Friendship school students participate in the European Youth Event in France, tour Luxembourg Rupali and Nurunnahar with fellow students from the Inter-School Connectivity Project in front of the EU parliament building during the European Youth Event (EYE)....
Education
CBA17: Addressing the needs of climate-affected communities sustainably
Friendship and ADPC hosted a thematic workshop at CBA17 conference in Bangkok A bird's eye view of a Friendship plinth that provides shelter to local communities during natural disasters. ©Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryJune 4, 2023 The 17th International...
Empowering Girls Through Education
EGE, a five-year programme to empower girls in rural communities concludes by Friendship News DeskMay 28, 2023 in October 2018, a programme was launched to help the educational and socio-economic development of female/girl children in rural Bangladesh, through the use...
Prioritising Digital Accessibility
Friendship staff with various attendees at the GAAD event ©Ayon Das/Friendship by Friendship News DeskMay 21, 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is a day meant to raise awareness about inclusive digital accessibility for over a billion disabled individuals...
Cyclone Mocha makes landfall; Bangladesh spared mass destruction
Categorised as a super cyclone, cyclone Mocha was expected to cause severe damage to lives and livelihoods in Cox’s Bazar, but has veered toward Myanmar by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMay 15, 2023 In the build up to its landfall, cyclone Mocha was classed as an “extremely severe...
Luxembourg Ministry Impressed by the Resilience of Marginalised Communities in Bangladesh
An 11-member delegation led by the minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg visits Friendship’s interventions in the river islands of Bangladesh The Luxembourg minister (centre) along with his team, as well as Runa...
The Long Road to Med School
Friendship primary school student overcomes a life of struggle and uncertainty to gain admission at the Rangpur Medical College Ashadul Islam, a young man who had to overcome extreme circumstances to gain admittance to multiple reputed universities. ©Friendship by...
Char Women Set Foot on the Stairway of Dreams
The four girls from the chars admitted to the Asian University for Women in Chittagong this year, at the university library. ©Friendship Mostofa Rony (The Daily Ittefaq)March 12, 2023 Despite the onset of modernity in the country, the dismal situation in the riverine...
Women of Valour Awarded on International Women’s Day
Four outstanding women recognised for contributions to their marginalised, climate-impacted communities The Women of Valour for 2023: Sufia Khatun, Rahima Khatun, Mariam Begum and Shahinur Begum. © Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch 9, 2023 Friendship has presented...
The love for mother tongue around the world
Friendship school students and their counterparts from Cambodia and Switzerland leave special messages on the occasion of International Mother Language Day Students and teachers from Friendship Secondary School Batikamari participating in a rally to observe...