News Archive : 2013

YPSA observed International Women’s Day 2013
YPSA and Sitakund Upazilla Women’s Affairs office jointly organized rally, discussion meeting and essay competition on women empowerment at Sitakund Upazilla Auditorium on 8 March to mark the International Women’s…

BCC orientation to prevent Malaria
YPSA organized BCC orientation workshop on raising awareness to prevent Malaria at Islampur Union Parishad Office, Rangunia on 27 February.

A journey to Sitakund
A short documentary film on Sitakund, a sub-district of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Anti tobacco sticker campaign on International Mother Language Day 2013
A group of young volunteers formed a forum “Dhumpan Mukto Projonmo (Smoke free new generation)” with the support of YPSA. The forum organized a Sticker Campaign at a book fair,…

Annual picnic of YPSA General members held
Annual picnic of YPSA General members was held at Banshbaria Seashore, Sitakund on 22 February.

YPSA expressed solidarity to “One Billion Rising” campaign
With the slogan “The time has come; we’re not tolerating it any more”, YPSA expressed solidarity to “One Billion Rising” campaign. V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against…

YPSA observed World Radio Day 2013
With the theme “Radio for Everyone! Everywhere! Every time!” Radio Sagor Giri FM 99.2 (A link organization of YPSA) and Bangladesh Betar, Chittagong jointly organized rally and discussion meeting to mark the…

Inauguration of YPSA Development Resource Center (DRC)
YPSA Development Resource Center (DRC) has started its new journey with its new approach. Mr. Khurshedul Islam, Convener of US Progressive Forum inaugurated the DRC at YPSA Head Office on…

More Assistance Needed from Bangladesh Government for Displaced Communities
DS and YPSA Urge Bangladesh Government to do More to Assist Climate Displaced Communities Displacement Solutions (DS) recently completed its fourth visit to Bangladesh in conjunction with its Bangladesh Climate…

DGM of PKSF visited YPSA
Md. Abdul Matin, DGM of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) visited YPSA’s Microfinance and Microenterprise activities in Sitakund. He also gave interview to Radio Sagor Giri FM 99.2 in Sitakund. Md. Arifur…
New COP of Winrock International visited YPSA Shelter Home at Cox’sbazar
New COP of Winrock International Sarah Stephens has visited Shanta Niloy (Shelter home for the trafficking survivors) at Cox’sbazar on 17 January 2013. Senior Program Manager Mrs. Suria Banu &…

Officials from Department of Forest visit YPSA
High level officials from Department of Forest, Chittagong visited YPSA’s project activities of “Restoration and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Denuded Hills” in Mirsharai on 15 January. They discussed with…

First Annual Coastal Kids writing competition successfully completed
Displacement Solutions announced writing contest under the Coastal Kids Project to promote further incentive for the students to dive into learning about climate change. November 1st, 2012 marked the commencement…

Chittagong City corporation to allocate budget for Smoke Free Action
“Chittagong City Corporation will be the pioneer on Smoke free environment and I promise to continue this effort until we have a smoke free Chittagong” said honorable Mayor of Chittagong…

YPSA in 4th Sub-national workshop on tobacco control
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has arranged a three-day 4th Sub-national workshop from 6 to 8 January 2013 in Jamuna Resort, Tangaile. Representatives from 20 partner organizations of CTFK participated in the workshop….

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…

Candle light vigil to call for stopping preventable deaths caused by tobacco use
To call for stopping preventable deaths caused by tobacco use and also to remember the people who died due to tobacco use, YPSA with the support of CTFK has arranged…

Mayor of Laxmipur Municipality approved and signed the smoke-free Guideline
YPSA has been implementing an initiative to promote smoke free public places and local government through developing, enacting, adopting and enforcing smoke free guideline with the aim to protect the non smoker…