News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
U.S Ambassador Mr. Earl R. Miller visited YPSA program in Chattogram
The U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Mr. Earl R. Miller visited a community outreach screening activity on Maternal, Newborn and Children Health (MNCH) issue with the women group of YPSA PROYASH…
Footbridge over Shitol Jhorna canal lauched
A footbridge over Shitol Jhorna canal besides the Roufabad railway crossing has been constructed jointly by WDMC, Save the Children, BRAC and YPSA. The long-awaited Shitol Jhorna footbridge was inaugurated…
Training on “Search, Rescue, First aid & Fire Fighting for Urban Community Volunteers” started
A three-day training on “Search, Rescue, First aid & Fire Fighting for Urban Community Volunteers” started at the Chandanpura Fire Service and Civil Defense Station on 11th February, 2020. The…
DFID Head of Humanitarian and Protracted Crisis team visit YPSA Response Program in Rohingya Camp
A high level team of DFID visited YPSA Age Friendly Space (AFS-5) at Camp-13, Burmapara, Tasnimarkhola, Thaingkhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on 25 November, 2019. Mr. Robert Watt OBE, Head of…
Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Defense facilitated training workshop of Ward Disaster Management Committee
Disaster Management Committee of Shulak Bahar Ward of Chattogram City Corporation organized a basic training workshop under YPSA-PROYASH II project on 26 November. Dr. Nurun Nahar Chowdhury, the Joint Secretary…
YPSA provides necessary equipment and tools to Urban Community Volunteers
A total of 50 male and female volunteers of West Sholoshohor formed a community service group for disaster risk management under YPSA-Proyash-2 project. The group received training on fire and…
Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau Abdus Salam visited YPSA Rohingya Response Program
YPSA has been implementing various social and human development programs in Cox’s Bazar District since 2001. After 25, 2017, various humanitarian assistance programs had been implementing for the forcefully displaced…
Nahim Razzaq MP along with 53 local and foreign youths visit YPSA’s humanitarian assistance programs
Honorable Member of Parliament of Bangladesh and Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nahim Razzaq along with 53 local and foreign youths visited various humanitarian assistance…
50 volunteers received training on firefighting, rescue and first aid facilitated by Fire Service & Civil Defence
As part of addressing the city’s risks and disasters, the ceremony of distributing certificates of firefighting, rescue and first aid training provided by the Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence,…
YPSA observed International Day for Disaster Reduction
The United Nations General Assembly has announced 13 October as the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) in order to promote a global culture of disaster reduction, including disaster prevention,…
YPSA celebrated “International Day of Older Persons’2019” at the Age Friendly Space in Ukhiya
YPSA celebrated “International Day of Older Persons’2019” at the Age Friendly Space (AFS-05), Camp-13 (D4), Burmapara, Tasnimarkhola, Thaingkhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on 01 October with the technical support of HelpAge…
Inception meeting of Sholokbohor Ward Disaster Management Committee held
“Unplanned work is mainly responsible for any man-made disaster. We are cutting down trees, destroying our mountains by illegal hill cutting and filling up ponds. So we are in a great…
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister visits YPSA’s humanitarian response project for the forcefully displaced Rohingya
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne visited YPSA’s humanitarian response project for the forcefully displaced Rohingya in Coxs Bazar on 4th September 2019. Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, H.E. Julia Niblett…
Orientation on Urban Risk Assessment with Chattogram City Corporation held
An orientation session on Urban Risk Assessment (URA) with all sector’s specialists of Chattogram City Corporation was held on 25th June, 2019 at the conference hall of CCC. The orientation…
Green and Clean Campaign by Urban Community Volunteers
A group of 50 Urban Community Volunteers led a Green and Clean Campaign in 7 no. West Sholosohor Ward on 19th May, 2019. Md. Mobarak Ali; Ward Councilor of 7…
Adding extra floors without permission from CDA is not acceptable : City Mayor
“Land developer companies and land owners often add extra floors without permission while constructing multi-storied buildings. They raise additional floors by not following their approved plan from CDA. It is…
More 182 families affected by Chaktai fire incident received emergency cash support
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…
YPSA provides emergency cash support for the Fire Affected Family
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…
National Disaster Preparedness Day Observed
YPSA observed National Disaster Preparedness Day in alliance with Chattogram District Administration Office, Fire service and Civil Defense and other NGO’s of Chattogram on 10th March, 2019. YPSA facilitated Chattogram District…
An official MoU Signed among Chattogram City Corporation, Save the Children and YPSA
To work in collaboration for urban disaster risk reduction activities, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed among the Chattogram City Corporation, Save the Children and YPSA. The signing…