Rokeya Khatun decided that middle-age was not too late to turn her life around, despite her circumstances. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,27 February, 2025 43-year-old Rokeya transformed her land and home into a sustainable space to escape poverty, but her...
Friendship's Cultural Preservation Efforts include the once-common sampan boat, now a relic of the past. Sampan boats carried both passengers and cargo on what served as the roads and highways of the region long before land routes were constructed. © Friendship by...
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,...
Shabana Begum (pictured right) is a Friendship Community Medic-aide who received the "Best Social Worker" award for her contributions to her community. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen17 February, 2025 On 9 December 2024, Shabana Begum, a Friendship Community...
Cervical cancer Awareness Sessions, VIA Screenings and CBE tests conducted to detect cancer in rural women Friendship Community Medic-aides raise awareness on women’s health issues such as cervical and breast cancer in Sordarpara, Kurigram Sadar, Kurigram. ©...
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...
680 Friendship Community Medic-aides (FCM) provided extensive HPV vaccination coverage in remote river islands, coastal regions, and wetlands. The FCMs use Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) materials while assisting with the campaign. © Friendship...
An inter-camp Football tournament in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar fosters team spirit, empathy and joy among Rohingya and host children The football tournament took place in December, 2024 hosted by Friendship’s Nutrition, Recreation, and Physical Fitness for Rohingya &...
Hosn-e-ara Akhter Hasi is one of the recipients of the prestigious award. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen21 December, 2024 Hosn-e-ara Akhter Hasi and Arzina Akhter won the prestigious Joyeeta Award at an event in Chilmari, Kurigram on 10 December for their resolute...
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...
Friendship founder Runa Khan attended the UNFCCC's COP29 this year, in Baku, Azerbaijan. © Friendship by Runa KhanNovember 22, 2024 As COP29 concludes in Baku, Azerbaijan, we gather to confront a climate crisis that is no longer on the horizon—it is reshaping lives...
At COP29 Azerbaijan, Friendship’s achievements were shared in an insightful workshop as a model for managing climate migration. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,November 24, 2024 In 2022, climate-induced disasters displaced over 30 million people, with approximately 60,000...