News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
4th Chattogram Urban Network Meeting held
YPSA with the support of Save the Children organized 4th Chattogram Urban Network meeting at YPSA head office on “Contemporary Urban Issues” in presence of representatives from 13 INGOs and…
YPSA distributed Urban Risk Assessment Report (URA) to City Authority
YPSA has distributed two Urban Risk Assessment (URA) reports of 7 and 19 no wards under Proyash II project to Administrator of Chattogram City Corporation, ALhaj Khorshed Alam Sujon, Chariman…
Ward Disaster Management Committee meeting on preparedness to tackle the second wave of COVID-19
For the preparedness to deal with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, YPSA organized a meeting with the Ward Disaster Management Committee at the 8 no Shulokbahor Ward Office…
YPSA organized Urban Risk Assessment Validation Workshop in Chattogram
YPSA organized Urban Risk Assessment (URA) Validation workshop of 8 no ward on 15th November, 2020 in G E C Palace, G. E. C circle with the support of Save…
Camp Majhi Orientation on Social Cohesion held at Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya
YPSA organized orientation on Social Cohesion for the Camp Majhi of forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingya) on 13 October 2020 at Camp In-charge Office of Camp 11, Balukhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s…
YPSA observes International day for Disaster Reduction-2020
YPSA has observed International day for Disaster Reduction-2020 through day long activities in Chattogram. The activities are art competition among children, COVID-19 awareness door to door campaign by women group…
YPSA organized hygiene session with Urban Community Volunteers and distributed volunteer ID card, guideline and mask
YPSA has organized a hygiene session with Urban Community Volunteers (UCV) of 7 no Sholoshohor ward of Chattogram City Corporation. During the session, besides making aware UCVs on hygiene practice,…
YPSA celebrated ‘International Day of Older Persons’ at Rohingya camps in Ukhiya
“International Day of Older Persons’2020” was celebrated at YPSA Age Friendly Space (AFS-02 & 03), Camp-11 & 12, Balukhali; AFS-05, Camp-13, Burmapara, Palongkhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar and at AFS-08 &…
Inauguration of food and hygiene kit distribution as YPSA’s Youth led Covid 19 Response
YPSA Activista Chittagong LRP-48 project supported by ActionAid Bangladesh started first phase of emergency food support and hygiene kit distribution among 248 families including 523 ultra-poor, persons with disability, excluded…
250 COVID-19 affected beneficiaries received emergency cash support
YPSA has provided emergency cash support among 250 people who were affected during the lockdown for COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency cash support was provided under the Proyash-II project which is…
International Development Story: Humanitarian response for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh by YPSA
Dr. Hasan, Professor Social Work at Centennial College, Toronto, hosted this episode of Podcasting Social Work and had conversation with Mr. Arifur Rahman, CEO, YPSA. Bangladesh has the world largest…
Councilors of Chattogram City Corporation receive disinfectant sprayer
To prevent the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya, YPSA with the support of Save the Children Bangladesh has distributed disinfectant sprayer to the Councilor of Chattogram City Corporation under the…
WDMC of Chattogram City Corporation and Urban Community Volunteers responded to COVID-19 pandemic
Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC) and Urban Community Volunteers (UCVs) in three wards of Chattogram City Corporation respectively 7, 8 and 19, proactively responded to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. Major activities…
YPSA’s‘COVID-19 Emergency Response’ Project in Chakoria, Cox’s Bazar
YPSA has started implementation of a four months project titled, ‘CPiE and EiE in COVID-19 Emergency Response’ with the support of Plan International at two unions – Kakaraunion and Chiringa…
Several impoverished families received food in Kawkhali – COVID-19 pandemic
YPSA distributed food items to several impoverished families who lost their livelihood due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Kawkhali Upazila under Rangamati district on 6th May, 2020. The distributed food…
900 families including Islamic scholars and Hindu priests received food
As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on Bangladesh, YPSA distributed food and protective materials among 900 families including Islamic scholars and Hindu priests at different places in Cox’s Bazar during…
YPSA’s initiatives for distribution of food and protection materials
The prevailing situation of Conorna virus pandemic is deteriorating in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe. People of some districts of Bangladesh have been affected seriously by the COVID-19. Due…
Initiative to save crops produced by marginal farmers in covid-19 pandemic situation
YPSA, Chittagong University Club 34 batch and SSC batch-96 have jointly taken initiative to save the crops produced by the marginal farmers in some areas of Fatikchari and Hathazari to…
YPSA distributes food among low-income people in Rangamati – Coronavirus pandemic
Low-income people across the country struggle to survive as they remained without any work following the restrictive measures taken to tackle the coronavirus. YPSA has taken an initiative to provide…
YPSA initiatives to the response to COVID-19 in greater Chattogram, Bangladesh
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