Friendship
Basic Informations
Friendship is a non-governmental organisation nurturing opportunity, dignity and hope in vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. Founded by Runa Khan in 2002, Friendship began with the innovative concept of a floating hospital and progressively built its distinctive integrated community development model, which includes health, education, climate Action, sustainable economic development, inclusive citizenship, and cultural preservation giving access to 4.2 million people.
Address
Friendship Regional Office, 110 Sabuj Neer, Shaheed Muktijoddha Sarak, Hospital Road, Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Vision
We are an international social purpose organization guided by our vision of a world where people - especially the hard-to-reach and unaddressed - have equal opportunities to live with dignity and hope.
Mission
From Bangladesh, a country facing the most pressing of humanity’s challenges, we develop scalable solutions to strengthen marginalised communities, and empower people to transform their lives and reach their full potential.
Objectives
Major Activities
Sectors:
Health
Education
Climate Action
Inclusive Citizenship
Sustainable Economic Development
Cultural Preservation
Head Office
k-14/2A, Baridhara North Road
(Kalachandpur) Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Project Office
A.K.M. Shakawat Hossain, Regional Coordinator, Sabuj Neer, House No-110, Muktijoddha Sarak, Badoghata, Shyamnagar, Satkhira. Cell: 01727-011208
List of Excutive Body
- Salahuddin Ahmed
- Runa Khan
- Shamim Ahmed Khan
- Syed Nasim Manzur
- Mohammad A (Rumi) Ali
- Syed Afzal Hasan Uddin
- Samina Kabir
- Parvin Mahmud
- Luva Nahid Choudhury
Chief of NGO
Name: Runa Khan
Designation: Founder & Executive Director
Phone & Mobile No. +88 02 8417733-39 (+88 02 8417733-39)
Staff Strength
Staff category | Male | Female | Total |
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Management and Supervision | 22 | 9 | 31 |
Mid-level | 35 | 28 | 63 |
Field Worker | 61 | 36 | 97 |
Support Staff | 24 | 3 | 27 |
Infrastructure facilities:
Particulars | Total Number |
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Water Treatment Plant | 5 |
Friendship Cyclone Resilient House | 2 |
50 bedded Friendship Hospital Shyamnagar , (currently 20 beds operational) | 1 |
Network / Forum
Micro credit related information Last three years: (If necessary)
Financial year | Amount of Savings | Loan disbursement (Cumulative) | Amount of Total fund (Tk) |
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Project List ( Total Project : 13 )
Project Name : Friendship Solar Entrepreneurship, SED hub & Mobile Solar Pump Program
Doner : Friendship Luxembourg
Sector : SED
Area : Shyamnagar
Time Line : 01 July'2022-30 June, 2023
Brief of activities :
Project Name : Mangrove Plantation for ECO system and Community resilience in coastal Bangladesh
Doner : Friendship Luxembourg
Sector : Climate Action
Area : Shyamangar
Time Line : September 2020 to August 2025
Brief of activities :
The main objective of the project is to protect the embankment from high tide, ensure livelihood of the embankment dwellers, to reduce the dependency on sundarban, to reduce the carbon-dy oxide and improve their economical condition of the beneficiaries by livelihood support.