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YPSA led Proyash II Project Closing Workshop: Learnings and Sharing
YPSA and Save the Children held a sharing and learning workshop on Proyash II project intervention on 20th June, 2023. Chief Executive Officer of Chattogram City Corporation, Sheikh Muhammad Touhidul Islam, was present as Chief Guest in the workshop. Mubarak Ali, Ward Councilor of Ward 7 and President of Standing…
Save The Children Country Director visits YPSA and Proyash-II Model Waste Management Initiative
Mr. Onno Van Manen, Country Director of Save the Children, visited YPSA head Office and Proyash-II Project Model Waste Management Initiative implemented in Nabinagar area of 7 no West Sholashahar Ward. On November 29, 2021, after a brief meeting with YPSA’s higher management and Prayash-II project officials at YPSA’s head…
YPSA Proyash-II Urban Community Volunteers honored by Chattogram District Administration
Chattogram District Administration has conferred special honors to 21 urban community volunteers (UCV) under YPSA PROYASH-II project for their active participation in various humanitarian activities undertaken by the Chattogram district administration during the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Chattogram. On October 19, Tuesday, at 4 pm Chattogram District Administrator Mohammad Mominur…
Chief Executive Officer of Chattogram City Corporation visits Proyash II Project Area
On 23rd May, 2021 Kazi Muhammad Mozammel Haque, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has visited Ward-7 field areas and activities under Proyash II project implemented by YPSA and supported by Save the Children. During the visit Mubarak Ali, Councilor and the Secretary of WDMC and Mainul…
YPSA-Proyash II organizes Ward Disaster Management Committee Inception Meeting
YPSA has organized Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC) inception meeting on 24th March at the CDA Public School and College in Ward-4 (Chandgaon Residential Area) with the support of Save the Children. The event was chaired by newly elected Councilor Md. Asrarul Hoque of Ward 4 of Chattogram City Corporation,…
Proyash Phase II
Project Title: Proyash Phase II (An Urban DRR Project) PROYASH (a Bengali word to serve to achieve something) phase II is a five years urban risk reduction project of Save the Children Bangladesh funded by C&A Foundation. It hopes to reach of people twenty four thousand (24000) direct and one…
YPSA and Unilever Bangladesh Launches “AwareWave” to Empower Youth Against Plastic Pollution
As a part of the World Environment Day 2024 campaign, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) in collaboration with Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) and Sunsilk, launched the AwareWave initiative, under the Uniliver employee volunteering platform, Proyash. The campaign swept through the hallways of 10 schools across Chattogram and Dhaka, reaching an estimated 1,000 students. The…
Chattogram’s Everyday Heroes: Urban Community Volunteers (UCV) Unite to Confront Rainfall Crisis
Chattogram is witnessing a remarkable display of community solidarity as relentless heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused significant flooding in various parts of the city. The majority of areas under the Chattogram City Corporation’s jurisdiction, including hilly regions such as Motijharna, Firoz Shah, Tankir Pahar, Mia Pahar,…
CCDMC Meeting organized in collaboration of CCC, YPSA and SCI
Multi Hazard Contingency plan submitted to Mayor. Chattogram City Corporation Disaster Management Committee (CCDMC) meeting for coordination and joint collaboration among committee members, Non-Govt. Development organizations, Civil society and Community based organization in order to identify the risks and hazards of the city as well as prepare collaborative action plan…
YPSA set up safety railing around Taltol canal at ward 4 in CCC
YPSA and Save the Children set up around 765 feet long safety railing around Taltol Canal in 4 No Chandgao Ward of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC). On 22nd May, 2023, Chief Executive Officer of CCC, Sheikh Mohammed Touhidul Islam, inaugurated the railing. In addition, Councilor of Ward 4, Asrarul Hoque,…
Chattogram remarked as pioneer in organizing mayor award
For the first time Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has initiated Mayor Award 2022 with the support of Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) and Save the Children. The award giving ceremony took place on 13th March at Hotel Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View. Chief Executive Officer of Chattogram City Corporation,…
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Proyash Phase II COVID-19 Response (Different projects activities) Rohingya Response Program (Different projects activities) Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Disaster Preparedness by Ensuring Water and Sanitation Emergency Assistance to Cyclone ROANU Affected Communities in Southern Coastal of Bangladesh Relief Support for flood and cyclone affected Population (RESPONSE) Project Emergency…
Global Urban Lead Visits YPSA
Sarah Sabry, Global Lead-Urban and Stephanie Nicol, Program Officer of Save the Children visited YPSA from 23rd-24th January. During the visit, she explored different impact level activities YPSA has done under Proyash II, Building Urban Resilience in Dhaka & Chattogram project. On 23rd January at YPSA Head Office they were…
Lessons learned and Planning Workshop on Livelihood Training for Women and Youth
A Sharing and Learning Workshop among trainer, trainee and job holders took place in Beuro Bangladesh on 12th January. YPSA has organized the workshop with the support of Save the Children for marginalized women and youth in Chattogram who received livelihood training under YPSA Proyash II project. The objective of…
Sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” held at Chattogram City Corporation
YPSA organized a sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” with different city stakeholders, held at the Conference room of Chattogram City Corporation on 27th November 2022. The meeting was chaired by Chief Revenue Officer, Mohammad Nazrul Islam and moderated by Mr. Abdulla Al Omar, Town Planner, Chattogram City Corporation. At…
Minister of MoIB Hasan Mahmud MP inaugurated tree plantation in Chattogram
Chattogram District Administration initiated a tree plantation campaign in conservation of hill with the support of several social development organizations. Honorable Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Mr. Hasan Mahmood MP inaugurated the campaign. YPSA participated in the campaign under Proyash-II project with 15 urban…
Urban Community Volunteers in actions following separate landslides triggered by torrential downpour at CTG
A group of trained Urban Community Volunteers has engaged spontaneously in various response and evacuation activities at different areas of Chattogram City Corporation following separate landslide triggered by torrential downpour which have left four people dead and two others injured in two neighborhoods, known as Jhil No One and Bijoy…
‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ held between YPSA, IRB, SCI and SEEP at Sylhet
A three-day ‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ was held between YPSA (Young Power in Social Action), IRB (Islamic Relief Bangladesh), SCI (Save the Children), and SEEP (Social and Economic Enhancement Programme) from 28th to 30th March 2022 at different venues of Sylhet City. Local Govt. Authorities including the Mayor, High officials of…
Unilever CEO Visits YPSA Model Waste Management Initiative on Independence Day of Bangladesh
Mr. Zaved Akhtar, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited visited YPSA Proyash-II Project Model Waste Management Initiative implemented in Nabinagar area of 7 no West Sholashahar War on March 26th 2021 on the eve of Independence Day of Bangladesh. He went to look over the progress…
YPSA organized Leadership Development Training for Children and Youth
YPSA has organized a daylong leadership development training workshop for children and youth held at the BURO Bangladesh, CHRD Chattogram office On 2nd March, 2022. The training was organized to prepare the children and youth under PROYASH II project for leading urban DRR issues in various national and international platform….