Patients from various parts of Satkhira’s Shyamnagar sub-district received free medical services at the day-long health camp held on 28 July By Friendship News Desk, 29 July, 2025 The climate crisis disproportionately affects women and girls, particularly those...
Women Empowerment
Strength Lies in Sisterhood
Friendship intern Katharina Frowein explored Misreepara's 'Taat Palli' to observe woollen sheets made by climate-affected, coastal women. © Md. Sahidul Islam/Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen, 27 July 2025 When Lili, Monika, and Sima found financial independence...
A Climate-Conscious Nod to Rural Empowerment
How sustainable, ethical slow fashion goes against the grain in Bangladesh Colourful threads from the rural riverine life in Bangladesh are firmly standing ground against climate change and pollution. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen4 June, 2025 While most...
From the Chars to France
Bangladeshi youth from remote villages set to attend the European Youth Event (EYE) 2025 to represent their communities Eusuf, Munni, Mizan, and Sakia (from left to right) are ready to take on Europe and share their community’s stories and resolve against climate...
A Healthy Mother is a Healthy Future
World Maternal Mental Health Day: Raising Awareness and Strengthening Support in Remote Communities by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,7 May, 2025 Mothers carry the biggest responsibility of humanity– nurturing a life, and that can take a significant toll. It is reported that 1 in...
Our People, Our Power, Our Planet
Inequity in Renewable Energy Responsibility on World Earth Day 2025 by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,22 April, 2025 This World Earth Day is all about championing the tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in the wake of rising populations and energy demands. As...
Friendship School Alumni Celebrate Achievements and Aspirations
by Friendship News Desk,27 January, 2025 Tales of joy, friendship, and warmth reverberated through the Friendship Centre in Gaibandha on 2 January 2025, as Friendship School alumni celebrated their first-ever grand reunion. Since 2006, Friendship Schools have been...
What does International Women’s Day Mean to You?
by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Empowering women, accelerating action and creating change - a short video feature expressing what women's day, women's empowerment, equality and creating change mean for changemakers at Friendship....
Women of Valour 2025: Accelerating Action, Empowering Change
Clockwise from the top - Rozina Akter, Purnima Rani, Sajeda Begum and Mosammat Manowara, the four recipients of the Women of Valour Award 2025. © Friendship by Friendship News Desk,March 8, 2025 Every International Women's Day since 2022, Friendship awards four women,...
A Future Built on Equality and Inclusion: International Women’s Day 2025
by Runa Khan,March 8, 2025 Envision a world where equality is not a hope but a reality—where every individual, regardless of gender, has the freedom and opportunity to shape their future. A world where leadership is defined by vision, not bias, and where inclusivity...
Rokeya Khatun: A Climate Champion Nurturing Hope
Rokeya Khatun decided that middle-age was not too late to turn her life around, despite her circumstances. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen,27 February, 2025 43-year-old Rokeya transformed her land and home into a sustainable space to escape poverty, but her...
Friendship Community Medic-Aide Shabana Begum Wins Best Social Worker Award
Shabana Begum (pictured right) is a Friendship Community Medic-aide who received the "Best Social Worker" award for her contributions to her community. © Friendship by Iffat Ara Sharmeen17 February, 2025 On 9 December 2024, Shabana Begum, a Friendship Community...