Friendship founder Runa Khan selected as one of three champions as Malala Fund’s Education Champions Network launches in Bangladesh Runa Khan, founder, Friendship, speaking at the event on the 25th in Dhaka. ©Tahmeed Chaudhury/Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryJuly 27,...
Education
Expanding educational facilities in the Rohingya camps
Friendship launches the reconstruction of a resource centre to train teachers and instructors in the Education of Rohingya Children designed by Children at one of Friendship Learning Centres, this one in particular designed by award-winning architect, Kashef...
Connected across continents for climate change education
Inter-School Connectivity Project (ISCP) brings Friendship school students from the river island areas and French students together to discuss climate change and share knowledge and experience Students at the Friendship Secondary School Nawshala speaking to their...
Beyond the call of duty
Inspiring stories of Friendship community staff going beyond their responsibilities for humanity and the well-being of their communities Friendship staff help an elderly man onboard ©Wasama Doja/Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMay 25, 2022 When Friendship Community...
A Champion for Education: Friendship partners with Malala Fund
by Raeed Abd Allah ChowdhuryMay 16, 2022 Malala Yousafzai is the poster child for education advocacy, especially of women in remote or rural areas. The Nobel Prize laureate and activist’s philosophies fall closely in line with Friendship’s activities in the riverine...
‘Disabled people are an integral part of human diversity’
An interview with a visually-impaired trainer on inclusivity and being a disabled person in Bangladesh Jahangir Alam conducting a training session at the Friendship Centre ©Tahmeed Chaudhury by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMay 18, 2022 Muhammad Jahangir Alam is a Senior...
Women of valour
Four Friendship community workers receive awards for their contributions to humanity by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYMarch 3, 2022 In the buildup to International Women’s Day 2022, Friendship has selected four female Friendship community workers as recipients of the Women of...
Friendship school students commemorate International Mother Language Day
by TAHMEED CHAUDHURYFebruary 21, 2022 On February 21 2022, Friendship schools across the country celebrated Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day by hosting commemorations and paying tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement. The annual event,...
Curbing Child Marriage
RTV’s Chare Jibon Jemon’s third episode gives us an inside look at why underage girls in the chars remain vulnerable to marriage by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYFebruary 14, 2022 Friendship collaborated with national television network, RTV recently to air a mini-series...
Coping with Covid
Independent assessment shows gaps remain despite special care for char students during school closures due to the pandemic Keeping students progressing in their academics was imperative, particularly during pandemic shutdowns. ©ABIR ABDULLAH/FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP NEWS...
Students progress to new year amid pandemic
Schools overcome overwhelming odds to stay on course A student of Friendship Primary School Batikamari receives her books for the new year at the annual school book festival held on January 1. ©FARUKUR RAHMAN/FRIENDSHIP by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJanuary 2, 2022 On...
Stepping up for friends in their time of need
Moved by the suffering of their classmates, children from a Friendship primary school set up a foodbank for the needier families Children from Friendship Primary School in Boraibari collecting food donations from their parents. By Tahmeed ChaudhuryDecember 30, 2021...