empowered Youth
Inter-School Connectivity Project 2025 Launched Students from Luxembourg had visited the schools in the chars for an in-person interactive session earlier in the year preceding the start of the current iteration of ISCP. © Friendship Friendship News Desk18 February,...
A Little Confidence Goes a Long Way
Two women from marginalised char islands take reign over their fate, despite overwhelming circumstances through the help of the Friendship Farmers Club The Friendship Farmers Club helps agricultural workers connect and share knowledge, information, experiences and...
A Heartwarming Reunion
Tales of joy, friendship, and warmth reverberated through the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha on 2 January 2025, as Friendship School alumni celebrated their first-ever grand reunion by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 2 January, 2025 The remote char islands of...
BANGLADESH 2.0 – YOUTH FIRST Event
La jeunesse au cœur du changement. Les changemakers de demain grandissent et sont à l’honneur lors d’un événement à Luxembourg. (English version below) Les étudiants du Nordstad Lycée, Lycée Robert Schumann Luxembourg et École Internationale Differdange &...
Friendship’s Winter School on Development Launched
The Winter School on Development launched with new students on board at the University of Dhaka campus. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,December 12, 2024 After the success of last year’s Summer School, Friendship Academy launched the second iteration; the...
A Transformative Education Model for Bangladesh’s Char Islands
District seminar and workshop held to discuss the education in remote, rural Bangladesh Attendees observe the posters and school model at the District Seminar Workshop held at the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha. © Mahinur Rahman/Friendship by Iffat Ara...
An International School Trip
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...
When Girls Realise Their Vision for the Future
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...
Friendship School Alumni Meet and Greet
The Youth of the Chars Share Their Stories of Hope The youth alumni came to the Friendship head office for the meet and greet with senior staff on 26 September 2024. © Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,October 7, 2024 In a heartwarming get-together...
Friendship’s Educational Programme Contributes to Combating Climate Change in Char Areas
Seminar held to highlight the Digital Literacy, Connectivity and Climate Resilience Project (DCCP) by the Malala Fund Professor Ahmed, director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education addresses the audience during the DCCP Malala Fund conference....