A series of testimonials on two decades of work in the most unaddressed communities in Bangladesh The Friendship cyclone shelter in Kuakata, which serves the climate-affected communities of the coastal south of Bangladesh. ©Friendship Friendship News DeskDecember 26,...
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Experiences from the Field
A Friendship Climate Action Intern from the UK recounts her experiences with some of the most climate-impacted communities in Bangladesh Ellie Kimber speaking to Shojina about the climate impacts she is facing every year. ©Ellie Kimber/Friendship by Ellie...
Twenty Years of Friendship
by Runa KhanDecember 7, 2022 On the twentieth anniversary of our founding, I cannot help but think back on where we started, how far we’ve come, how strongly with dedication we have grown, and also on our hopes for the future. At the turn of the millennium the world...
Empowerment knows no bounds
Inspiring story of a Friendship Community Medic-aide (FCM) who went from being a marginalised member of an unaddressed community to a representative of her constituency. Soniya Akhter is a Friendship Community Medic-aide, and recently, also a member of union council....
Healthcare centre in Bhasan Char celebrates 100 childbirths
Friendship’s health workers are working hard to change the prevalent culture of giving birth at home Ayesha Akhter, a Friendship health worker consulting a new mother and child at the camps. ©Tahmeed Chaudhury/Friendship by Tahmeed Chaudhury September 21,...
Improved Accessibility to Healthcare for 300,000 People
Ambassador H.E Ito (green vest) handing over the keys to Friendship, one of the ambulances on the left. ©Suman Ghosh/Friendship Friendship News Desk September 13, 2022 The people of Japan donated 3 ambulances to Friendship for use in the Rohingya camps to ensure...
Restoring eyesight
Quality service and free surgeries draws patients from far and wide to Friendship floating hospitals Al Amin travelled 200km to have his mother and grandfather's cataracts operated at Friendship's floating hospital. ©Orjan Ellingvag by Aquibul Islam Tanzil, Naushad...
Communities endangered in Sudden Flood in Sylhet and Rangpur Divisions
The worst is yet to come in Friendship working areas in Kurigram and Gaibandha Friendship flood volunteers assisting local community members in moving a house ©Md. Motiur Islam/Friendship Friendship News DeskJune 20, 2022(updated June 21, 2022) With the north-eastern...
Sanofi partners with Friendship to fund health projects
Foundation S, Sanofi’s non-profit philanthropic endowment fund, teams up with Friendship to streamline health services in Gaibandha Friendship News DeskJune 5, 2022 The three-year-long deal between Sanofi and Friendship, effective from June 1, 2022, will partly...
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...