A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 3 June 2026 at the Friendship Head Office By Friendship News Desk,4 June, 2026 The MoU was signed in the presence of esteemed officials from both Friendship and the Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System...
Empowerment
When climate adaptation becomes a health imperative
Lessons from the 20th Community-based Adaptation conference in Manila, Philippines Friendship's delegation at CBA20, with (left to right) Kazi Amdadul Hoque, Senior Director and Head of Climate Action; Bilkis Banu, Community Medic-aide, Health; Elsa Peclet, the author...
The Nexus between Climate, Agriculture, Health and Poverty (Part 2)
The second of a two-part special feature on the One Health, salinity and the impact on local communities By Eloise Dagneau,2 June, 2026 When I asked what happened after the disaster ended, I got to tangibly understand the depth of its consequences. Though it was...
Goals for a Better Tomorrow
Playing football in the Rohingya Camps for fitness and mental health Nur Kamal came to Camp 19 when he was only seven years old. Since then, he’s lived with his family in a shack on what used to be a hill in Cox’s Bazar. by Abu Bakar Bin Alam,1 June 2026 For decades,...
Friendship Academy Summer School Concludes with Hope and Inspiration
40 promising development practitioners took part in the Five-week-long collaborative course conducted by Dhaka University and Friendship Academy. by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,23 May 2026 On 22 May 2026, the Summer School on ‘Development in Practice’ course came to an end,...
Friendship Heading to CBA20
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’s Interventions at CBA20
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...
The Nexus between Climate, Agriculture, Health and Poverty (Part 1)
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...
Friendship at the One Health Summit
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;...
Looking at the stars, with feet deeply rooted in the earth
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,...
A Little Piece of Childhood
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...
Char Theatre in Bangladesh
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...












