Friendship will be co-hosting three sessions at this year’s CBA conference by Friendship News Desk6 May, 2026 From 11 to 14 May 2026, Friendship will attend the 20th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA20) in Manila,...
Friendship is attending three sessions at the 20th Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change conference, to be held in Manila, Philippines The mangrove plantation serves as a natural embankment, absorbs soil salinity, and provides income-generating opportunities...
Two-part special feature on the place of One Health in development in Bangladesh by an international intern at Friendship’s Climate Action sector “Water, the ally of humans, is now also a menace.” - Yann Arthus-Bertrand. © Eloise Dagneau/Friendship by Eloise...
On World Health Day, Friendship joined the One Health Summit in Lyon to advocate for the collective well-being and dignity of people, animals, ecosystems, and the planet (From left to right) Max Claron, Health & Environment Programme Manager at Friendship France;...
Runa Khan, member of the Club of Rome and social entrepreneur, speaks with Martin Mbewe about her journey toward conscience-led, systems-oriented leadership By Martin Mbewe / The Club of Rome,5 April 2026 Runa Khan did not grow up knowing the Club of Rome. As a child,...
Rabeya did not just get a haven at the Friendship Sports Club Centre; she found a renewed sense of positivity The sports club centre allows children disaffected by the conflict in Myanamar, as well as local host communities, to find a space to collectively engage in...
A Grassroots Response to Child Marriage and Social Change The river-island rural communities look forward to the Char Theatre performances, and the performers often become local celebrities. © Friendship By Syed Abu Sinjan Saadat,27 March 2026 In the remote char...
How Friendship’s highly successful Secondary Education Programme became a ray of hope that uplifted dropout students in Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastal areas Based on the latest national curriculum, Friendship recorded a total of 2119 video lessons from 2022...
Friendship Founder Runa Khan on International Women's Day 2026 By Runa Khan,8 March 2026 International Women’s Day! As the world drapes itself in purple, we should ask what we are truly celebrating. We celebrate “rights” while women still negotiate around permission...
Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar, observed World Cancer Day with patients to strengthen community awareness on cervical cancer by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,5 March, 2026 On World Cancer Day, i.e. 4 February, Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar, Friendship VIA Screening Centres...
Runa Khan, founder of Friendship (centre), with Hassan O Rashid, CEO of Prime Bank, holding the MoU signed by the two of them. © Tawhid Bin Haque/Friendship by Friendship News Desk1 March 2026 Prime Bank PLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
A snapshot of Friendship’s Transitional Funding Project implemented across 198 climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. The project was implemented in four phases across 198 villages in five districts – Kurigram, Gaibandha, Patuakhali, Satkhira, and...