A group of Bangladesh’s health workers are working to reach women in some of the country’s most isolated places, to fight back against stigma of cervical cancer Friendship Community Medic-aides don't just offer primary healthcare and consultations, but also raise...
The four girls from the chars admitted to the Asian University for Women in Chittagong this year, at the university library. ©Friendship Mostofa Rony (The Daily Ittefaq)March 12, 2023 Despite the onset of modernity in the country, the dismal situation in the riverine...
Friendship head of Inclusive Citizenship, Ayesha Taasin Khan says inclusive legal systems can help to empower women A Friendship Paralegal stands in front of a Legal Information Booth in Chimari, Kurigram. ©Friendship by Ayesha Taasin KhanMarch 12, 2023 On the advent...
Friendship holds roundtable and award-giving ceremony with Dhaka Reporter's Unity Friendship News DeskMarch 9, 2023 Friendship celebrated International Women’s Day this afternoon with a roundtable discussion, award-giving ceremony and cultural programme in...
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...
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....
Friendship hosts three sessions at the 16th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation on Climate Change (CBA16) Community-mapping helps Friendship determine the most strategic placement of its interventions. ©AJ Ghani/Friendship by Tahmeed...
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,...
Molida Akhter, saviour of 45 endangered residents of Goynar Potol char, is recognised for her contributions as a volunteer Molida Akhter saved 45 women and children when she was only 19 years old. © Tahmeed Chaudhury/Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryAugust 28, 2022 On a...
Friendship founder Runa Khan selected as one of three champions as Malala Fund’s Education Champions Network launches in Bangladesh Runa Khan, founder, Friendship, speaking at the event on the 25th in Dhaka. ©Tahmeed Chaudhury/Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryJuly 27,...
Friendship and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) develop cyclone resilient housing for disaster-prone coastal communities The first of the four pilot cyclone resilient houses, now completed, and its new occupants. ©Friendship by Tahmeed ChaudhuryJuly 25,...
An FCM risks displeasing her village elders to save her son from a snake bite by Raeed Abd-Allah ChowdhuryJuly 21, 2022 The sedimentary deltas of Bangladesh, called chars, are some of the most climate-affected places in the Bangladesh—and the world, affected by...