News Category: Human Rights
YPSA Celebrates Safeguarding Mentees at Certification Ceremony
YPSA is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children and adults it serves. The Safeguarding mentorship program equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent harm,…
Country Director of Solidar Suisse, Bangladesh Visits Free Kids Project Areas
The annual “Project Area Visit and Monitoring Meeting” of the YPSA-Free Kids Project has been successfully completed. Mr. Muhammad Amanaullah Aman, Country Director of Solidar Suisse, Bangladesh, visited the project…
Asia Foundation Team Leader Visits YPSA’s Labour Migration Project Interventions
The Asia Foundation’s PERI Program team leader Mr. Mir Junayed Jamal visited the YPSA Labour Migration Project interventions in Rangunia, Chattogram on 15 July 2024. The visit aimed to review…
YPSA signed agreement with UNDP on AVCB III- 2nd Year
2nd year Agreement signing ceremony of Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh (AVCB) Phase III Project held in IDB Bhaban, UNDP, Dhaka on 4th July 2024. From YPSA, Founder Chief Executive…
Save The Children Team Visited Skill Development Training Centers At Rohingya Camp In Cox’s Bazar
Ms. Tania Sharmin, Director, Food Security and Livelihoods/Child Poverty, Save the Children, visited YPSA’s activities on “Ensuring access to safe, equitable, inclusive learning opportunities for adolescents and youth in Rohingya…
District level meeting with relevant government and local government representative to mainstream PVE initiatives
District level meeting with relevant government and local government representative to mainstream Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) initiatives through local government, was held under YPSA-CEVEC Project (Community Engagement in Countering Violent…
YPSA Observes The World Day Against Child Labour 2024
The World Day Against Child Labour was observed across Bangladesh with the theme ” Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour! “. YPSA Free Kids Project, with the support of…
ILO Country Director Visits YPSA YES Center in Cox’s Bazar
ILO Country Director, Mr. Toumo Poutiainen, along with representatives from the Aspire to Innovate (a2i) program, visited the YPSA YES Center in Cox’s Bazar on April 3, 2024. The YPSA…
Inception Meeting of YPSA’s Anticipatory Action (AA) Project
To mitigate the losses caused by landslides, GFFO, Save the Children and YPSA will take anticipatory actions in four wards of Chattogram City Corporation. An initiative was taken to implement…
Seminar on “Prevention of Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: Graduation and Sustainability”
YPSA participated in the seminar titled “Prevention of Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: Graduation and Sustainability” on 21st May 2024 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. The seminar was presided over…
A Journey To Preventing Violent Extremism – Video Documentary
Short documentary on Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram Division (CEVEC) জনগণের সামাজিক সম্পৃক্তার মাধ্যমে সহিংস উগ্রবাদ প্রতিরোধ প্রকল্প এর উপর নির্মিত ডকুমেন্টারি।
SCI Consortium (YPSA & HI) conducts monitoring visit at Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar
The Cox’s Bazar Education Sector in Bangladesh, jointly managed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children International (SCI), held an ECW MYRP II workshop to observe…
Assessing Activating Village Court Project’s Impact: EC ROM Visit from Sunamganj to Sylhet
Embarking on a journey from Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district to Sylhet, international consultants and local authorities conducted a comprehensive assessment of the Activating Village Court in Bangladesh Phase-III Project’s…
YPSA Commemorates National Legal Aid Day-24
YPSA, in collaboration with the Chattogram Legal Aid Committee, kicked off the National Legal Aid Day -24 on 28 April, 2024 with a lively rally at eight-thirty in the morning….
DIFE and YPSA jointly celebrate the National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2024
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and YPSA jointly celebrate the National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2024 in Chattogram on Sunday. The theme of this year’s…
US Ambassador Peter D. Haas Tours YPSA Safety First Center
Peter D. Haas, United States ambassador to Bangladesh, visited YPSA’s Safety First Center in Chattogram on April 23, 2024. The Ambassador’s visit aimed to learn about YPSA’s various activities for…
Training on Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2012 for the Tourist Police in Cox’s Bazar
“People even many law enforcement agency personnel, are still unaware that there is any anti-human trafficking law in Bangladesh”, said Mr. Md. Apple Mahmud, Addl. DIG. of Tourist Police, Cox’s…
Solidar Suisse and YPSA’s Baseline Survey Explores the challenges for elimination of Child Labour in Chattagram and Cox’s bazar
“Child labour elimination is not an issue that can be resolved by the government alone. It has a complex dynamics backed by several economic and social factors. The government decided…
YPSA Celebrates International Women’s Day with Call to Invest in Women
On March 10th, YPSA joined the global celebration of International Women’s Day at it’s head office with call to “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” set the tone for a discussion…
YPSA Adolescent Fair Held in Sitakund
YPSA organized the Adolescent Fair, Sports and Cultural Competition, and Prize Distribution on Wednesday, at the YPSA HRDC premises in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The event was held with the members of…