News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
100 Urban Community Volunteers receive training course certificate by Fire Service & Civil Defence
YPSA with the support of Save the Children provided Search, Rescue, First Aid & Fire Fighting Training Course to 100 volunteers from 41 wards of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC). On…
Bangladesh Alliance of Youth (BAY) launched for safe, sustainable and inclusive city
A new alliance has been formed comprising at least 25 local, national and international youth organizations operating in Chattogram. The alliance has announced to work jointly with government and non-governmental…
Chattogram Urban Network launched for a safe, sustainable and inclusive Chattogram City
Chattogram Urban Network (CUN) held it’s launching ceremony at Chattogram Press Club on 28th August 2022. More than 20 INGO, NGO, UN bodies , academician, civil society members, planners and…
Minister of MoIB Hasan Mahmud MP inaugurated tree plantation in Chattogram
Chattogram District Administration initiated a tree plantation campaign in conservation of hill with the support of several social development organizations. Honorable Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the People’s Republic…
YPSA distributed food among the flood victims in Sylhet
YPSA, with support from BSRM CSR initiative, distributed food among the flood victims at different areas of Sylhet on 23 July. The torrential monsoon rains devastated Bangladesh once again. The…
17 Cows distributed among Rohingya (FDMN) families at Bhasan Char
17 Cows were distributed among Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) families at Bhasan Char camp on 19 July, 2022, under “Bangladesh Qurbani Project 2022” funded by Muslim Aid-UK and Muslim Aid…
YPSA continues relief distribution among flood-affected people in Sylhet
YPSA distributes food and hygiene kits among the starving flood victims in different areas in Sylhet in Bangladesh. The distribution of relief goods in different distribution points including Kalighat Sadar,…
YPSA Chief Executive visited YPSA General Food Assistance (GFA) Programme at Cox’s Bazar
Chief Executive of YPSA visited YPSA General Food Assistance (GFA) Programme activity at different camps at Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on 13 June 2022. Mr. Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive…
Urban Community Volunteers in actions following separate landslides triggered by torrential downpour at CTG
A group of trained Urban Community Volunteers has engaged spontaneously in various response and evacuation activities at different areas of Chattogram City Corporation following separate landslide triggered by torrential downpour…
Meet My Mayor – Youth dialogue with Mayor organized by YPSA and BAY
On Saturday, April 24, 2022, Chattogram’s young people had the opportunity to speak directly to the Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury about how to make their…
‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ held between YPSA, IRB, SCI and SEEP at Sylhet
A three-day ‘Stakeholders Learning Sharing Workshop’ was held between YPSA (Young Power in Social Action), IRB (Islamic Relief Bangladesh), SCI (Save the Children), and SEEP (Social and Economic Enhancement Programme) from…
Unilever CEO Visits YPSA Model Waste Management Initiative on Independence Day of Bangladesh
Mr. Zaved Akhtar, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited visited YPSA Proyash-II Project Model Waste Management Initiative implemented in Nabinagar area of 7 no West Sholashahar…
YPSA Observed National Disaster Preparedness Day 2022
On the occasion of National Disaster Preparedness Day (NDPD) 2022, in 10th March, a mock drill was organized in the yard of Nasirabad Girls High School with the support of…
Strategic Planning Workshop of Bangladesh Alliance of Youth (BAY) organized by YPSA
A day long workshop was organized by YPSA with ‘Bangladesh Alliance of Youth (BAY) for strategic planning on 12th March, 2022 at BURO Bangladesh, Chattogram. Representatives of 13 organizations came…
YPSA with Muslim Aid UK start food distribution project for FDMN (Displaced Rohingyas) in Bhasan Char
A project inception meeting of “Food Distribution Project for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) in Bhasan Char, Noakhali District, Bangladesh-2022” funded by Muslim Aid UK, Supported by Muslim Aid UK…
YPSA organized Leadership Development Training for Children and Youth
YPSA has organized a daylong leadership development training workshop for children and youth held at the BURO Bangladesh, CHRD Chattogram office On 2nd March, 2022. The training was organized to…
Urban Community Volunteers run week-long campaign on Coronavirus Prevention Awareness
A week long campaign was initiated by UCVs in Chattogram while the hike of Coronavirus in 2022. The Campaign lasts from 25-31st of January in four Wards of Chattogram, Ward…
Search, Rescue, First aid & Fire Fighting Training Course for Urban Community Volunteers
A three-day training workshop on “Search, Rescue, First aid & Fire Fighting for Urban Community Volunteers” started at the Dewanhat Fire Service and Civil Defense Station, Chattogram on 8th February, 2022….
Youths can play crucial role to Mitigate Waterlogging – Former Vice-Chancellor of CU
Waterlogging and improper waste management are the biggest problems of Chattogram. Due to these most canals of the city, including the Chaktai Khal, have become a garbage dump. This situation…
YPSA with WFP starts GFA Program on the New Year Eve of 2022!
On the advent of Year 2022, YPSA in association with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) started “General Food Assistance Program” at Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Earlier YPSA had…