Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Smoke Free Local Government and Public Spaces

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Project title: Promoting Smoke Free Local Government and Public Spaces in Chittagong Division

Supported by

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CFTFK) and Bloomberg Initiatives

Duration
1st phase – April 2009 to March 2011
2nd Phase – April 2011 to March 2013

Purpose of the project

To promote smoke free local government and public spaces within Chittagong Division, by advocating for smoke free policies and effective tobacco control practices at City Corporation and Municipal level as a preventive and regulatory mechanism in compliance with National Smoking and Tobacco control Act 2005

Objectives

• Build power and broaden support for the smoke free local government through mobilizing civil society coalition to act as a pressure group
• Strengthen the enforcement and implementation of smoke free policies/guidelines through advocating the local government and replicating the promising practices in 11 districts of Chittagong division
• Change public perceptions and practices on uses of both smoked and smokeless tobacco products through raising awareness and sensitizing people about the harms of smoked and smokeless tobacco, and promote awareness of tobacco control law.
• Increase the amount and quality of tobacco control experience, knowledge and cooperation  at sub-national and national levels to promote replication of promising practices for tobacco control in Chittagong Division and the country.

Working areas

YPSA is implementing the project in the following areas in 11 local governments and 4 upazillas under Chittagong Division:

• Chittagong district- Chittagong City Corporation, Sitakunda and Banshkhali Upazilla
• Comilla district – Comilla City Corporation
• Cox’s Bazar district – Cox’s Bazar Municipality, Ramu upazill
• Feni District– Feni Municipality, Chagalnaia
• Noakhali District – Noakhali Municipality
• Laksmipur District – Laksmipur municipality
• Brahman Baria District – Brahman Baria Municipality,
• Chandpur District – Chandpur Municipality
• Bandarban District – Bandarban municipality
• Khagrachari District – Khagrachari Municipality
• Rangamati District – Rangamati Municipality

Activities

• Form smoke free civil society coalition
• Leadership development training for  smoke free civil society coalitions
• Workshop for developing smoke free guideline for local government
• Advocacy meeting with local leaders for adoption and enforcement of smoke free guidelines
• Meeting with Community leaders (karbari, headman, king) aiming to leverage for commitment of smoke free environment
• Assist to conduct Tobacco control Taskforce meetings
• National level advocacy through organizing national events like demonstrations, round table etc. on smoke free issue at national level
• Cultural campaign like folk songs, theatre, video documentary shows  to raise awareness on smoke and smoke less tobacco products
• Organize world No tobacco day
• Publish pictorial fact sheet, Digital Talking book and print smoke free guideline
• Print and distribute No smoking Signage
• National events for sharing the Chittagong experiences and best practices of the project

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