Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

YPSA observed World Population Day 2014

YPSA jointly with Department of Family Planning organized colorful rally and discussion meeting on 11 July to mark the World Population Day 2014 under the theme “Investing in young people”. Begum Sabiha Nahar, Member of Parliament inaugurated the program by hoisting balloons and festoon in front of Chiitagong Police Line, Damphara. The rally begins here and ends at GEC circle.   Read more..

Advocacy meeting with Bandarban Municipality to allocate budget for implementation of smoke free guideline

YPSA has organized an advocacy meeting with Bandarban Municipality for motivating them to allocate budget for implementation of Smoke Free Guideline in their annual budget for the fiscal year of 2014-2015. The meeting was held on 11 June 2014 at the conference room of Bandarban Municipality. Mr. Javed Reza, Mayor of Bandarban Municipality was present as chief guest while Mr. Osman Gani, President, Bandarban Press Club presided the meeting. Read more..

Advocacy meeting on SRH held at Cox’sbazar

YPSA organized a local level advocacy meeting on “Better Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights for Young People Affected by HIV” with GOs, NGOs and Civil Society at the conference room of Civil Surgeon Office, Cox’sbazar on 23 June’14. YPSA has been implementing Link UP project with the support of HASAB Consortium. The goal of Link UP  is to contribute to reduce unintended pregnancies, HIV transmission and HIV-related maternal mortality amongst young people affected by HIV. Read more..

Deputy Managing Director of PKSF visits YPSA

Deputy Managing Director of Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) Dr. Jashim Uddin visited YPSA’s ENRICH program on 19 June 2014. He joined a meeting with ENRICH project staffs at Sayedpur, Sitakund.  Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive, YPSA, Mr. Manzur Murshed Chowdhury, Director (ED), YPSA, Program Officer, Finance Officer and other MF&ME project staffs were present in the meeting.   Read more..

Collaborative counter-trafficking awareness needs to combat human trafficking

“Human trafficking is serious crime against humanity. Several trafficking agents are transporting Bangladeshi people to Malaysia, with false promises of work, through the Cox’sbazar sea route. Most of the victims consist of aspiring migrant workers from different districts of the country. These people risk their lives to make it to their destination illegally. Collaborative counter-trafficking awareness should be raised and measures should be taken to stop such illegal activity. It should be stopped at any cost” speakers said in a roundtable meeting titled “Trafficking Survivors: Risks, Challenges and Duties” held at Cox’sbazar District Administration Office on 19 June 2014. The meeting was organized by YPSA with the support USAID and Winrock International.     Read more..

Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau visits YPSA

“Enormous development of a country is not possible for its government alone. Besides the government, voluntary non-profit organizations are working in different sectors including climate change, advancement of disadvantage poor people, disaster management, good governance and human rights in our country.  National and international nongovernmental organizations have been working around the country in the root level for long as development partners and they are playing active role to make Digital Bangladesh. In the greater Chittagong, YPSA has been implementing various development programs and playing active role in poverty alleviation and socio-economic development” said Md. Nurun Nabi Talukder, Director General, NGO Affairs Bureau Read more..

Advocacy meeting on “Better Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights for Young People Affected by HIV” held

YPSA-Link Up project organized a local level advocacy meeting on “Better Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights for Young People Affected by HIV in Bangladesh” on 12 June, 2014 at YPSA HRDC Campus, Chittagong.

Dr. Md. Alauddin Mazumdar, Director, Department of Health, Chittagong, Dr. Sheikh Rokon Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Director,  Department of Family Planning, Chittagong  and Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Director (SD), YPSA were present in the meeting. Read more..