The Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF), an organization under the Bank and Financial Institutions Division of Ministry of Finance, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh honored Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive at YPSA, by giving “Bangladesh NGO Foundation Award” as recognition of the contribution to achieving sustainable development goal and successfully
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On 1st February, at this year’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated countries first online-based platform for visually impaired persons ‘Accessible Dictionary’ which was developed by YPSA with overall support from a2i‘s Innovation Fund, a flagship program of the Prime Minister’s Office of Bangladesh.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated textbook distribution program for the 2015 academic year. she also opened the distribution of “Daisy Multimedia Books” for the first time for visually-impaired students. Mr. Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Program Manager of YPSA handover Multimedia Books to the Prime Minister in the occasion.
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YPSA representative Yousuf Ali attended the Yowun Puraya International Youth festival 2019 organized by Government of Sri Lanka with The National Youth Services Council (NYSC) which is affiliated with the Ministry of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs in Sri Lanka. The Youth Festival took place in Hambantota from 27 March 2019 to 30 march 2019. …
For strengthening the coordination between the service providers and service receivers of migration actors, YPSA organized a stakeholders meeting at DEMO (District Employment and Manpower Office), Chattogram on 31 March 2019. This meeting was a process of being accountable of migration service providers to service receivers. …
YPSA has distributed emergency cash support to 182 families affected by recent fire incident which took places at a slum in Chaktai area of Chottagram. Each family of Bhera Market area received BDT 11,500 with the support of Save the Children and C&A foundation. The cash distribution program was held on 27nd March, 2019 at the fire affected area of Chattogram….
Her Excellency Ms. Julia Niblett, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Mr. Paul Foley, Board Member, Australia’s Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism and high level officials from Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) have visited PVE activities of YPSA CEVEC Consortium funded by GCERF, in Varuakhali union, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on 21st March 2019….
YPSA has distributed BDT 11,500 to each of the 115 fire affected families of Roufabad area at Chattogram with the support of Save the Children and C&A foundation. The distribution program was started on 22nd March, 2019 at the premises of 7 no. Ward Councilor’s office at Bibirhat, Chattogram. City Mayor Mr. A.Z. M Nasir Uddin was present there as chief guest and distributed emergency support to the effected people….
A Coordination Meeting among the PROKAS (Promoting Knowledge for Accountable System) and Fairer Labour Migration (FLM) partners was accomplished on 11-12 March 2019 which was organized by YPSA at Chattogram. Total 16 representatives of four different organizations (FLM partners) including PROKAS participated in this meeting. The participated organizations are RMMRU (Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit), WARBE Development Foundation, IID …
YPSA’s Chief Executive receives life membership memento from Dhaka University Master in Governance Studies Alumni Association Reunion. Read more…
Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett visits YPSA. Read more…
University of Chittagong inaugurated the first Accessible E-learning Center in Bangladesh. Read more…
US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller and USAID Mission Director Derrick S Brown visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar. Read more…
Disability rights advocate Vashkar Bhattacharjee of YPSA from Bangladesh gets UNESCO award. Read more…
Managing Director of PKSF Md. Abdul Karim visits YPSA’s humanitarian response to displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar. Read more……
City Mayor of Chittagong AJM Nasir Uddin hand overs the award plaque to Md. Arifur Rahman in a ceremony by Weekly Chatgar Bani. Read more…
USAID General Counsel visits YPSA’s Counter Trafficking in Persons program. Read more…
YPSA distributes food to 1200 Rohingya families. Read more…
Dignity kits distributed to displaced women who fled violence in Myanmar. Read more…
Director of NGO Affairs Bureau visits YPSA. Read more…
....One such person is Koli Akhter, who did not even see her father after her birth. She has been living with her mother in extreme poverty, enduring hideous suffering, she becomes 18 years old. Koli is the daughter of late Nur Mohammad and mentally challenged Kashefa Begum of Ratnapur village of Baharchara union of Banshkhali. She has grown up with her mother facing many distress and tragedies......In the meantime, the cyclone Mora destroyed the only resort they had.
....Meanwhile, an organization for sustainable development YPSA in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity International Bangladesh started Cyclone post-Mora housing construction work in Bahharchara union of Banshkhali. Under this project, a new house is provided to Koli. A piece of black cloud moved over her head.
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