News Category: DRR & Humanitarian Response
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…
School based disaster risk reduction training held at Ramu
Cox’s Bazar is a disaster prone area. In each year the people of Cox’s Bazar face several disasters like flood, cyclone, earthquake etc. So for enhancing the local capacities to…
Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh Country Director visits YPSA in Banshkhali
YPSA distributed Emergency Shelter Kits to 2400 cyclone ROANU affected families at Khankanabad, Sanua and Gondamara Union and 47 T-shelter houses have been built for cyclone affected people at Khankanabad…
Relief Support for Cyclone Affected Population in Need in South-East Bangladesh
Relief Support for Cyclone Affected Population in Need in South-East Bangladesh. Relief Support for Cyclone Affected Population in Need in South-East Bangladesh Funded by : European Union Humanitarian Aid and…
Cyclone ROANU affected families receive Emergency Shelter Kits at Banskhali
YPSA has distributed Emergency Shelter Kits among 1050 Cyclone ROANU affected families at Khankanabad Union of Bashkhali, Chittagong with the support of Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh. Mr. John Armstrong, National…
Project inception meeting with Upazila administration of Kutubdia held
A project inception meeting on “Relief Support for Cyclone Affected Population in Need in South-East Bangladesh” was held at the conference room of Kutubdia Upazila, Cox’sbazar on 3 October 2016 which organized…
YPSA to build 50 semi-brick houses for people affected by cyclone “ROANU”
YPSA has been endeavoring to stay close to people who are affected by recent natural disasters in Chittagong division. Following the continuance, YPSA has taken step to implement a project…
YPSA’s relief support being continued among the Cyclone ROANU affected people in Kutubdia
Tropical storm Roanu made landfall in the southern coastal region of Bangladesh on 21 May 2016. Eighteen (18) coastal districts were affected and among them Kutubdia has been affected severely…
YPSA observes National Disaster Preparedness Day 2016
YPSA, Deputy Commissioner’s Office and other NGOs jointly organized rally and discussion meeting on March 10 to mark the National Disaster Preparedness Day 2016 with a view to raising mass…
YPSA provides financial aid to the persons with disability
YPSA provides financial aid to the persons with disability affected by cyclone Komen and flash flood in Cox’sbazar which happened in the midst of 2015. At first YPSA conducted a…
Project closing meeting of Emergency WASH support to the people South-East flood and Cyclone KOMEN held
Experience sharing and project closing meeting of Emergency WASH support to the people South-East flood and Cyclone KOMEN held on 17 Dec’15 at Upazilla hall room, Pekua, Cox’s bazar. Mr….
Lessons Learnt Workshop on Oxfam-YPSA RESPONSE project held in Cox’sbazar
YPSA organized a Lessons Learnt Workshop on 08 December 2015 at Horticulture Conference Hall, Jhilonja, Cox’s bazaar with the support of Oxfam, funded by DFID. The main objective of the…
YPSA distributes hygiene kits to 410 families at Pekua
YPSA with the support of Plan International Bangladesh has distributed hygiene kits to 410 families affected by cyclone KOMEN and flood at Barbakia Union and Mognama Union of Pekua Upazila under…