News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
City mayor A.Z.M. Nasir Uddin convinced to cooperate YPSA’s Urban Risk Reduction Project
YPSA arranged a project inception meeting of Proyash Phase II (an Urban Risk Reduction Project) at the K.B. Abdus Sattar Conference room of Chattogram City Corporation on 4th October 2018….
New houses for homeless people on the coast
YPSA built 137 houses in Banskhali There is some, at least, damage to every natural disaster when it takes place in the Banskhali Upazila of South Chittagong since the Chittagong…
Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner visits YPSA’s Rohingya Humanitarian Response Program
“The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh has earned a reputation as a symbol of world humanity by temporarily providing asylum to the hundreds of thousands of displaced Myanmar nationals who…
Inception Workshop of Sustainable Livelihood Project
YPSA organized an Inception Workshop of ‘Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives for the Host-Community People Highly Affected by Rohingya Influx in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar’ at Whykong Union Parishad Hall Room, Teknaf, Cox’s…
Phunthi Phather Ashar at Age Friendly Space for displaced Rohingya
Phunthi Phather Ashar (পুঁথি পাঠের আসর) is one’s performance of reading book or reciting poetry or story telling with nice melody in a traditional way on the courtyard or small stage…
PKSF visits YPSA’s humanitarian response to displaced Rohingyas
YPSA, an organization for sustainable development, has been praising the administration and the community by implementing various social development programs in greater Chittagong since 1985. YPSA has been implementing various…
PKSF senior team visits YPSA Age Friendly Space for Rohingya people
Deputy General Manager (DGM) of PKSF A.H.M Abdul Kaiyum visited YPSA’s Rohingya projects at Balukhali, Ukhia, Cox’sbazar on 10 January 2018. He visited YPSA’s Age Friendly Space and Women Friendly…
“Ins and outs of Rohingya crisis” featured by Channel 24 TV
Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive at YPSA speaks about the ins and outs of Rohingya crisis at a program featured by Channel 24 TV. Television : CHANNEL 24 Program :…
YPSA to establish Age-friendly Spaces for elderly Rohingyas
To respect, promote and ensure the human rights of aged Rohingya people who fled to Bangladesh due to persecution against Rohigya Muslim in Myanmar, YPSA is going to establish two…
YES Center organized Disaster Risk Reduction training for the school students
YES Center – Youth Empowerment Through Skills Project run by YPSA and Hope87 Bangladesh Consortium, organized a three-day long training workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction for the school students at Ramu…
Rapid Need Assessment on elderly displaced Rohingya started
Since 25 August, renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has forced more than half a million men, women and children, to flee their homes to escape brutal crackdown by Myanmar…
Another 8500 displaced Rohingya families received food
YPSA has started food distribution among the persecuted & displaced new arrival unregistered Myanmar Nationals “displaced Rohingya” in Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh with the support of CONCERN WORLDWIDE. Each…
Women Friendly Space (WFS) for Rohingya establised
More than fifty percent of forcefully displaced persons of Rakhine state are women. Rohingya women, who were worst victims of the violence and the easy prey for the rioters and…
YPSA distributes food to 1200 Rohingya families
YPSA, with the support of Action Aid Bangladesh, has started food distribution among the displaced Rohingya people in Cox’sbazar. Each food package contains 4Kg Dal, 1 litter Oil, 1Kg Sugar…
Dignity kits distributed to displaced women who fled violence in Myanmar
YPSA and ActionaAid Bangladesh have come together with humanitarian response for forcefully displaced Myanmar citizen in Cox’s Bazar. Most of these displaced citizens are women. During the crackdown by the…
Food distribution continues to displaced Rohingya people
YPSA has been distributing emergency food to displaced Rohingya families since 20 September, 2017. Thousands of displaced Rohingyas who fled violence in Myanmar are now living in temporary shelters in…
YPSA starts emergency food distribution to newly displaced Rohingya people
YPSA has started emergency food distribution to newly displaced Rohingya people who are living in a temporary shelter in Ukhia Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. New influx is around 500000 and…
YPSA’s humanitarian response to disasters: Cyclone MORA affected families received cash grant
YPSA distributed cash grant among 210 cyclone “MORA” affected families in Kutubdia Island under Cox’sbazar district on 15 June, 2017. Each family has received four thousand Taka. Cash grants provided…
How safe the coastal belt of the country is – Md. Arifur Rahman : A channel 24 TV feature
A channel 24 TV feature on disaster risk in coastal areas in Bangladesh and effect of climate change. Md. Arifur Rahman, chief executive of YPSA was the host while…
YPSA hosted a disaster simulation and rescue drill for the students in Cox’sbazar
Natural Disaster is the common phenomena in Bangladesh especially in the Cox’s Bazar since it is a coastal area. Every year people of this area face different types of natural…