20 things that make Friendship the organisation that it has grown to be by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryNovember 6, 2022 Since its inception, Friendship has had to innovate to meet the requirements of the unique geo-logistical, socio-economic, and environmental challenges...
Rohingya crisis
Champions in the Making
Winning girls' team from Bhalukiya Palong High School highlight the impact of sports facilities in Ukhiya The sports cage has space allows for a variety of sports to be played by the participating children. ©Friendship by Nazm-us Saadat and Sohani ShahidOctober 24,...
Education programme in Bhasan Char shapes responsible and empowered students
Friendship schools are are teaching the Myanmar curriculum to Rohingya children aged 4-14 years in a safe, and healthy environment Rohingya children, some of whose faces are adorned in traditional thanaka paste, line the hall at the learning centre. ©Tahmeed...
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...
‘Fear is Fear’—Stand with refugees wherever they are
The big question on World Refugee Day 2022: Could the developed world’s generous response to Ukraine be coming at the cost of funds for other humanitarian crises? Unaware of his future and that of his brother's, he looks to a bleak sky for answers that are to this day...
PSG, Klabu and Friendship team up to make sporting facilities for refugee children
Sports club on wheels brings the joy of playing to Refugee and host communities in Ukhiya by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURY April 28, 2022 With Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, many in Bangladesh and around the world are readying themselves for a celebration. After...
Expanding Health Services in Bhasan Char
Friendship operating clinic and three units at government hospital for displaced Rohingya by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYMarch 3, 2022 Friendship has opened a 12-bed Primary Health Clinic (PHC) in Bhasan Char, an island developed to accommodate 100,000 Rohingya refugees....
Major breakthrough for the Rohingya refugees on Bhasan Char
Enfin une avancée considérable pour les réfugiés Rohingya établis sur Bhasan Char(ENGLISH VERISON BELOW) Vue aérienne de Bhasan Char (photo © Runa Khan) October 27, 2021 Mettant un terme à une impasse d’un an, le Gouvernement du Bangladesh et les Nations Unies ont, en...
Situation Report: Flood and Landslides Cause Havoc in Rohingya Camps
by RAEED ABD-ALLAH CHOWDHURYJuly 29, 2021Updated: August 2, 2021 Years after they escaped extremely violent persecution in the Rakhine State, the Rohingya population can’t catch a break. Six people have died and over 3,851 shelters destroyed by floods and landslides...