News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
Chattogram Urban Network organized Consultation Meeting on City Master Plan
In presence of 15 different INGOs, NGOs, UN bodies, academicians, planners and urban experts, Chattogram Urban Network (CUN) has organized a consultation meeting on City Master Plan at Pitstop Restaurant…
YPSA observed International Volunteer Day 2022
YPSA has supported two campaigns initiated by Urban Community Volunteers of Chattogram City Corporation on the occasion of International Volunteer Day 2022. During the campaign, volunteers spread the slogan, “lets’…
Sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” held at Chattogram City Corporation
YPSA organized a sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” with different city stakeholders, held at the Conference room of Chattogram City Corporation on 27th November 2022. The meeting was chaired…
Chief Executive of YPSA visited YPSA General Food Assistance (GFA) Programme in Rohingya Camp
Mr. Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive, YPSA visited YPSA GFA programme in Rohingya Camp on 17 November, 2022. Dr. Shamsun Nahar Chowdhury Lopa, a prominent Educationist and Social Researcher, accompanied…
YPSA organized DRR Training and Fire Drill for the Rohingya Youths in the Camps, Cox’s Bazar
YPSA in association with Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) organized a two-day workshop on ‘Sustainable Community Development for Disaster Risk Reduction Management in the Rohingya Camps’ to build the…
Chief Executive of YPSA visited Education Program in Rohingya Camp
Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive, YPSA visited different interventions of Education program in Rohingya Camp on 17 November’2022. Dr. Shamsun Nahar Chowdhury Lopa, a prominent educationist and social researcher, accompanied…
Project Start-Up and Progress Review Meeting of YPSA-IRC-GAC Project
“We should focus on institutional capacity building in every intervention, not merely on individual projects that we implement. Since our partnership with IRC (International Rescue Committee), they are providing us…
YPSA distributed Start-up kits/Materials for “Education Cannot Wait” Project at Rohingya Camps and Host community
YPSA has been implementing the project “ECW-MYRP-II” (Education Cannot Wait) Project both in the Rohingya Camp and Host Communities with the financial support from Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and technical…
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…
DG of NGO Affairs Bureau Tariqul Islam visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Director General (Grade-1) of NGO Affairs Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office K. M. Tariqul Islam has visited different social development activities of YPSA in Cox’s Bazar on 29 October’…
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…