News Category: Disability Rights
NASPD Chittagong committee election held
Association of Sports for the Persons with Disability (NASPD) Chittagong committee election held during its biannual general meeting at the Chittagong Society for Disabled(CSD) premises, Chittagong on 9 November 2013. Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Director(SD),…
Service Innovation Fund awarded to YPSA
Service Innovation Fund arranged by Access to Information (A2I) Program under Prime Minister’s Office awarded to YPSA for ‘production of multimedia digital talking book’. Mr. Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Program Manager, YPSA…
Training on “Empowering Youth with Disabilities through market driven ICT skills” launched
After winning the prestigious Competition named ‘Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment’, 2013, organized by The World Bank, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Sarvodaya-Fusion., Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is implementing the proposed…
Meet the press on “Involvement of Persons with disabilities (PWD) with the mainstream development through survey of PWDs”
YPSA with the support of Actionaid Bangladesh organized a meet the press on “Involvement of Persons with disabilities (PWD) with the mainstream development through survey of PWDs” at National Press…
Training opportunity: Technology for Skills and Employment for Youth with Disability
YPSA has recently won the prestigious Competition named ‘Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment’, 2013, organized by The World Bank, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Sarvodaya-Fusion. As a consequence, YPSA is going to implement…
Food distribution among the persons with disability at Sitakund
YPSA with the support of Plan Bangladesh distributed food and safe drinking water among 400 persons with disability at YPSA-HRDC Sitakund on 24 June 2013. Mr. Muhammed Shahin Imran, Upazila…
Training workshop on “How to make shopping bag manually”
YPSA with the support of Actionaid Bangladesh organized a two-day training workshop on “How to make shopping bag and paper bag manually” to provide livelihood opportunity for the poor women…
World Autism Awareness Day 2013 observed
Federation of DPOs, with the support of YPSA and ActionAid Bangladesh, organized discussion meeting at YPSA HRDC, Sitakund to mark the World Autism Awareness Day 2013.
Training on Physiotherapy facilitated by IKKI IKKI ASIA, JAPAN held at Sitakund.
IKKI IKKI ASIA, JAPAN and YPSA Jointly organized a three-day training workshop on Physiotherapy at YPSA Human Resource Development Center (HRDC) Sitakund campus on 16 March 2013. Physiotherapist team from…
YPSA distributed warm blankets among the persons with disability
This winter Bangladesh has been hit by extremely cold weather. YPSA distributed warm blankets among the persons with disability in Sitakund on 3 January 2013 under the project Development Initiative…
8th annual divisional sports of persons with disability held
8th annual divisional sports competition of persons with disability held at M.A Aziz Stadium, Chittagong on 28 December organized by NASPD and CSD. About 800 competitors (Persons with disability) in 83…
6th Annual Convention of Self-help Organization of Persons with Disabilities held
6th Annual Convention of Self-help Organization of Persons with Disabilities was held at YPSA HRDC Sitakund Campus on 22 December 2012. Thousands of representatives from 40 Self Help Organizations of…
YPSA observed International Disability Day 2012.
Social welfare department, Sitakund Upazilla and Federation of DPOs Organized rally and discussion meeting at Sitakund Upazilla Auditorium to mark the International Disability 2012 Day on 3 December with the…
YPSA observed International White Cane Safety Day.
YPSA observed International White Cane Safety Day. Federation of DPOs Sitakund organized rally and discussion meeting at Sitakund with the support of YPSA on 15 October 2012. The White Cane…
Secretary of Ministry of Social Welfare visited YPSA
Dr. Ranajit Kumar Biswas, Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare visited YPSA at Sitakund on 21 September’ 2012. He distributed assistive devices to 15 Persons with disability through YPSA. He also…
Human chain demanding justice for rapping physically challenged girl
Federation of DPOs formed a human chain demanding justice for rapping physically challenged girl at Mirsarai. Memorandum was handover to Mr. Ashraf Hossain, UNO of Mirsarai Upazila.
Orientation on Disability survey held in Chandpur
PSA arranged orientation on disability survey at Upazilla conference room, Shahrasti in Chandpur on 17th December with support from Actionaid Bangladesh. Mr. Moajjem Hossain, UNO of Shahrasti upzilla was Chief…
5th Annual Convention of Self Help Organization of PWD’s held to celebrate UNCRPD
5th Annual Convention of Self Help Organization of Persons with Disabilities was held at YPSA HRDC Sitakund Campus on 13 December 2011 as the celebration of “The United Nations Convention…
Workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” held in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF)
YPSA and Actionaid Bangladesh jointly organized a workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF), the program held on…
Training on “Disability & Equality in accordance with UNCRPD” held
Federation of DPOs, Sitakund organized training workshop on “Disability & Equality in accordance with UNCRPD” at YPSA-HRDC Sitakund on 10 June 2011 with support from YPSA and Disability Rights Fund…