On a river island where the national electricity grid could never reach, the people found a way to harness the power of the sun and keep their community spirit alive Badshah's television is just one node in this small constellation of screens, each turning clean...
In a village where poor irrigation and flash floods left farmers repeatedly empty-handed, Lavli Begum turned to building a livelihood system and becoming a trusted community leader By Iffat Ara Sharmeen22 July, 2027 In the remote village of Lalar Par in Mymensingh's...
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...
Agricultural experts call for identifying sustainable innovations in the agriculture sector The chief guest, guests of honour, and Runa Khan seated on the stage at the national workshop. © Ayon Das/Friendship By Abu Bakar Bin Alam18 January, 2026 On 15 January 2026,...
Women from remote rural communities take agency over their lives and livelihoods with a little assistance from Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen21 September, 2025 Harsh climate-related issues plague the shifting char islands relentlessly. Despite bearing much of this...
Adverse climatic events such as floods entrap char residents in lifelong debt, often exposing them to adversities from creditors The frequent displacement and migration due to floods and erosions exert heavy financial burdens on the people, who are barely able to get...
An 11-member delegation led by the minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg visits Friendship’s interventions in the river islands of Bangladesh The Luxembourg minister (centre) along with his team, as well as Runa...
Friendship News DeskApril 13, 2023 Haluaghat, a border sub-district of Bangladesh, faces poverty, unemployment and a lack of education and healthcare. With help from Friendship, local farmers are greening fallow land and supplementing their incomes by supplying...
Four outstanding women recognised for contributions to their marginalised, climate-impacted communities The Women of Valour for 2023: Sufia Khatun, Rahima Khatun, Mariam Begum and Shahinur Begum. © Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryMarch 9, 2023 Friendship has presented...
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...
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...
Friendship and Standard Chartered team up to build a 54kW microgrid in Ulipur, Kurigram The MoU signing ceremony at the Friendship head office with the team from Standard Chartered. ©Ayon Das/Friendship by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryNovember 20, 2022 Following the...